Rameau’s Pygmalion
Following the trilogy devoted to the haute-contre , Reinoud Van Mechelen and his ensemble a nocte temporis embark on a new project in association with the CMBV and the Grand Manège de Namur - an exploration [...]
Médée et Jason
In the wake of their previous productions (Véronique Gens’ recital Passion, one-act operas by Rameau and Bury and sacred music by Charpentier and Desmarest), Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas and his [...]
In the footsteps of Marc-Antoine Charpentier
In February 1704, after years of loyal service as music director at the Sainte Chapelle, Marc-Antoine Charpentier died leaving behind a large corpus, recognised over three centuries later as some of France’s [...]
Female Singers in Italy and France in the 17th century
Programme Speakers Barbara Nestola (CESR - CMBV) Antonella D’Ovidio (Florence university - SAGAS) Benoît Dratwicki (CESR - CMBV) Chiara Pelliccia (Florence university - SAGAS) Nicola [...]
Jephté
The Sleeping Beauties theme offers a chance to hear rarely or never-performed works, such as Messe à six voix by Jean Colin, symphonies by Charles Desmazures or motets from the Tours et Deslauriers [...]
Publication de la base de données : Costumes de scène européens du XVIIIe siècle
La base de données "Costumes de scène européens du XVIIIe siècle", financée par le Conseil suédois de la recherche (Vetenskapsrådet), s'inscrit dans le cadre du projet de recherche "La fabrique du [...]
Rameau’s Pygmalion
Following the trilogy devoted to the haute-contre , Reinoud Van Mechelen and his ensemble a nocte temporis embark on a new project in association with the CMBV and the Grand Manège de Namur - an exploration [...]
Quatrième édition de Lab'baroque avec Gabrielle Rubio sur le territoire de la Communauté de communes Gally Mauldre (78)
Lab’baroque est un programme d’accompagnement sur deux ans destiné aux artistes émergents de la musique baroque française. Création de nouveaux programmes, accompagnement scientifique et technique, actions [...]
Médée et Jason
In the wake of their previous productions (Véronique Gens’ recital Passion, one-act operas by Rameau and Bury and sacred music by Charpentier and Desmarest), Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas and his [...]
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.