Filmed at the Petit Théâtre de la Reine in Versailles, the work is revived in a reconstruction true to 1780 — with sets, costumes and lighting (almost) as in Marie-Antoinette’s day. 
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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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