Academy

from the 21to25 October

Prague conservatoire, Prague, Czech Republic

Akademie Versailles

Conceived as part of the international partnership between Collegium Marianum , the Summer Festivities of Early Music festival and the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, the Akademie Versailles continues [...]

Concert

Sun 25 October

Prague conservatoire, Prague, Czech Republic

Akademie Versailles

Conceived as part of the international partnership between Collegium Marianum , the Summer Festivities of Early Music festival and the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, the Akademie Versailles continues [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 5 November

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Un bouquet de myrrhe

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Seminar – Research

Fri 6 November

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Circulation and Transfer in 18th Century European Theatre: Rewritings and Professional Mobility

Programme Chairs Barbara Nestola ( Centre de musique baroque de Versailles – CESR) Emanuele de Luca (Université Côte d’Azur – CTELA) Speakers Lorena Vallieri (University of Florence – SAGAS)La [...]

Study day – Research

Mon 9 November

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Between tradition and innovation: approaches to reed-making for period instruments

Speakers  Peter Nahon (CNRS - CMBV) Lola Soulier (University of Tours - CMBV) Jean-Louis Epain Bernard Desblancs Mathys Marie Nolwenn Zaour Simon Froger Gaëtan Polteau As part of the [...]

Concert – Choir school

Thu 12 November

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Lalande – Charpentier : Te Deum

Born in 1657, Michel-Richard de Lalande was successively a choirboy, an organist, and then sous-maître of the Chapelle royale following the famous 1683 competition, succeeding Henry Du Mont and Pierre [...]

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Wed 18 November

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 19 November

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Petits motets by Henry Du Mont

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Study day – Research

from the 20to21 November

Maison Française d’Oxford, Oxford, Royaume-Uni

Lalande’s Legacy: from Fame to Posterity

Programme Friday 20 November  Introduction Bénédicte Hertz (Centre de musique baroque de Versailles – CESR) Thomas Leconte (Centre de musique baroque de Versailles – CESR) Speakers Edward [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 26 November

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Moulinié : Cantique de Moïse and Litanies

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 3 December

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Christmas concert

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 10 December

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Musiques royales et instruments rois

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

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Wed 16 December

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 17 December

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Christmas concert (rerun)

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 7 January

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

The Clicquot organ in all its glory

With the aim of showcasing the Clicquot organ, which stands majestically in the Royal Chapel, this concert – presented with verve and a touch of humour – will offer an opportunity to appreciate all the [...]

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Wed 13 January

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 14 January

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Music for Marie-Antoinette

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Atelier

Sat 16 January

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Wed 20 January

Visioconférence

Online resources for Baroque music

Trainer Marco Lo Cascio , librarian (CMBV) Marco Lo Cascio is a music archivist and orchestral librarian. He has built his career around institutions dedicated to preserving music and performing arts [...]

Stage production

from the 16to17 January

Opéra Royal du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Le Carnaval de Venise

Edited by the CMBV and recorded following a series of concerts with Le Concert Spirituel in 2010, as part of the “Grandes Journées Campra”, Le Carnaval de Venise was subsequently recreated as a staged [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 21 January

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Pergolesi - Stabat Mater

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Choir school

from the 27to31 January

Canterbury, Royaume-Uni

Versailles – Canterbury: Two Choral Traditions in Dialogue

As the seat of the archbishop of Canterbury and a major centre of the Anglican Communion, Canterbury Cathedral has maintained a rich musical tradition for centuries. Today, the young singers of its choir [...]

Seminar – Research

Fri 29 January

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Antiquity on Stage (15th–17th centuries)

The Centre de musique baroque de Versailles is hosting a new session of the research seminar of the CESR’s ‘The European Stage – Performing Arts, Art of Performance’ research group, devoted to the representation [...]

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Wed 3 February

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Atelier – Rencontre professionnelle

from the 5to 6 February

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Double reeds: from reed to music

This day will explore the different stages of the process, from the study of sources to playing the instruments: observation and analysis of historical instruments and reeds, study of iconography and written [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 25 February

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Henry Desmarest, le Lully lorrain

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 4 March

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Requiem by Eustache du Caurroy

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Atelier – Classe de maître

from the 5to 6 March

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

French Music with Paul Agnew

Objectives Deepen interpretative practices in the French vocal repertoire Explore the relationship between prosody, declamation and music Refine the shaping of musical discourse under the guidance of an [...]

Study day – Experimentation – Research

from the 8to 9 March

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

The continuo in French Opera (1669-1791): sources and practices (II)

Speakers Benoît Dratwicki , researcher and artistic director (CMBV - CESR) Julien Dubruque , researcher and editorial manager (CMBV - CESR) Thomas Leconte , researcher and editorial manager (CMBV - CESR) [...]

