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Brahms: Requiem

Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles), Royal Chapel, Paris, France
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Paris, France
Starts at: 16:00
Duration: 1h 30min

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast
Performers
Soprano: Sabine Devieilhe
Baritone: Stéphane Degout
Choir: Pygmalion
Orchestra: Pygmalion
Conductor: Raphaël Pichon
Creators
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Programme
Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (German Requiem), Op.45
Overview

Raphaël Pichon approaches this monument of sacred music with the strengths of his Pygmalion ensemble, experienced in the immense perspectives of Bach's passions: a path towards eternity.

The German Requiem (Deutsches Requiem) was composed by Brahms over two decades, before its premiere at Bremen Cathedral in 1868. Thirty-five years old, in full creative force, Brahms gives a work which perfectly masters the great masses of sound of the orchestra and choir, for a masterpiece which surpasses all comparable productions, and dominates the Brahmsian work. The colossal Funeral March which is the heart of the work (Denn alles Fleisch) has the strength of Wagnerian choral pieces, but imbued with an inner pain, resulting from the trials of the composer's life during the genesis of this Requiem. In truth, far from being a requiem mass, it is here a Trauermusik, a vast funeral music with romantic enthusiasm, which takes as a model the ancient works of Schütz and Bach, and their intense Lutheran faith, to finally arrive to an entirely new composition in the German language, which achieved immense success in Germanic countries. Created at the same time as Wagner's The Mastersingers, it is undoubtedly also emblematic of the German soul: its immense central fugue forges a crazy ascent to the summits, before an apocalyptic vision, and the heavenly finale.

Venue Info

Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles) - Paris
Location   3 Place Léon Gambetta, Versailles

The Royal Opera of Versailles is the main theatre and opera house of the Palace of Versailles. The Royal Opera is one of the greatest works by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Inaugurated in 1770 during the reign of Louis XV, it was at the time the largest concert hall in Europe, and was also a great technical achievement and an impressive feat of decorative refinement. A theatre for monarchic and then republican life, it has hosted celebrations, shows and parliamentary debates.

Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, it is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel. The interior decoration by Augustin Pajou is constructed almost entirely of wood, painted to resemble marble in a technique known as faux marble. The excellent acoustics of the opera house is at least partly due to its wooden interior.

The house is located at the northern extremity of the north wing of the palace. General public access to the theater is gained through the two-story vestibule. Some parts of the Opéra, such as the King's Loge and the King's Boudoir represent some of the earliest expressions of what would become known as the Louis XVI style.

Lully’s Persée — written in 1682, the year Louis XIV moved into the palace — inaugurated the Opéra on 16 May 1770 in celebration of the marriage of the dauphin — the future Louis XVI — to Marie Antoinette.

The Opéra Royal can serve either as a theater for opera, stage plays, or orchestral events, when it can accommodate an audience of 712 or as a ballroom when the floor of the orchestra level of the auditorium can be raised to the level of the stage. On these occasions, the Opéra can accommodate 1,200.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Paris, France
Starts at: 16:00
Duration: 1h 30min
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