Le Carnaval de Venise Tickets

Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles), Paris, France

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Available Dates: 16 - 17 Jan, 2027 (2 events)

Important Info

Type: Opera - Ballet

City: Paris, France

Duration: 2h 30min with 1 interval

Acts: 3

Intervals: 1

Sung in: French

Titles in: French,Italian

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

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.

Can I choose my seats?

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

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Creators

Composer: André Campra

Librettist: Jean-François Regnard

Overview

Campra premiered his Carnival of Venice in Paris in 1699, and this grand entertainment was a resounding success, so enthusiastic was the public. Festive and lighthearted, this depiction of the Venice Carnival brought together dancers, jugglers, singers, and Commedia dell'arte performers for amorous intrigues featuring Columbine and Harlequin, all set to a particularly rich Italianate musical score. Conducted by Camille Delaforge, this Carnival arrived at the Opéra Royal after a triumphant tour.
Co-production: Royal Opera of Versailles, Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Ensemble Il Caravaggio, Angers Nantes Opéra, Théâtre de Caen.

History

Le Carnaval de Venise by André Campra is a lively baroque opéra-ballet set during the famous Venetian Carnival. Blending music, dance, and theatrical spectacle, it celebrates love, disguise, and festive joy.

Synopsis

During the Venetian Carnival, a world of masks and disguises transforms the city into a place of freedom and illusion. Characters hide their identities, allowing them to pursue love, flirtation, and playful intrigue.

Various couples meet and separate amid misunderstandings and comic situations. Disguises create confusion, as lovers fail to recognize one another or test each other’s fidelity. Beneath the surface of lighthearted entertainment, themes of desire, identity, and transformation emerge.

In the end, misunderstandings are resolved, true identities are revealed, and harmony is restored. The carnival concludes in a spirit of joy, unity, and celebration.

Venue Info

Royal Opera of Versailles (Palace of Versailles) - Paris
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.