Paris, That's a Sad Sonata

Based on the manga The Rose of Versailles by Ikeda Riyoko.

Takarazuka Flower Troupe 2014 Chunichi Theater production. In 1770, Princess Marie-Antoinette of the House of Hapsburg, youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, marries at the age of fourteen, Prince Louis (future Louis XVI) of the House of Bourbon, eldest grandson of King Louis XV of France. In anxiety over some childishness still lingering in Marie-Antoinette, Empress Maria Theresa sends over to France her confidant, Count of Mercy-Argenteau, on the mission to tutor Marie-Antoinette to grow up to be a beloved queen of the French people.

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of its premiere, it will return to the stage of the Takarazuka Grand Theater in 2024 for the first time in ten years. This story, a foundational work of shojo manga that continues to be loved by many people across ages and borders, is set in France during the raging revolution, depicting the forbidden love of two couples. The Takarazuka Revue has staged various versions of The Rose of Versailles over the years. In this version that focuses on Fersen, we present the splendid world of The Rose of Versailles in a glorious celebration of its fiftieth anniversary.

Takarazuka Moon Troupe 2013 version of The Rose of Versailles: Oscar and Andre

Takarazuka Snow Troupe 1991 production.

A Japanese dance revue show modeled on the artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances.

Sidestory of The Rose of Versailles was written by Ikeda Riyoko herself.

Nihonmono performance.

The story takes place in the last half of the 18th century in France. General Jarget’s wife was expecting their sixth child. The General loved his five daughters but was praying with all his heart for a son. When his wife gave birth to another daughter, the General gave her a boy’s name, Oscar. He decided to bring her up as a boy.

Moon Troupe's version of The Rose of Versailles, with special cast.

Henri Dunant, a traveler who is on his way from Geneva, Switzerland, to Paris, happens to pass through this battlefield in Solferino. He is greatly shocked when setting his eyes on this graphic scene that tells the tragedy of war. As he stands watching dumbfounded, an injured Austrian soldier clings to his feet, begging for some water. Dunant has heard about a nearby church serving as an emergency field hospital. So he races there in a bid to save the life of the still-breathing solider.

Takarazuka Snow Troupe production based on the manga by Ikeda Riyoko

Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe's stage play of The Rose of Versailles.

Takarazuka Revue adaptation of classic manga The Window of Orpheus by Riyoko Ikeda

Anniversary concert for The Rose of Versailles.