Il palazzo incantato

Il palazzo incantato (The Enchanted Palace) by Luigi Rossi (1597-1653) has not been performed since its premiere in 1642. In Dijon, Leonardo García Alarcón and Fabrice Murgia bring back to life this unique work with singers, dancers and comedians. The libretto was written by Giulio Rospigliosi, who would later become Pope Clement IX. It is an adaptation of Ariosto’s Orlando furioso, a chivalric epic considered one of the great masterpieces of Italian literature and set to music by numerous other composers like Handel and Vivaldi as well. “A remarkable work of intelligence, and powerfully poetic” (Le Monde).