Revival of Lully's 'Atys'

Now, it's sure : we shall have a revival of Atys with the 'historical' 1987 staging by Jean-Marie Villégier !
It will be performed by William Christie and LAF, and the opera will be given in Paris (salle Favart), Caen, Bordeaux, Versailles and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music...
And that's not all : a DVD is planned.
All this was made possible thanks to Ronald P. Stanton who sponsored the production.

Hippolyte et Aricie - Isny Oper Festival

Isny Oper Festival

Fan Paintings - Château de Versailles (ca. 1675)

Versailles - View of the Chateau as seen from the Place d'Armes

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Versailles - View of the Chateau seen from the garden

Those amazing gouaches will be put up for auction in Paris, Drouot, on April 16, 2010.
The auctioneer is Ferri & Associés.

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Fan Painting - Lot n°39
Gouache and gold
22,4 cmx 42,8 cm
Estimate € 10 000 - 12 000

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UPDATE - Those priceless paintings reached an unexpected high price : € 240 000 !