The Théâtre du Jorat, inaugurated 9 May 1908, is a theater hall located in the
Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...
commune of
Mézières,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
, about 20 km from
Lausanne
Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...
, in the
Jorat 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 f ...
in 1908.
[ Werner Reinhart was the primary financial supporter of the Théâtre du Jorat. 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 a dramatic psalm, but has also been performed as oratorio, without staging. The plot, ba ...
'' by Arthur Honegger and many works by Gustave Doret were premiered.
Hugues Cuénod made his last stage appearance at the theatre in 1994, performing as M Triquet in ''Eugene Onegin
''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (, Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: Евгеній Онѣгинъ, романъ въ стихахъ, ) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. ''Onegin'' is considered a classic of ...
''.["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
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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