





This recital marks the 60th anniversary of Alfred Kern organ at Saint-Séverin which was rebuilt in 1964, the first French reproduction of the Ancien Régime instrument in the 20th century. It has played [...]
10 am – 5 pm NEW! Digital treasure hunt – La saga Papillon à Versailles Delve into the closely guarded secrets at 22 Avenue de Paris in Versailles. Built under Louis XV it is crammed with [...]
Programme Moderator Thierry Favier (IUF-Université de Poitiers, CRIHAM) Participants Jean Duron (CMBV) Opera as concert – 17th century Musical Practices Bénédicte [...]
The Baby Baroque workshops offer 45 minute sessions of relaxed listening and sharing led by CMBV teacher Sylvie Goueffon - combining baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes with a presentation of vocals [...]
François Couperin was only 20 years old when he composed his two organ Masses in 1690. These early works were astonishingly inventive. His Messe pour les paroisses and Messe pour les couvents [...]
This recital marks the 60th anniversary of Alfred Kern organ at Saint-Séverin which was rebuilt in 1964, the first French reproduction of the Ancien Régime instrument in the 20th century. It has played [...]
Project Best known for his motets and Symphonies pour les Soupers du roi , Michel-Richard de Lalande also wrote a number of works for the stage (ballets, pastorales, divertissements and comédies-ballets). [...]
10 am – 5 pm NEW! Digital treasure hunt – La saga Papillon à Versailles Delve into the closely guarded secrets at 22 Avenue de Paris in Versailles. Built under Louis XV it is crammed with [...]
Colloquium "Le cas Dancourt (1661-1725)" Florent Carton Dancourt was a central figure in the nascent Comédie-Française troupe and the author of some sixty plays, more than a third of which were highly [...]
Programme Moderator Thierry Favier (IUF-Université de Poitiers, CRIHAM) Participants Jean Duron (CMBV) Opera as concert – 17th century Musical Practices Bénédicte [...]
Suite d'Armide ou Jérusalem Délivrée by Philippe d'Orléans(1674-1723 ) Leonardo García-Alarcón • Marie Lys • Véronique Gens • Gwendoline Blondeel • Cyrille Dubois • Nicholas Scott • Fabien [...]
Concerts, stage productions, teaching projects, recordings: the production department encourages the spread of French Baroque music.
Symposiums, study days, seminars, publications, performance practices : the CMBV Research Department is a musicology lab, working in partnership with the CESR and the CNRS.
Sharing knowledge of early music and practical expertise in French baroque music in particular, is one of the key missions of the CMBV.
The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles designs bespoke local activities and outreach projects, notably for youngsters.
Sheet music, books, CDs and DVDs. The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles offers a variety of publications.
The CMBV has multiple ressources: a specialised library, digital resources, stage set & costume collections, musical instruments, 18 rehearsal rooms, etc.