A signature work by composer, pianist and visual artist Gabriel URGELL REYES, the Oratorio de Versailles is a resolutely contemporary creation.
An allegorical marriage celebrating mutual recognition, love and openness to diversity as the foundation of social cohesion. In five scenes, the score brings together a mixed vocal and instrumental ensemble — soprano and countertenor, choir and chamber orchestra — in dialogue with electronic devices and a multidisciplinary scenography where music, visual and digital arts trace a walking route inspired by royal strolls in the Château gardens. Heir to spiritual and secular traditions as well as open to 21st-century innovations, this immersive experience echoes the artistic excellence and aesthetic legacy of Louis XIV.
A multi-award-winning artist (Diapason d'Or, Blüthner Prize, etc.), Gabriel URGELL REYES has developed a radically cross-disciplinary body of work, where contemporary music and poetic material intertwine. Acclaimed for the eclectic audacity of his productions (two nominations for the Independent Music Awards in New York, SACD-Beaumarchais award winner, etc.), URGELL REYES invites you on a true electro-sensory odyssey at the intersection of concert, sound installation and visual arts.
Cast
– Gabriel Urgell Reyes, music, text & visual arts
– Héloïse Sérazin, staging
– Cyrielle Ndjiki Nya, soprano
– Zoltán Daragó, countertenor
– ATA Project
– Ensemble Vedado
– Rouen Chamber Choir
– Frédéric Pineau, conductor
World premiere on 27 March 2026 – Palais des Congrès de Versailles
Project supported by SACEM, Sanofi, Versailles Grand Parc, City of Paris, Culture Autrement
A multi-award-winning artist (Diapason d'Or, Blüthner Prize, etc.), Gabriel URGELL REYES has developed a radically cross-disciplinary body of work, where contemporary music and poetic material intertwine. Acclaimed for the eclectic audacity of his productions (two nominations for the Independent Music Awards in New York, SACD-Beaumarchais award winner, etc.), URGELL REYES invites you on a true electro-sensory odyssey at the intersection of concert, sound installation and visual arts.
Cast
– Gabriel Urgell Reyes, music, text & visual arts
– Héloïse Sérazin, staging
– Cyrielle Ndjiki Nya, soprano
– Zoltán Daragó, countertenor
– ATA Project
– Ensemble Vedado
– Rouen Chamber Choir
– Frédéric Pineau, conductor
World premiere on 27 March 2026 – Palais des Congrès de Versailles
Project supported by SACEM, Sanofi, Versailles Grand Parc, City of Paris, Culture Autrement
