To mark the 2025 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.
THE BAROQUE MUSETTE: THE HISTORY OF A FRENCH INSTRUMENT, FROM OBLIVION TO REVIVAL
TUE. 3 JUNE 2025 - 6PM
Conference by Peter Nahon, CNRS researcher at the CMBV
PLAYING ALCESTE AND CÉLIMÈNE IN MOLIÈRE'S MISANTHROPE, THE HISTORY OF THESE ROLES FROM THE 17TH TO THE 21ST CENTURY
TUE. 10 JUNE 2025 - 6PM
Conference by Julia Gros de Gasquet, CNRS researcher at the CMBV
DISCOVER ROMAN DE BRASSEUR, A PARISIAN MUSICIAN IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT: THREE SONATAS FOR FORTEPIANO (1771)
TUE. 17 JUNE 2025 - 6PM
Concert and conference by Bertrand Dagallier and Marcia Hadjimarkos
This concert/conference highlights Romain de Brasseur's early French sonatas for fortepiano, performed on a period instrument by Marcia Hadjimarkos. Bertrand Dagallier, a descendant of Romain de Brasseur with a passion for music and history, presents the fruits of his research into this composer, his life and his work in the Age of Enlightenment.
CÔTÉ COUR, CÔTÉ JARDINS: FLAUTISTS IN VERSAILLES AT THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY
TUE. 24 JUNE 2025 - 6PM
Conference by Gilles de Talhouët, flutist and traverso teacher at the CRR in Nantes
We know the names of the flutists who played in Lully's entertainments and operas: they appear at the head of the librettos published by Christophe Ballard, the King's printer. Several statues in the gardens of Versailles also feature flautists: mythological gods, fauns, shepherds, etc. Are there any links between the musicians and their doubles, the statues?
‘BAROQUE MUSIC ? PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK BY FRÉDÉRIC HAAS (PUBLISHED BY LES BELLES LETTRES)
WED. 25 JUNE 2025 - 6PM
Conference by Frédéric Haas, harpsichordist and writer
The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles invites harpsichordist Frédérick Haas to present and discuss his book Musique baroque ? published by Les Belles Lettres. Frédérick Haas explores the revival of baroque music, questioning its definition and current interpretation. Rooted in the author's own experience, the book examines the relationship with time, the musician's relationship with his or her instrument and the practice of ancient music, transmitted without instructions. It will help musicians, music lovers and amateurs alike to better understand, listen to and play Baroque music.
