With Sortilèges d’Amour, soprano Mariana Flores draws us into a fascinating theatre of passions, where love takes the form, in turn, of intoxication, turmoil, abandonment, defiance, lament or a game of seduction. Conceived as a true dramatic journey, this programme weaves a delicate thread between madrigals, court arias, opera scenes and instrumental pieces, set against the backdrop of 17th-century Italy.
Surrounded by an ensemble of exceptional instrumentalists, Mariana Flores brings to life a whole world of emotions and transformations, where the voices of desire unfold with striking freedom, intensity and expressiveness. From Monteverdi to Cavalli, from Frescobaldi to Sances, via Marazzoli, Mazzocchi, Bertalli and Zamponi, this concert explores a repertoire in which the music closely mirrors the movements of the soul.
Love appears here in all its forms: tender or cruel, refined or imperious, light-hearted or devastating. Heroines and figures of servants, the voices of desire and those of disillusionment, the seductions of the theatre and the wounds of the intimate compose an emotional landscape of rare richness. Through famous and lesser-known pieces, Sortilèges d’Amour showcases the expressive modernity of the early Baroque, when music becomes the language of the heart, the breath of drama and the art of enchantment.
Carried by the magnetic presence of Mariana Flores, an artist deeply connected to the world of this repertoire, this evening promises a moment of great intensity, at once intimate, theatrical and profoundly alive. A concert in which the singing, supported by the delicacy of the bassoon, flutes, viola, cello, harp, lute and harpsichord, brings to life the evocative power of an art form dedicated to moving, surprising and captivating
Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 7:30 p.m
Tickets Price B
Category 1 Category 2
Full Price 45.- 35.-
AVS/Unemployment 35.- 25.-
Young & Students (<26 ans) 25.- 15.-
Carte 20ans/20francs 20.- 15.-
AI/Reduced Mobility 20.-
1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission
Mariana Flores, soprano
Benny Aghassi, basson and recorder
Teodoro Baù, viola de gambe
Pierre-Augustin Lay, cello
Vincent Kibildis, harp
Yuli Bayeul, luth
Philippe Grisvard, harpsichord
All audiences
Jacques Arcadelt (Namur, 1507 – Paris, 1568)
Amor, tu sai pur fare
Virgilio Mazzocchi (Civita Castellana, 1597 – 1646)
Sdegno, campion audace
Girolamo Frescobaldi (Ferrare, 1583 – Rome, 1643)
Ohimè, che fur, che sono
Marco Marazzoli (Parme, 1602 – Rome, 1662)
Occhi belli, occhi neri
Giovanni Felice Sances (Rome, 1600 – Vienne, 1679)
Usurpator tiranno
Claudio Monteverdi (Crémone, 1567 – Venise, 1643)
Voglio di vita uscir
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Ti lascio, anima mia
Dario Castello (Venise, 1602 – 1631)
Sonata 10 en ré
Claudio Monteverdi
Madama, con tua pace, aria of Valletto from the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea
Oblivion soave, air d’Arnalta from the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea
Francesco Cavalli (Crema, 1602 – Venise, 1676)
Quest’è un gran caso al certo, aria of Vafrino from the opera Hipermestra
Claudio Monteverdi
Lettera amorosa
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Cosi mi disprezzate
Antonio Bertalli (Vérone, 1605 – Vienne, 1669)
Sonata a 3
Francesco Cavalli
Occhi per pianger nati, aria of Eumete from the opera La virtù de’ strali d’Amore
Leonardo García-Alarcón / Antonio Draghi (Rimini, 1634 – Viennee, 1700)
No ha de rendirte Parias, aria of Aracne from the opera El Prometeo
Claudio Monteverdi
Dorme, l’incauta dorme, aria of Amore from the opera L’incoronazione di Poppea
Gioseffo Zamponi (Rome, 1615 – 1662)
Dallo strale d’amor, aria of Venere from the opera Ulisse all’isola di Circe
Antonio Sartorio (Venise, 1630 – 1681)
Non voglio amar, aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto