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The sweet atmosphere of the end of a warm summer day and the gorgeous smell of fresh hay welcomed the spectators in to the impressive 12th-century walls, full of memories, of the Cistercian abbey of Noirlac. The venue adapted surprisingly well to the ancestral sonorities of Brahms’ German Requiem.

Pour la première édition du Festival Mezzo, Karine Deshayes et Jean-Baptiste Bou ont donné à entendre, salle Gaveau, un programme varié mêlant mélodies, lieder et airs d'opéra plus ou moins connus.