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| Composer | Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera scene/aria |
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HamburgThierry Escaich, organ
Lully, Gervaise, Alain, Bach, Escaich, Vierne, Stravinsky, Piazzolla
Thierry Escaich, Organ
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Opera seria brought to life by Zazzo and the Geneva Chamber Orchestra
Question: how do you demonstrate to a sceptical audience that baroque opera seria doesn’t have to be boring? To answer this, the organisers of Sommets Musicaux and David Greilsammer, conductor of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra came up with a programme consisting of four Handel arias interspersed with orchestral passages from French baroque opera, these chosen for their variety and dance-based charac