The Théâtre du Jorat, inaugurated 9 May 1908, is a theater hall located in the
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
commune of
Mézières,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, about 20 km from
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
, in the
Jorat
The Jorat (German: "der Jurten") is the area of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) located between the Gros-de-Vaud, West and the Broye, East.
Geography
It is a hill range that stretches from above Lausanne at the South and stretches toward Payer ...
region.
Description
The Théâtre du Jorat was established by
René Morax
René Morax (11 May 1873 – 3 January 1963) was a Swiss writer, playwright, stage director and theatre manager. He founded the Théâtre du Jorat in Morges in 1908, and promoted historical and rural theatre in French in Switzerland. He is known fo ...
in 1908.
[ Constructed entirely of wood which ensures its integration with neighboring farms,][ it is nicknamed the "Sublime barn" or the "Wooden palace" by the inhabitants of the commune. The building is listed in the .
The venue offers more than 1000 seats. In particular, it was the place where '']Le Roi David
''Le Roi David'' was composed in Mézières, Switzerland, in 1921 by Arthur Honegger, as incidental music for a play in French by René Morax. It was called dramatic psalm, but has also been performed as oratorio, without staging. The plot, bas ...
'' by Arthur Honegger and many works by Gustave Doret
Gustave Doret (20 September 1866 – 19 April 1943) was a Swiss composer and conductor.
Career
Doret was born in 1866 in Aigle, Switzerland. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Music with Joseph Joachim, and then at the Conservatoire de Paris ...
were premiered.
Hugues Cuénod
Hugues-Adhémar Cuénod (; 26 June 19026 December 2010) made his last stage appearance at the theatre in 1994, performing as M Triquet in ''Eugene Onegin
''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is a novel in verse written by Ale ...
''.["Le ténor vaudois Hugues Cuénod décède à 108 ans"]
'' 24 heures'' (7 December 2010)
References
External links
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Théâtre du Jorat
on Commune de Jorat-Mézières
Mézières – Théâtre du Jorat
by Patrick Crispini
Virtual tour of the Théâtre du Jorat
Google Maps
Jorat
The Jorat (German: "der Jurten") is the area of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) located between the Gros-de-Vaud, West and the Broye, East.
Geography
It is a hill range that stretches from above Lausanne at the South and stretches toward Payer ...
Buildings and structures in the canton of Vaud
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Vaud
Music venues in Switzerland
1908 establishments in Switzerland
Theatres completed in 1908
Music venues completed in 1908
20th-century architecture in Switzerland
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