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"Sade, it's a real philosophy!" Gérard Depardieu at the Marquis for a tribute to Barbara

2020-08-05T09:11:07.587Z


The tenor Andrea Bocelli, the dancer Marie-Claude Pietragalla and a retrospective of musicals with Mamma Mia! or Grease are on the Lacoste Festival program.


Without ever having lost sight of each other, they had been waiting for their artistic reunion for 46 years: thanks to Barbara, Gérard Depardieu and Pierre Cardin will be reunited again on August 15 for the 20th anniversary of the Lacoste Festival (Vaucluse). Chaired by Ève Ruggieri, this festival brings together established artists and young talents from all walks of life each year. Soprano Natalie Dessay, tenor Jonas Kaufmann, but also Arielle Dombasle, Thomas Dutronc and Mireille Mathieu performed there.

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In the former stone quarry of the Marquis de Sade's castle, owned by the couturier, Gérard Depardieu will pay homage in song to the “Lady in Black” of whom he was a close friend. The recital Depardieu chante Barbara was created in 2017 on the stage of the Théâtre des Bouffes-du-Nord, in Paris. "It is a joy to find Pierre Cardin, his immense taste and his enthusiasm which remained so young for culture," Gérard Depardieu told AFP during a photo shoot with the couturier who celebrated his 98th birthday on the 2nd. July. “Welcoming Gérard at the Marquis de Sade's, it's wonderful! Despite this epidemic, the Apt sub-prefecture has accepted that this open-air festival takes place as planned. It's a very good thing that culture can quickly regain its rights after what we have just experienced, ” said Pierre Cardin, member of the Académie des Beaux-arts.

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In 1974, the couturier welcomed Gérard Depardieu to his debut on the stage of the Espace Cardin in Paris with La Chevauchée du Lac de Constance, a play by Peter Handke, with Jeanne Moreau and Delphine Seyrig. Gérard Depardieu, who will perform for the first time since confinement, says he is "very happy" to find Barbara's words. “My dear poet friend, her melodies, her high standards which still revive the hearts of her audience and the dazzling force of her songs. A striking light! ”He adds. About Sade, the actor confides that he has always admired the divine marquis. “It's a real philosophy, Sade!”.

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In accordance with health regulations, the Festival de Lacoste, which takes place in the shadow of the castle, in a theater under the stars with 1000 seats, will also welcome the tenor Andrea Bocelli and the dancer Marie-Claude Pietragalla. It offers until August 7 an open-air cinema with a retrospective of musicals, from West Side Story to La La Land , including Mamma Mia! or Grease . Built in the 11th century, the Château de Lacoste was bequeathed in 1716 to Gaspard François de Sade, grandfather of the sulphurous marquis renowned for his erotic writings, who lived there for several years.

Source: lefigaro

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