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Wed 10 March

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 11 March

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Cantica Sacra et autres Meslanges

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Atelier – Expérimentation

Mon 15 March

Salon de Mesdames, château de Versailles, France

A Blend of Tastes: Repertoire for Two Harpsichords

Objectives Deepen knowledge of the repertoire for two harpsichords and its different sources Explore the principles of transcription and adaptation for keyboard Refine duo playing: listening, coordination [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 18 March

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

L’Italie de retour à Paris

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Concert – Choir school

Fri 19 March

Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco, Principauté de Monaco

Charpentier : Vêpres à la Vierge

In the 1680s, Jesuit ceremonies were among the most spectacular in the capital. The liturgy became a form of sound architecture: choirs answered one another from one gallery to the next, orchestras engaged [...]

Choir school

from the 30to31 March

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Versailles – Canterbury: Two Choral Traditions in Dialogue

As the seat of the archbishop of Canterbury and a major centre of the Anglican Communion, Canterbury Cathedral has maintained a rich musical tradition for centuries. Today, the young singers of its choir [...]

Choir school

from the 1to 3 April

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Versailles – Canterbury: Two Choral Traditions in Dialogue

As the seat of the archbishop of Canterbury and a major centre of the Anglican Communion, Canterbury Cathedral has maintained a rich musical tradition for centuries. Today, the young singers of its choir [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 1 April

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Carte blanche for the Canterbury Choir

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Seminar – Research

Thu 1 April

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Concerts and Sociability in the 18th Century

Le Concert in the French provinces have recently been the subject of major research at the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles, particularly through the AcadéC project, leading to a reassessment [...]

Teaching programme

from the 2to 3 April

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Teaching, passing on knowledge, supporting: what are the challenges for early music today and tomorrow?

Present in numerous conservatoires, higher education institutions, specialist music education establishments, early music centres, academies, professional ensembles and performing arts organisations, early [...]

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Wed 21 April

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 22 April

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

In all its glory: the pomp and greatness of the Grand Siècle

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 29 April

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

La grotte de Versailles by Lully

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Concert – Choir school

Thu 6 May

Cathédrale Saint-Étienne (Cité musicale-Metz), Metz, France

Henry Desmarest, le Lully lorrain

Baroque and romantic, such was the life of Henry Desmarest. Born in Paris in 1661, he first served as a Page of the Chapelle royale and sang in the choirs of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s tragédies lyriques. [...]

Study day – Experimentation – Research

from the 12to13 May

Maison Française d’Oxford, Oxford, Royaume-Uni

‘Lyrical Recitation’ in France, Italy and England in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: A Different Perspective on the Concept of Style

Speakers  Barbara Nestola (CESR - CMBV) Benoît Dratwicki (CMBV - CESR) Jonathan Williams (St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford) As part of its three-year partnership with the Maison Française [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 13 May

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

L'orchestre sous la régence

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

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Wed 19 May

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 20 May

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

The organ and polyphony at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in 1690

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Concert

Fri 21 May

Salzbourg, Autriche

Barocknacht

As part of its commitment to sharing repertoire and knowledge, the CMBV has developed a European partnership policy bringing together education, research and artistic practice. In Salzburg, its collaboration [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 27 May

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Carte blanche for the former Chantres

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Jeudi musical – Choir school

Thu 3 June

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Charpentier and 21st-century polyphony

This season will, in particular, explore the musical repertoire, which is as rich as it is little-known, of 17th century French cathedrals, featured on the 2026 Château de Versailles Spectacles recording [...]

Concert – Choir school

Fri 11 June

Manège de la Grande Écurie du château de Versailles - Académie équestre de Versailles, Versailles, France

Voyage au cœur des opéras de Lully

At a time when the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles is celebrating its 40th anniversary, this concert also echoes another anniversary: the rediscovery of Lully and French opera of the Grand Siècle, [...]

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Wed 23 June

Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs - CMBV, Versailles, France

Baby Baroque: music workshop for little ones

Based on listening, gentleness and sharing, the Baby Baroque workshops invite toddlers (0–3 years old) and their parents to experience the Baroque repertoire and nursery rhymes through a sensitive approach. [...]

Concert – Choir school

Wed 23 June

Chapelle royale du château de Versailles, Versailles, France

Charpentier : Vêpres à la Vierge

In the 1680s, Jesuit ceremonies were among the most spectacular in the capital. The liturgy became a form of sound architecture: choirs answered one another from one gallery to the next, orchestras engaged [...]