Splendors and Miseries, adapted from Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, is presented in the Cour de la Grande Écurie on June 11 and 12, 2026 as part of Molière Month. Directed by Paul Platel, the production revisits the Parisian rise of Lucien Chardon, a young provincial swept up by journalism, the salons, and money.