The New York Times – Music:
Ted Huffman, an American director with a collaborative and exploratory spirit, has taken over the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France.
Category: Aix-en-Provence Festival
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Ted Huffman to Lead Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival
The New York Times – Music:
The Aix-en-Provence Festival in France has named Huffman to succeed the visionary Pierre Audi, who died earlier this year.
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A Conductor Who Wants to Put You ‘Inside the Sound’
The New York Times – Music:
Maxime Pascal, a latecomer to classical music, forged an unusual path to the podium that has paid off for him and for audiences.
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The Ups and Downs of the Aix-en-Provence Festival
The New York Times – Music:
Not everything was an artistic or audience success at the 75th Aix-en-Provence Festival in France. But everything was worth discussing.
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At the Aix Festival, Premieres in Pursuit of Happiness
The New York Times – Music:
Two works at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, by two inventive partnerships in opera, use fables to explore grief and queer utopian dreams.
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At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage
The New York Times – Music:
The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.
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An Opera Partnership’s Next Step: A Fable About Happiness
The New York Times – Music:
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, who collaborated on modern successes including “Written on Skin,” return with the one-act “Picture a Day Like This.”