Le Mariage forcé

In 1664, Versailles was not yet a center of power, but a fancy event location where the young Louis XIV threw exclusive parties. Molière and Jean-Baptiste Lully created a new kind of spectacle that combined the king's favorite amusements of theater and dance: the comédie-ballet. In "Le Mariage forcé" he even joined the dance. A royal pleasure awaits you at the historical court theatre!

Sganarelle, a man in his early 50s, has been single so far, but now he has decided to want to get married. But on the day of the wedding, he suddenly gets cold feet. The bride is young and beautiful, but in his dreams, he sees himself being cheated on and laughed at. Should he or shouldn't he? Sganarelle seeks advice from a friend, from two philosophers, from fortune-tellers, a magician ... and in the end there is no way out: he has to do it! – Vincent Tavernier's production in the spirit of the commedia dell'arte sparkles with wit, charm and imagination. Les Malins Plaisir turn every episode of Sganarelle's tragicomic odyssey into a comedic showpiece. Le Concert Spirituel, one of the best French baroque ensembles, provides musical enjoyment, especially in the atmospheric dance scenes - right up to the turbulent wedding feast à l'espagnole.

»Here comes the craziest, most visually attractive, most extravagant comédie-ballet! In their first collaboration, Moliére and Lully unashamedly pull out all the stops with dance, farce, devilry, dreams, circus and brawls: the ideal introduction to comédie-ballet for young and old.« Les Malins Plaisirs

LOGO With dance

B Shuttle bus bookable

Performance in French with German surtitles

Approx. half acting and half music

Duration: approx. 1.5 hours without intermission