[Leica] PESO: Theatre des Taillades

[Don Dory]

Please let us know about the acoustics, the hard surface might have
interesting secondary sonics.

Don
don.dory at gmail.com

On Sat, Jul 5, 2025, 2:30 PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:

> Near us in France there is a remarkable theatre, Theatre des Taillades
> built in an old limestone quarry.
>
> (You may find that you want to reduce the size of the screen image in
> your browser to see these.)
>
> The entrance to it can only be described as "monumental". It reminds me
> of something Egyptian in its scale, almost Mycenean in its structure:
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Theatre_des_Taillades_Entrance.jpg.html
> >
>
> This is the interior of the Theatre. The building at the top of the
> quarry is the village church (see below). The back wall must be fully 50
> metres high:
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Theatre_des_Taillades.jpg.html
> >
>
> We are lucky enough to be going to a concert given by world-famous Welsh
> counter-tenor Iestyn Davies, at the end of the month. I'm really looking
> forward to it, it should be fantastic! The acoustics are renowned.
>
> The church:
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Church_Les_Taillades.jpg.html
> >
>
>
> Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated.
>
> Peter
> --
>
> Dr. Peter Dzwig
>
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