ThéPARis-France – Theatres in France under the Ancien Régime
Program Moderators Camilla Cederna (Université de Lille, CECILLE) Speakers Caroline Grapa (Université de Lille, ALITHILA) La première de Mahomet ou le fanatisme de Voltaire à [...]
AcadéC – Music Academies in the 18th century
Programme To be announced After 18 months spent identifying and sourcing archives, the AcadéC research project led by the CMBV, with the CESR, Royaumont and IReMus, and financed by the ANR, [...]
Discovery Day – workshop, stage production, guided tour, treasure hunt & meeting
BAROQUE NURSERY RHYMES WORKSHOP Les Comptines de Lutèce will transport you into the much loved children’s world of traditional nursery rhymes. The children can sing and dance to selections of 17th [...]
Baby Baroque : music workshop for little ones
With its focus on listening, peace and sharing, the 45 minute Baby Baroque workshop offers a mixture of baroque music, nursery rhymes and samples of voice and instruments (on the piano, harpsichord [...]
Atys
In the wake of Rameau’s Zoroastre, Francoeur’s Symphonies pour le Festin royal de Monseigneur le comte d’Artois and Mondonville’s Carnaval du Parnasse, the spotlight now focuses on the Grand Siècle. [...]
Retour sur le voyage culturel du Cercle Rameau à Amsterdam
À l’occasion de la production de Castor et Pollux dans sa version historique (1737), jamais entendue depuis près de 60 ans et recréée grâce aux recherches du CMBV, dix-sept Membres du Cercle Rameau ont [...]
ThéPARis-France – Theatres in France under the Ancien Régime
Program Moderators Camilla Cederna (Université de Lille, CECILLE) Speakers Caroline Grapa (Université de Lille, ALITHILA) La première de Mahomet ou le fanatisme de Voltaire à [...]
Call for papers : International Conference "Musical and Theatrical Migrations: Performance Practice in 17th and 18th - Century Europe"
The circulation and the international exchange of composers, librettists, singers, musicians, theatrical architects, costume designers in 17th and 18th -century Europe modified the taste, creating new [...]
AcadéC – Music Academies in the 18th century
Programme To be announced After 18 months spent identifying and sourcing archives, the AcadéC research project led by the CMBV, with the CESR, Royaumont and IReMus, and financed by the ANR, [...]
Applications open for the CMBV 17th century French motet project
In a project headed by Jean Duron, the CMBV is producing a digital publication of two key collections of French sacred music from the first half of the 17th century, namely the Deslauriers manuscript [...]
Production
Concerts, stage productions, teaching projects, recordings: the production department encourages the spread of French Baroque music.
Research
Symposiums, study days, seminars, publications, performance practices : the CMBV Research Department is a musicology lab, working in partnership with the CESR and the CNRS.
Musical training
Sharing knowledge of early music and practical expertise in French baroque music in particular, is one of the key missions of the CMBV.
Education & Culture
The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles designs bespoke local activities and outreach projects, notably for youngsters.
Publications
Sheet music, books, CDs and DVDs. The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles offers a variety of publications.
Resources
The CMBV has multiple ressources: a specialised library, digital resources, stage set & costume collections, musical instruments, 18 rehearsal rooms, etc.