Europe at its best: The new Shakespearean Theatre at Hardelot, Pas de Calais

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  • Nick Armstrong
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    • Nov 2010
    • 26536
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    Europe at its best: The new Shakespearean Theatre at Hardelot, Pas de Calais

    I spent the weekend with friends who live in Condette, 25 minutes' drive south once you emerge from the Eurotunnel. In the grounds of the Château d'Hardelot in Condette has been built this magnificent 'Wooden O':

    Elizabethan theatre, Chateau d’Hardelot review – a great view from the circle
    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jun/26/andrew-todd-chateau-d-hardelot-elizabethan-theatre-france-architect
    Andrew Todd’s new playhouse in a French castle blends timeless principles and modern construction



    Worth Forumites adding it to their list of places to visit - especially, perhaps, the Early Music crowd, if the Summer Season is anything to go by:

    1 July: Purcell, King Arthur - Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier

    2 July: Tribute to Shakespeare - Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

    I can't go to those, sadly - but am going to be keeping a careful eye on the subsequent seasons....







    "...the isle is full of noises,
    Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
    Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
    Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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  • Richard Tarleton
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    The acoustics must be tremendous - all that wood....a plucker's delight, I'd guess

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    • Nick Armstrong
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      • Nov 2010
      • 26536
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      Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Post
      The acoustics must be tremendous - all that wood....a plucker's delight, I'd guess
      Yes..... If this chap did a recital there, I'd buy my overnight £60 return like a shot:



      (Did you hear it on Record Review on 18th June? Gorgeous. Just bought the CD).
      "...the isle is full of noises,
      Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
      Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
      Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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      • Richard Tarleton
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        Originally posted by Caliban View Post
        Yes..... If this chap did a recital there, I'd buy my overnight £60 return like a shot:

        (Did you hear it on Record Review on 18th June? Gorgeous. Just bought the CD).
        Yes, and I might buy the CD. He hadn't crossed my radar before - I see he turns out for Le Concert des Nations with J Savall, he's playing theorbo on their Charpentier CDs. These two clips suggest he is not a stranger to flamenco - posture (first clip), and (in the second piece, the Santiago de Murcia Tarantella especially) technique. You might have guessed he is a Hopkinson Smith pupil (with whom he studied in Basel), he brings the same sort of excitement to this repertoire .

        Rolf Lislevand suona Corbetta - Prélude - Caprice de Chacone - Folies d'Espagne
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjd-ku7OjBA
        Rolf Lislevand suona Francesco Corbetta - Prélude - Caprice de Chacone - Folies d'Espagne - Marzo 2004

        Rolf Lislevand plays A.Stradivari Sabionari, 1679 guitar - Santiago de Murcia - Tarantela
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGKan6eX5ug
        Sabato 10 maggio - Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi - ore 21.00, ingresso 10 euroConcerto del chitarrista barocco ROLF LISLEVAND con la chitarra Sabionari, 1679 d...


        I have CDs of our own William Carter playing Corbetta and Santiago de Murcia which are, dare I say it, a tiny bit dull by comparison.

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