Versailles, 1785. Marie-Antoinette is bored. Her husband, King Louis XVI, would rather have fun building locks and playing the bassoon than caring for her. It’s then that a mysterious foreign diplomat arrives at court. Discreet, seductive, virtuoso harpist, he will quickly make the heart of the young queen beat faster ... When Marie-Antoinette decides to present a concert involving both her husband and her new lover, things turn out to be a little more complicated than expected. she had in mind….

In a humorous show featuring works by Mozart, Grétry, Méhul and Devienne, soprano Marianne Lambert, bassoonist Mathieu Lussier and harpist Valérie Milot have fun plunging into the gallant but hypocritical atmosphere of Versailles before the French revolution by reviving with a few liberties the melodies that made hearts beat and rivalries born.