RETURN The Festival Berlioz 2011 took place in La Côte St. André from 18th to the 28th August. The THEME of the Festival was "Berlioz, Liszt et le diable". The latter put in an appearance at many of the events. A group of members of the Berlioz Society attended, staying at the Hotel de l'Europe
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A leisurely French breakfast at - |
- the Hotel de l'Europe |
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Arrival at La Halle after the "Déambulation sur un thème de Berlioz" - |
- of the Ensemble à vent de l'Isère, for a concert in La Halle |
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La Halle, after the concert |
Guided Walking Tour of the village of La Côte St. André |
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Château Louis XI, venue for main evening orchestral concerts |
Dining at the Château Louis XI before the concert |
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The backdrop colour |
changed from night to night, |
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while after the concert |
M. le Diable est apparu |
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Reception in back garden of Berlioz Museum |
hosted by LCSA Mayor Jacky Laverdure |
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The Berlioz Farm, east of the village of La Côte-Saint-André |
Members of the group dine out at Hotel de France, La Côte St. André, with coordinator Harold Hughes (left) and Gunther Braam, German Berlioz expert (right) at head of table |
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A sheet iron Berlioz 'conducts' at entrance to village |
Imposing Berlioz Statue, Place Hector Berlioz, La Côte-Saint-André |
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Delphine Emain of local Tourist Office shows a group round La Mairie |
Plaque on the wall of the Museum (Berlioz birthplace) |
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The grave of Nicholas Marmion, Berlioz's maternal grandfather |
at Meylan churchyard near Grenoble |