Académie Royale de Musique: October 2011

The Académie Royale de Musique in conjunction with the Duché de Coeur is pleased to present the following events for October 2011.

October 01: Unity Productions Presents-Come Away My Beloved

October 02: Unity Productions Presents-Come Away My Beloved

October 03: Yuki Hutchinson

October 07: Jazz Night w Spirited Emor

October 14: Ceci Dover

October 14: Joozz Magic

October 15: Tip Corbett speaks on Composers Scriabin & Ravel

October 16: Miriam Forsythe

October 22: WaltKeys Faith

October 23: Tip Corbett

The Harvest Festival will also be held from October 28th to October 30th with more information to follow. 

Follow the links for detailed information including times & SL® locations

Petit Trianon: The French Gardens in Autumn

Autumn has arrived in the French Gardens of the Petit Trianon

Visit Le Jardin Français in Second Life®

Académie Royale de Musique: September 2011

The Académie Royale de Musique in conjunction with the Duché de Coeur is delighted to present the following program for September 2011.

September 23: Concert-Dani Plassitz
September 24: Ballet-Flori Muffin
September 24: Blues Night-Pmann Sands
September 25: Opera House & Art Gallery Open House with Ceci Dover
September 27: Reggaie Night-Born Again Pagans
September 30: Concert-Joaquin Gustav

Follow the links for detailed information including times & SL® locations.

Discover the Duché de Coeur Hunt

Between September 15-30, 2011, the Duché de Coeur of Second Life® will be hosting the Discover the Duché Hunt.

Merchants, Artists and Creators will be placing free gifts inside bronze fleur de lis and hiding them around their shops.

To see a list of participating creators and get a sneak peak at the prizes, visit the Discover the Duché Hunt website.

SLURLS are also provided so one may teleport from the site to Hunt locations. You can also use the Duché carriage system to take you to each location.

Louis XV Dejeuner Tea Set
Hunt Gift from Tatiana's Tea Room

If you have any questions, please contact Bagheera Kristan inworld.
Have Fun!

Académie Royale de Musique: Opening Night Masquerade Ball & Gala

Another exciting season is starting for the Académie Royale de Musique.  A Masquerade Ball will be held on September 17, 2011 at 12pm SLT in the Languedoc Coeur Ballroom followed by a performance Billy Mikoyan and the Billy Mikoyan Orchestra.

At 2pm SLT, the party continues with Ceci Drover performing at the Skull & Crossbones Inn.  More event information here.

Everyone is welcome to this Second Life® event!

Petit Trianon: The Queen's Theatre

Interior of Le Théâtre de la Reine. Photo by Denise of The Swelle Life

The plain facades and the little entrance of the edifice contrasted with the ravishing interior of the building in shades of gold and blue.  Apollo with the Graces and the Muses, a painting by the artist Lagrenée, decorated the ceiling.  Deschamps was responsible for the sculptures and the bas-reliefs.  However, to save some money and to mollify the impatience of Marie-Antoinette, all sculptures were in papier-mâché.  From floor to ceiling, everything was painted in trompe l'oeil.

from Marie-Antoinette and the Last Garden at Versailles by Cristian Duvernois.

How fortunate we are that this gem managed to survive the revolution, more or less intact, as the mob considered it to be of little value.  As with Marie Antoinette's Private Apartments in Versailles, The Queen's Theatre was a collaboration between Marie Antoinette & Richard Mique.  Built in 1780 and located on the grounds of the Petit Trianon, it followed the social trend started by Madame Pompadour that saw small, private theatres adorning large country estates.

The Queen, an enthusiastic performer since her childhood, enlisted family & friends as her castmates while the King was reportedly a very keen member of the audience.  Plays were performed and operas were sung; the joys of  the simple, country life often dictating the theme.  It was a theme which Marie Antoinette would also persue in building the Queen's Hamlet adjacent to the Petit Trianon as she expanded her romantic role of the comely peasant girl from the stage further into her real life.

See more of Denise's Versailles Series: Le Théâtre de la Reine  including some great photos of the restored theatre.

Destination: Duché de Coeur

Duché de Coeur - coastal view by Inara Pey

Inara Pey from Living in a Modern World: Thoughts on Virtual Living dropped by the Duché recently having discovered it during our 2nd Annual Arts & Music Festival. 

Though I somehow managed to miss her visit (note to self: you should really get out & about more) I was delighted that she enjoyed her time visiting the Coeurs and wrote:

Every once in a while as one travels around Second Life, one comes across a place that is so utterly unexpected, that one cannot help responding to it by thinking, “This is what Second Life is about!”

Duché de Coeur is just such a place.

The Duché has been an ongoing "labour of love" not only for myself and my business partners, Skye & Bedrich but for the whole community who help to make history come alive in a most enjoyable fashion.  It's always such a pleasure when someone new discovers our virtual world and enjoys it!!

Read the full article at Destination: Duché de Coeur.