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Author: Cheryl Brooks

Le Château de Champs-sur-Marne – a petit Versailles

 

Le Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne. 

This magnificent château has often been overlooked in favour of more famous palaces such as Versailles, Fontainebleau or Chantilly.

Located in the verdant département of Seine-et-Marne some 18 kms east of Paris, it’s a perfect candidate for a day trip out of the city.

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‘Don Quixote’: a perfect, festive season ballet in Paris

Program for ‘Don Quixote’ Opera Bastille. 

In Paris during the Christmas/New Year season, we were thrilled to see the latest revival of this much-loved ballet at Opera Bastille.  Choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev for the Vienna State Opera in 1966, his version was inspired by the original of Marius Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Tsar’s Imperial Ballet, with music by Ludwig Minkus.  ‘Don Quixote’ was first performed by the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre  Moscow, in December 1869.

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