The composer of the music for "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" spent most of his life working in the court of what leader?
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (] , "The Bourgeois Gentleman" or "The Middle-Class Aristocrat" or "The Would-Be Noble") is a five-act "comédie-ballet"—a play intermingled with music, dance and singing—written by Molière, first presented on 14 October 1670 before the court of Louis XIV at the Château of Chambord by Molière's troupe of actors. Subsequent public performances were given at the theatre of the Palais-Royal beginning on 23 November 1670. The music was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, the choreography was by Pierre Beauchamp, the sets were by Carlo Vigarani and the costumes were done by the chevalier d’Arvieux.
Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles The Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV - "Centre of Baroque Music Versailles") is a centre for the study and performance of French Baroque music, based at the Palace of Versailles. It was founded by Philippe Beaussant and Vincent Berthier de Lioncourt, who were entrusted with the task of founding a musical establishment at Versailles by the French Ministry of Culture in 1987. It opened in 1988 (with Beaussant as its first artistic advisor and de Lioncourt its first director), and an adult choir and children's choir ("Les Chantres" and "Les Pages" respectively) were added in the following two years. It has since 1996 been based in the Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs at the Palace.