Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >