To mark the 2026 edition of the Mois Molière, Versailles' theatre and music festival, the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles invites you to the Rencontres des Menus-Plaisirs, a series of lectures dedicated to the music and arts of the 17th and 18th centuries, at the Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs, a landmark in the history of music in Versailles.
Saint-Louis-des-Français in Rome : extraordinary music in the 18th century - Based on the book by Michela Berti
TUE. 2 JUNE 2026 – 6PM
Conference by Barbara Nestola, Director of Research at the CMBV, and Michela Berti, Professor of Music History at the Conservatory of Perugia
Jean-Philippe Rameau, the birth of modern music theory
TUE. 9 JUNE 2026 – 6PM
Conference by Nahoko Sekimoto, Research engineer at CMBV and University of Tours
In the footsteps of Ballet des Saisons by Pascal Collasse - the first opera-ballet to stand the test of time
TUE. 16 JUNE 2026 – 6PM
Conference by Francesco Intrieri, musician, doctoral student at the University of Tours and associate doctoral student at the CMBV
"Au couvert du roi": table music at the French court
TUE. 23 JUNE 2026 – 6PM
Conference by Thomas Leconte, researcher and editorial director at CMBV
At court, in the gardens... Flute players at Versailles in the late 17th century
TUE. 30 JUNE 2026 – 6PM
Concert narrated by Gilles de Talhouët with the participation of François Lazarevitch's class from the CRR in Versailles
Duration : 1h30
