ON FRIDAY, 5 JULY, for the opening of the Musiques en été summer concerts – don’t miss the recreation of an aurora borealis in the sky.
What is an aurora borealis?
An aurora, sometimes referred to as polar lights, northern lights, southern lights, is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions. Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande combines with Borealis, an installation by Dan Acher that recreates in the sky the colours and visual effects of an aurora borealis, for an extraordinary experience. To accompany this piece of Northern magic, what better than a selection of heaveny, mesmerising and meditative musical works, such as Olivier Messiaen’s L’Ascension , John Adams’ Common Tones in Simple Time or Richard Wagner’s prelude to Lohengrin? A few pages written by James Horner for the film Aliens and its sequels will add a few thrills, without which this artistic and cosmic exploration would be incomplete.
Scène Ella Fitzgerald
Parc la Grange
Friday, 5 July at 22h.
On this site.