Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The revival of Lully's 'Atys' at Palace of Versailles (Baptiste Lacaze) The Palace of Versailles has always been about artifice.

When it comes to anecdotes about musicians, the one about 17th century French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully certainly ranks among the most bizarre. Lully, who spent much of his career writing music for ...

Jean-Baptiste Lully was the toast of the town in France during the Baroque era. The French King loved Lully, and today's Beautiful Music is a live performance of an excerpt from the composer's comédie ...

It's no longer news that live music – and not just classical – has been imperiled as much as most other human enterprises by COVID-19. Back in the day, productions closed, but now cancellations are of ...

Jean-Baptiste Lully was the most influential French composer of the 17th century, a key figure in the court of Louis XIV. This week, Donald Macleod explores how Lully rose from humble origins in Italy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The opera house in the palace is as artificial as any of Louis’s propaganda. It was added shortly before the revolution, not for ...