French Barogue: The Glories of Versailles

So great was the grandeur of Louis XIV’s palace, Versailles, that visitors were known to swoon upon arrival. Flashes of gold, glimpses of jewels, and the sensuality of Europe’s most magnificent court were on display at every moment in the Sun King’s royal presence. Seraphic Fire evokes this gilded age in a program dedicated to King Louis’s most prized possession — the music of his Royal Chapel.