Twenty years dead and still packing the square—Toulouse doesn't forget its poet.
Twenty years after Claude Nougaro's death, numerous artists came together to participate in a grand tribute concert in Toulouse, the city he sang about so beautifully. Under the direction of Yvan Cujious and Yvan Cassar, conducting the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, this event brought together Bénabar, Nolwenn Leroy, BigFlo et Oli, Cali, Ben l'oncle Soul, Jean-Pierre Mader, Anne Sila, Natalie Dessay, Cats on Trees, and others, in front of thousands of nostalgic spectators. Recorded on September 8, 2024, at the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, Occitanie.
Direction
Klein captures 10,000 voices singing as one.
Score
Orchestre National du Capitole sounds massive.
Production
Place du Capitole becomes cathedral to Nougaro.
Director
Guillaume Klein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nougaro remains untranslatable—his wordplay welded Occitan roots to American jazz, creating a distinctly French-Toulousain poetic voice.
The Orchestre National du Capitole rarely performs outdoors; this September 2024 concert required moving their entire acoustic setup to the Capitole square.
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