Before the Ensemble Les Illuminations performs at the Les Inoubliables festival, celebrating women composers, attendees can join a tour of the exhibition “Casanova, A Libertine in Calvin’s City.” Isabelle Burkhalter, a cultural mediator, guides this exploration of the connections between the Venetian figure, the women he admired, and the music associated with his life.
The exhibition unveils the many faces of the legendary Venetian—abbot, violinist, gambler, spy, and man of letters—beyond his notorious reputation as a seducer. Tracing his stays in Geneva, including fiery debates with Voltaire, it offers a journey through the city and Europe of the Enlightenment with rare loans, vivid anecdotes, and excerpts from his memoirs.
In French.
