When we visited Carpentras a few days ago, we noticed the sign outside the synagogue for this music festival taking place this week, the 10th annual. We contacted the local tourism office and they were very helpful with information (in English) and we were able to purchase tickets and attend on Sunday evening for the first concert. There are two each day, with a broad variety of music, not just Klezmer music. Sunday's performance was a female singer, Claire Zalamansky, accompanied by two excellent musicians. All vocals were in Ladino. Although her voice could have been better she was quite enthusiastic and animated, and the crowd enjoyed the performance.
The setting in the synagogue could not have been better, quite beautiful with baroque details.
The pictures attached give you some sense of the setting. Definitely worth seeing as this building has been used as a synagogue since 1367, and has been renovated several times.
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