From 01/26/2010 to 04/25/2010

Exhibitions

Versailles Photographié (Versailles Photographed) 1850-2010

Photography is back again at the Palace of Versailles. Versailles Photographié brings together some 150 photographs by renowned photographers who have focused on the Palace, capturing its beauty and many facets, since the early days of this technique.

Information: www.chateauversailles.fr or tel: +33(0)1 30 83 78 00.

Venue: Versailles Palace: Upper Stone Gallery (Galerie de Pierre Haute).

Admission: Inquire

From 02/12/2010 to 04/29/2010

Shows/festivals

La voie de l'écuyer opus 2010

This equestrian show is choreographed by Bartabas for the riders of the Versailles Academy of Equestrian Arts. Lusitanian carrousel, sorayas with long reins, horseback fencing and equestrian improvisation are performed to the sound of selected compositions by Bartabas in a 1:15 show. ‘La Voie de l'Écuyer Opus 2010’ (‘The Way of the Rider Opus 2010’) is followed by an open-house tour of the stables, remarkable for their size and the nobility of their architecture.

February 12 through April 29. Saturday 6:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m., as well as Thursday, February 25, and april 22 and 29 at 3:00 p.m.

Informations :

Académie du spectacle équestre

 www.acadequestre.fr

Venue: Manège de la Grande Ecurie du Château de Versailles-Avenue Rockfeller

Admission: €25 full price, €22 reduced admission, €16 children under 12

From 02/12/2010 to 04/29/2010

Shows/festivals

Les Matinales des écuyers, séances de travail

Venue: Manege de la Grande Ecurie du Château de Versailles-Avenue Rockfeller

Admission: €12 full price, €10 reduced admission, €6.50 children under 12; combined admission for palace and Matinales des Écuyers €19,50 (€11 reduced admission)

03/18/2010

Music/Concerts

Musical Thursdays

Quirino Gasparini: Stabat Mater.

Venue: Royal Chapel of Palace.

Time: 5:30 pm

Admission: 6 €. Approx. time 1:15.

03/18/2010

Music/Concerts

Musical Thursdays

Quirino Gasparini: Stabat Mater.

Venue: Royal Chapel of Palace.

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Admission: 6 €. Approx. time 1:15.

03/22/2010

Music/Concerts

The castrato Caffarelli's Aria di bravura

Opera Arias excerpts from Handel's Serse and Faramondo. Max-Emmanuel Gencic: Countertenor.

Contact: Versailles Palace Spectacles Telephone: + 33(0)1 30 83 78 89 

www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr

infosping@chateauversailles-spectaclespong.fr

Venue: Hall of Mirrors

Time: 9:00 p.m.

Admission: Full rates from 45 € to 150 €. Inquire about other rates.

03/25/2010

Music/Concerts

Musical Thursdays

Johann Sebastian Bach in Mühlhausen. Actus tragicus BWV106.

Venue: Royal Chapel of Palace.

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Admission: 6 €. Approx. time 1:15.

03/26/2010

Music/Concerts

Royal Chapel Concert tours: from technique to practice.

Royal Chapel Concert tours: from technique to practice.By Marina Tchebourkina, Royal Chapel organist. Explanation about how the large organ works, with a demonstration of "The Organ Uncovered". Information: Tel. 01 30 83 78 00 

Venue: Royal Chapel of Palace

Time: 3:00 p.m. Length 1 hour

Admission: 14.50 €

From 03/27/2010 to 03/28/2010

Miscellaneous events

Esprit Jardin 2010: Fête des Plantes plant show

Sale of plants, exhibition, market, activities...

Information : Tel.+33(0)1 30 97 85 17

Venue: Cathedral square in front of the Saint-Louis Cathedral and King's Kitchen Garden

Time: From 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

03/28/2010

Music/Concerts

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

Rouen/Haute Normandie Opera. Conducted by Oswald Sallaberger. Contact: Versailles Palace Spectacles

Téléphone : +33(0)1 30 83 78 89

www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr

infosping@chateauversailles-spectaclespong.fr

Venue: Versailles Palace Royal Opera

Time: 3:00 p.m

Admission: Full rates: from 90 € to 200 €. Inquire about other rates.