Now playing: “Le Devin du village” a one-act opera by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Full Performance by Total Baroque. Paused, Muted
“Le Devin du village” a one-act opera by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Full Performance
Filmed at the Petit Théâtre de la Reine in Versailles
An interlude and a rarity: Le Devin du village, a piece written and composed by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, was performed in 1780 by the Queen of France, Marie-Antoinette, in the intimate setting of her private theatre. The work ranks among the most frequently performed operas of the eighteenth century.
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