Joseph Bologne de Saint-George, a tireless adventurer and versatile mind, is revisited here through a unique portrait that reveals the many facets of his talent. This polymath, born in Guadeloupe, combined the art of making music with the art of waging war: he was an outstanding fencer, military advisor and violin virtuoso, and even taught Marie Antoinette. Théotime Langlois de Swarte and the Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal shed light on this colorful personality who defied the social constraints of the 18th century.