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The pastoral world is supposedly idyllic. But even shepherds are only people, and pretty Clori drives not one, but two shepherds to distraction. The most charming of all Handel’s Italian cantatas is accompanied here by three dancers who embody the feelings around this story and everyday’s relationships.

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Clori, Tirsi e Fileno italian Cantata HWV 96

Goethe Theatre Bad Lauchstädt

As a topos, love in music history is both an ideal and a contradiction: it is the object of aesthetic shaping, yet always already permeated by the conditions of social existence. The chamber concert "Chanson d'amour – A Musical Declaration of Love" explores this concept historically – from the ornamental figurations of Jean-Philippe Rameau to the expressive chansons of Edith Piaf – and reveals how the image of love changes in the mirror of musical practice. In the Baroque era, love appears as a harmonic fiction, an art that embeds feeling within the structures of courtly convention. Every ornamental figure, every shift in affect marks the boundary between the private and the represented, between individual longing and social order. Later, in the Romantic tradition of arias and songs, love begins to speak – the "I" comes particularly to the fore. Finally, the chansons of the 20th century bring love to the stage as an existential experience: raw, immediate, and passionate.

CHANSON D'AMOUR – Ekhof Festival

Schloss Friedenstein Gotha

Achievements of global significance spread from Thuringia throughout the world: In 1521/1522, Martin Luther translated the New Testament from the Greek original into German at Wartburg Castle, making a decisive contribution to the language and the Reformation. He wanted everyone to be able to read and understand the Bible in German. Luther also wrote numerous hymns in German to make church services understandable and edifying for the congregation. He was clearly also aware of the healing power of music: "Musica is the best solace for a troubled person, through which the heart is once again content, refreshed, and invigorated." The places where this visionary and revolutionary worked are fascinating testimonies to that era: Whether hiking the Luther Trail, visiting museums at the sites associated with his life, or taking special guided tours – there are many ways to connect with the famous reformer.

Dancer, Choreographer

Alberto Pagani

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 12, 2026

CHANSON D'AMOUR – Ekhof Festival · Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach

Sep 13, 2026

CHANSON D'AMOUR – Wandelhalle Eisenach · Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach

Past events

13 - 14 Jun, 2025

Clori, Tirsi e Fileno italian Cantata HWV 96 · Händel-Festspiele Halle

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