Marie Antoinette played it every day, and Parisian salons could not get enough of it: in the eighteenth century, the harp reigned supreme. At the Royal Opera, Xavier de Maistre, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants return to this world on a period instrument. 
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At Marie Antoinette’s court, the harp enjoyed unprecedented popularity and gradually established itself as a true solo instrument. At the Royal Opera, Xavier de Maistre, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants revive this golden age in La Harpe Reine (“The Queen Harpe”), performing on an instrument that was all the rage in the late eighteenth century.
The harp, queen of the Parisian salons
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