Concert autour de l'orgue

Yes, it's the "Ave Maria" you love that we're bringing to this concert, but that's not all! You'll also discover other works by Verdi, Massenet and Gounod dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose feast day is August 15, also a feast day at Vars Sainte Marie!

Barbara Bourdarel, "endowed with a warm, round timbre, rich in harmonics..." is also appreciated for the "purity of her high notes" and "the sweetness of her expression".

She began her musical studies at an early age, and her talent for opera singing encouraged her to pursue this path. In 2011, she obtained a degree in musicology from the University of Provence. In 2018, after ten years of study at the CNRR de Marseille, she was honored to be awarded the "Premier Grand Prix de la Ville". During these years, she completed her musical training with internationally renowned opera singers: Annick Massis, Sandrine Piau, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Christiane Eda-Pierre... Winner of several international competitions, she has sung at the opera houses of Monaco, Marseille and Tours, and at the Dôme de Marseille and the Accord Arena de Paris Bercy for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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