Le Roi Soleil

The People's Fronde against Cardinal Mazarin is bloodily suppressed to the sound of cannons. The young Louis is crowned King in Reims but the power is confiscated from him by Mazarin and his mother, Anne of Austria, who wonder about his capacities to reign one day.
Louis discovers love with Marie Mancini, an Italian immigrant without birth. The young monarch had to assert himself and went to war, but he suffered from a serious illness. He is said to be dead and the Court forgets him to turn to his brother.
All the same, the miracle operates: a doctor tries a poison and Louis comes back to life. The King falls head over heels in love with Mary and asks her to marry but everyone is against this union. Anne of Austria and Mazarin put an end to the dream by condemning Marie to exile then by forcing the young King to marry the Infanta of Spain.
On the death of Mazarin. Louis takes power and becomes The Sun King. He will get lost in the arms of many women forgetting his people who will pay a heavy price for the construction of a disproportionate dream, Versailles.
Louis will finally end up accomplishing much more than his destiny as King: his destiny as a man.

Find one of the hits of the musical "Je Fais De Toi Mon Essentiel", performed by Emmanuel Moire:

General information
  • Style : Pop, Romance
  • Theme : History, Love, Adultery, France, Royalty
  • year of creation : 2005
Music
  • Composer : Lionel Florence, Patrice Guirao, François Castello, Dove Attia, Cyril Paulus, etc.
  • Lyricist : Lionel Florence, Patrice Guirao & Benoît Poher
  • Librettist : Dove Attia and Albert Cohen
  • famous songs : "Versaillais prelude" "Against those from above" "What have we done to you?" "I'll be him" "Being up to it" "It works" "Where it leads when we love each other" "There's still time" "Requien Aeternam" "Whose fault is it" "I make you my essential" "S 'love is forbidden' 'Leaving again' 'The ballet of the planets' 'To get to me' 'A gesture from you' 'The monsters' ball' 'Between heaven and earth' 'So okay' 'I'm appealing' "The arrest" "Nobody is nobody" "And vice versa Versailles" "Life passes" "As long as we still dream"
  • Famous performers : Emmanuel Moire, Anne-Laure Girbal, Christophe Maé, Cathialine Andria, Merwan Rim, Cathialine Andria, Lysa Ansaldi, Victoria Sio, Emmanuel Dahl.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the life and relationships of Louis XIV.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The Sun King musical has twice won the NRJ music awards2 for French-speaking group/duo of the year in 2006 and 2007.
  • Number of years on display : 2
  • Number of performances : 380
Currently on stage