Opéra de l'Impératrice - Lotario 12.07.2024

Fri, 12 Jul

Abbatiale de Payerne

Association des Concerts de Payerne

Lotario HWV 26 by George Frideric Handel Baroque opera seria in Italian in three acts, composed in 1729, for 6 soloists and baroque orchestra, total duration 3 hours.Libretto probably written by Giacomo Rossi, based on Antonio Salvi's Adelaide (1722)Dramatising a key episode in the life of Adelaide of Burgundy, the daughter of Queen Berthe, the opera's plot also recounts a major event in European history on a grand scale: the meeting that facilitated the creation of the Holy Roman-German Empire.Conducted by Lionel DesmeulesLysa Menu, soprano, AdelaideJulia Deit-Ferrand, soprano, LotarioPolly Leech, mezzo-soprano, MatildeRemy Burnens, tenor, BerengarioJerome Knox, baritone, ClodomiroCharles Sudan, countertenor, IdelbertoConstance Larrieu, directorCapella Paterniacensis OrchestraIn the Cour du Château of the Abbatiale, there will be musical entertainment from 5.00 pm and a presentation of the plot in the cinema on the tour route.In the event of rain, the performance will be postponed until Sunday 14.07.2024.In the event of rain at the time of the postponement, the performance will take place in a concert version in the Reformed Church of Payerne. No refunds will be given.Information on operaimperatrice.ch