Musique Cordiale: one of the most exciting and unique music festivals in the south of France
Musique Cordiale is a music festival which takes place annually in the south of France in the small village of Seillans, about 90 minutes drive due north of St Tropez. Now in its 7th year, Musique Cordiale is well established in the region, and has become a much loved event celebrating excellence with conviviality and entente cordiale. The festival takes place during the first 2 weeks of August with concerts spanning over 10 days, consisting of chamber music, recitals, chamber orchestra and choral concerts, opera and jazz.
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Tickets may be purchased at the Office de Tourism (Tourist Office) in Seillans from July 1st.
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Musique Cordiale Festival 2011 3 – 13 August Strings, Serenades & Sacred This year’s festival in Seillans with an emphasis on France, includes Stravinsky’s, ’L’Histoire du Soldat’, Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’, Schoenberg’s ‘La Nuit Transfiguré and a programme of mainly French a cappella music. The main choral work will be the St John Passion by Bach. [...]
Read more‘The Soldier’s Tale’ by Stravinsky
“The Soldier’s Tale’ by Stravinsky will be performed for the first time at Musique Cordiale, a theatrical work written in 1918 “to be read, played, and danced” . The Ensemble will be conducted by Peter Davies, and the Narrator is Christopher Widauer who will appear with a life size puppet! Christopher Widauer born [...]
Read moreThe Academy Musique Cordiale
The Academy Musique Cordiale is developing into an integral part of the festival, with students from the Nice Conservatoire returning to play alongside professional musicians in a concert in Seillans church on 7th August. Students will have the possibility to stay for a week working with their professors Alain Babouchian and Guillermo Lefever, the conductor [...]
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