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LES GRANDES EAUX MUSICALES |
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Fruit of a gigantesque work in nature domestication, it was inspired by Apollo
mythological story, as it is based on his divine dedication to Music..
Since 1966, date of its creation, the “Grandes Eaux Musicales” has pleased the crowds as it restores Versailles gardens to their actual live royal environment.
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This path to follow, personally designed by the King
himself, is involving a dramatic background. The diversity of water
effects, supervised by the King, was listed by Louis XIV himself in a
manuscript called “Ways to show Versailles Gardens”.
The combination of grand fountains, symmetric grounds,
small retreats, and the omnipresent sophisticated adapted Musical
backgrounds carry you through this royal entertainment treat. Lully,
Martin Marais, Me de Sainte-Colombe are among the selected composer and
Musicians whose music accompanies the water shows.
“ Château de Versailles-Spectacles”
Association is responsible for the 2005 season of the evening water
shows and night festivities.
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Schedules 2008 of the Grandes Eaux Musicales:
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Dates:
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays except May 1st
from April 7th 2007 to September 30th
A promenade in The Palace Gardens through the
fountains and ponds with water games playing to the rythms of Baroque
Musique specially chose by Maestro Herve Niquet
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Schedules:
Grand Perspective fountains, Apollo grove
and baths, Ballroom grove
From 11.00 am to noon
Grand Perspective and all the groves
from 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Neptune Basin from 5.20 pm to 5.30 pm
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Tickets on the spot from 8.30am
Full rate: 8 euros
Discounted rate: 6 euros (10-18 years old +groups)
Free for children under 10years old.
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LES GRANDES EAUX NOCTURNES |
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(The night Grand Waterworks Show)
Saturdays 5th, 12th, 26th July 2008 and 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th August 2008
from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm
Rates: 19 euros, discounted rate (3 to 18 years old) 15 euros - free for children under 3
Orchestrated by Versailles “Baroque Music center”, meet
Louis XIV, Marie-Antoinette or even Napoleon while strolling through
the illuminated garden and surprise players enacting scenes from bygone
days.
In one word, do not miss it. It is an experience of a lifetime.
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Fireworks
Once they complete their historical background stroll, the visitors will surely enjoy a grand Fireworks show around Apollo Bassin.
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"LA FACE CACHEE DU SOLEIL"
Pyrotechnic show
Thursday 17th, friday 18th and saturday 19th july 2008
Started in 12990 and famous for the fiery illumination of the Tour
Eiffel in 2000, Group F specializes in teh conception and making of
monumental pyrotechnical shows all over the world. The artists are
actors, musicians and videast. They have a conception of fireworks as a
show in itself: color, rhythm and dramatic intensity are the brand of
their productions which they master with their artistic technique. On
the BASSIN DE NEPTUNE, machines inspired from historical scenes will
revive for one night King's Feasts. Fire birds, palaces and sets will
fly away in smoke and crackling artefacts.
RATES : from 85 euros to 35 euros
DANCE - In memory of Maurice Bejart
Sylvie Guillem and the Tokyo Ballet
Le Sacre du Printemps, La Luna, Bukagu and the Bolero, July 1st and 2nd 2008
LES JUMENTS DE LA NUIT (The night horses)
Bartabas and the Royal Equestrian Academy
August 29th, 30th september 5th, 6thth, 12th, 13th
Baroque Music Versailles Center
This Center was created in 1987 under the initiative of
the Culture and Communications Ministry, furthermore dedicated to the
restoration and diffusion of the 17th and 18th century French Musical
heritage, which was quite unknown until then, even if it was a
particularly rich and diversified Musical period.
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With this in mind, it gathered in the petty pleasures
Versailles mansion (Hotel des Menus Plaisirs) researchers, engravers,
pedagogues and Music interpreters, all specialized in this specific
repertory, with a mission to build a grand musical landmark heritage.
From original researches to the actual concerts, the Versailles Center of Baroque Music has met its goal while being a national and international sponsor and promoter of the 16th and 17th century Musical richness.
Parts of its strategic planning are:
- A study class for the sake of unity of research.
- A Library including over 30,000 related documents.
- The engraving class, which was at the origin of the
creation of over 120 volumes and 400 compositions, composed altogether
of over 22,000 pages of Music.
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The Association’s Musical Productions Department, associated with
the creation of the Grand Public Museum as well as the Grand Versailles
Domaine, organizes every year an internationally renown concert season
called: the Fall season Versailles Musical show.
This festival became a showcase of 16th and 17th century Musical environment and its dedicated contemporary interpreters.
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Since 1987, over 1500 concerts took place in the town of
Versailles, at the château, all over France, Europe, and
overseas. Two thousand French musical compositions were saved and
reactivated this way. We can praise some of the « Baroque «
style Musicians who played a great part in the resurrection of a this
Musical style, such as: Jean Claude Magloire, William Chrisite, Jordi
Savall, Gustav Leonhardt, René Jacobs.
Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
Hôtel des menus Plaisirs
22 avenue de Paris
BP 353 Versailles Cedex
Tel: 01 39 20 78 10 Fax: 01 39 20 78 11
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A branch of the Versailles Château Organization,
the “ Château de Versailles –Spectacles” Association is the official organizer of the Evening Waterworks, the grand Musical Water Shows and the Night Feasts.
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