Cycle
Folies parisiennes

La Vie parisienne

Complete original version of 1866.

Opéra-bouffe in 5 acts by Jacques Offenbach on a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, first performed on 31 October 1866 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (Paris).
Opera Light Music
© Vincent Pontet
Brought to light in the archives of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, this is the original version of La Vie parisienne, as it was first conceived by Offenbach and his librettists, before they were obliged to revise the work because of the vocal limitations of the artists chosen for the first performance. Acclaimed on stage for the past four years, this production, directed by Christian Lacroix, now comes to Versailles.

Dates

Sat 27 December 2025
19.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles
Sun 28 December 2025
15.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles
Tue 30 December 2025
19.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles
Wed 31 December 2025
19.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles
Fri 2 January 2026
19.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles
Sat 3 January 2026
19.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles
Sun 4 January 2026
15.00
Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Versailles

Performers

ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA ROYAL
CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA ROYAL
Victor Jacob conductor
Christian Lacroix stage director, set and costume designer
Romain Gilbert and Laurent Delvert
stage director collaborators
Philippine Ordinaire set designer assistant
Michel Ronvaux and Jean-Philippe Pons
costume designer assistants
Bertrand Couderc lighting
Julien Chatenet lighting assistant
Glyslein Lefever choreography
Mikael Fau assistant choreography assistant

Gabrielle Florie Valiquette
Gardefeu David Tricou
Bobinet Marc Mauillon
Le Baron Marc Scoffoni
La Baronne Marie Perbost
Métella Marine Chagnon
Urbain Philippe Estèphe
And members of the Académie de l’Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles
Staged version
Co-production Bru Zane France / Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège / Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen / Théâtre des Champs-Élysées / Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie / Opéra de Limoges / Opéra de Tours / Palazzetto Bru Zane
Executive producer Bru Zane France
Sets, costumes, props, and wigs made by the workshops of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Score published by the Palazzetto Bru Zane
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