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12.06.2026
Fri 20 h
Church of Peace Sanssouci
Church concert

Apollo, God of Light

From the appearance of the Sun King to the »Siècle des Lumières«

Program

Opera scenes & ballet music from
»Ballet Royal de la Nuit«
Francesco Cavallis »Ercole amante«
André Campras »L’Europe galante«
& Jean-Philippe Rameaus »Anacréon« 

Artists

ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES

Sébastien Daucé harpsichord & direction

Keynote lecture:
Dominique Bourel historian

Louis XIV, who as a 17-year-old made an appearance as rising sun in »Ballet Royal de la Nuit«, would later rule the world stage as »sun king«. The immense power of culture, art and science was crystal clear to him, so he took charge of these matters. As a result, the Francophile Frederick II, apart from living at Sanssouci in the ubiquitous company of Apollo, God of Light and head of the muses, had a veritable role model of cultural politics whose standards to live up to. With an opulent programme spanning 100 years of history, the Ensemble Correspondances portrays the musical departure to a new age. And in his keynote lecture, Dominique Bourel sheds light on how the »Enlightenment« connects Potsdam and Paris.

With kind support from
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Recording 

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