Live Event Production: Glanum Festival 2026

📍 Glanum Site, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

▪️ iDzia Installation: the sound, the light

iDzia’s Expertise at the Service of the Glanum Festival

Every summer, the Glanum archaeological site in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence comes alive to the rhythm of classical and operatic music, set against a backdrop of two-thousand-year-old stones and a starry sky. From July 16 to 18, iDzia managed the live event production for the 2026 edition, putting its technical expertise to work for one of the must-see events of the summer in Provence.

Evenings in the Heart of an Ancient Building

Organized by the Musicades des Alpilles association, the Glanum Festival takes place each year at the archaeological site of Glanum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a former Gallic trading post and later a Roman city nestled at the foot of the Alpilles. Under the artistic direction of conductor Mathieu Herzog, the festival features classical and opera concerts performed at dusk.

With a deliberately limited capacity, a stage design crafted to preserve the site’s integrity, and state-of-the-art immersive acoustics, the Glanum Festival is now in its eleventh year.

An edition dedicated to the night

For the summer of 2026, the theme of “The Night” guided the three evenings conceived by the artistic director, blending dream and mystery:

• On Thursday, July 16, Splendors of Italian Baroque opened the festival, featuring countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and soprano Gwendoline Blondeel, accompanied by the ensemble Les Accents under the direction of Thibault Noally.

• On Friday, July 17, the spotlight turned to Great Melodies of the Night with trumpeter Romain Leleu and his sextet, followed by mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti, accompanied by guitarist Gabriel Bianco and cellist Leonard Disselhorst.

• On Saturday, July 18, an original production titled West Side Story 2.0 featured the Orchestre Appassionato, conducted by Mathieu Herzog.

iDzia, technical partner for live event production

iDzia handled the festival’s sound and lighting for all concerts. While every technical parameter had to account for the outdoor acoustics and the preservation of the archaeological remains, the lighting design highlighted the site’s stonework: the columns, walls, and arches. In addition, the soundscape system ensured precise and immersive delivery of the music and vocals.

Drawing on its experience with challenging heritage sites and its long-standing collaboration with the association organizing the Saint-Rémy event, iDzia’s technical team has mastered the specific constraints of this type of site to deliver an experience where sound and light harmonize perfectly with the music.