Richard Lionheart Story Concert: Knight and Troubadour

Name: Richard Lionheart Story Concert: Knight and Troubadour
Start: 2023-09-17T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Église Saint-Pierre

Musicians in medieval costume will retrace the life of Richard Lionheart: this knight king and poet. The songs and music are composed by his contemporaries Bernard de Ventadour ...

Sunday 17 September 2023, 16:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

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Musicians in medieval costume will retrace the life of Richard Lionheart: this knight king and poet. The songs and music are composed by his contemporaries Bernard de Ventadour or Bertrand de Born, at a time when courteous love reigned.

Types d'événement

Concert

Thèmes 2023

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Église Saint-Pierre

Place de l'église, 87150 Cussac

Haute-Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The parish church of Saint-Pierre de Cussac is typical of Limousin churches. It is a living testimony of a simple but neat architecture. The nave and choir were built in the 12th century, and the side chapels were added in the 16th century. Excavations in 1972 suggest that the church was built on the site of a smaller earlier church. The two chapels that form the church are vaulted with ribs and ribs. The church also has a flamboyant door that opens onto the south chapel. It contains beautiful works: sculptures, stained glass windows, paintings...