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(DE-602)kobvindex_ZLB15600578
Format:
26 Min.
Content:
There is, at the Petit Trianon in Versailles, a long forgotten gem of a site: the Little Theater of Marie-Antoinette. It was here that, far from the strict court etiquette of the Chateau, the Queen and her friends would come to put on the plays by their favorite authors. Tonight, this playhouse of wood and pasteboard awakens from a long slumber. The music of Grétry and Gossec will ring out anew. On the miniature stage, the painted backdrops have been restored. The curtain will soon go up so that these relaxed evenings can again work their charm. With the cooperation of Jean-Paul Gousset, technical director of the Little Theater and the Royal Opera of Versailles, and Pierre-André Lablaude, chief architect of the Historical Monuments, Olivier Simonnet invites us to discover this 18th century theater, fitted with period stage machinery and sets dating from the Ancien Regime and complete with stagehands who go through the motions of former times... (Arte)
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The Petit Théâtre de la Reine (English: The Queen's Theatre) is a small theatre at Versailles near the Petit Trianon. It was designed and built in 1780 on the orders of Marie Antoinette. Her favorite architect Richard Mique did the work. The theatre seats only 100. It was intended for performances by the Queen and her family and friends. At the period, many aristocrats had such small theatres on their country estates to pass the time performing plays and operas. Mique's exterior is plain, simple, and even severe. The interior is rich with gold, blue, and white decoration. The interior is a wooden room painted to resemble marble. The stage machinery still exists. (Wikipedia)
Note:
Orig.: Frankreich, 2006
In:
La petite musique de Marie-Antoinette : [DVD-Video], [S.l.], 2012, (2012)
Language:
English
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French
Keywords:
Versailles
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Theaterbau
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Marie Antoinette, Frankreich, Königin
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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