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SUMMARY:Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 will be held from 3 to 23 July 2024. \n  \nFounded in 1948\, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence quickly established itself as one of the major events of the international opera season. Commited to the creation of new opera productions and to the organisation of concerts of the highest calibre\, the Festival is able to collaborate with stage directors at the forefront of their craft\, visionary orchestras and conductors\, top-tier casts\, and the greatest contemporary composers. Contemporary music indeed holds a special place at the Festival\, with the creation and commission of major new works by renowned composers each year. Thanks to its reputation\, it can form co-productions with the leading international opera houses\, who present Festival productions throughout their seasons. \nUnder the skies of Provence\, in the courtyard of the Théâtre de l’Archevêché or of the Hôtel Maynier d’Oppède; or on stage at the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume\, the Grand Théâtre de Provence or the Stadium\, the Festival d’Aix offers moments of intense communion during which the magnificent voices of the most talented singers from around the globe blend with the song of the cicadas. It has also made a name for itself as a hub of fervour and innovation\, by implementing new approaches and repertoires\, pushing the boundaries of opera\, creating links with other arts\, and altering the relationship between the works\, the venues\, and the audiences — who in turn have the chance to discover new forms\, artists\, and horizons. For over 75 years\, opera at the Festival d’Aix has been a reflection of the world\, expressed in artistic parables from which beauty\, emotion and lively thought spring forth. And it is why the Festival was awarded in 2023 the Best Opera Festival award by the German magazine Oper! and the Best Festival award by the International Opera Awards. \nThe Festival also includes the rich and varied offerings of ‘Aix en juin’\, with a programme aimed at local audiences. These festivities\, which are completely free\, help create a strong regional presence\, another defining trait of the Festival d’Aix! \nAdded to all this are the dynamic roles played by its Académie\, renowned the world over\, and enoa (European network of opera academies); the vitality of its Mediterranean projects\, driven by the Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée and the Medinea network; and the vital outreach of its awareness-raising initiatives\, artistic practice\, and opera discovery activities\, conducted through its department for cultural initiatives\, Passerelles\, which engages with over 4\,000 participants each year. \nAnother unique feature of the Festival is its Workshops\, located in Venelles\, a few kilometres from Aix-en-Provence; it is here that the sets and costumes for its opera and music theatre productions are thought up\, designed and crafted. These Workshops — pioneers in the ecodesign of stage sets — drew up the very first 100% ecodesigned and 100% recyclable live performance sets ever. \nThe Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 has been committed for many years to a sustainable development approach in its activity. Non-profit Social Responsibility (NSR) is one of its core values\, and has been included in its statutes since 2020. This commitment is particularly evident in the Festival’s fight against discrimination and its support of equality in the workplace and accessibility for the widest audience possible.
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LOCATION:Aix-en-Provence\, Aix-en-Provence\, France
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SUMMARY:2024 Voice Residency
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Voice Residency is open to singers\, pianists and harpsichordist vocal coaches and a woman conductor\, as part of their career development. \n  \nThroughout its 25-year history\, the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence has grown\, through a combination of tradition and innovation\, in numerous artistic fields within the realm of opera. Of these fields\, opera singing has emerged as one of the Académie’s specialities. Each year\, the Académie creates an inspiring setting in which early-career artists and renowned vocal masters can come together. It promotes artists from various countries\, and offers a residency that encourages participants to contemplate their craft in today’s world. \nThe 2024 Voice Residency follows in the footsteps of previous residencies\, but explores even further the reflection on the profession of opera singers\, pianists singing coaches\, harpsichordists singing coaches\, and conductors. Straddling the period between the end of rehearsals for the 2024 Festival productions and the opening week of the 76th edition of the Festival d’Aix\, the 2024 Voice Residency provides participants a stimulating setting\, public visibility\, and a unique opportunity to expand their artistic and professional networks. \nDarrell Babidge\, vocal teacher and chair of the voice faculty at The Juilliard School in New York\, is taking up the reins of this residency\, during which he will share his expertise and advice with the artists. In addition\, the Académie has invited singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan — (photo above) with her passion for a wide vocal repertoire and her uninhibited vision of the opera artist’s profession — to lead the first two weeks of the programme. The residency will conclude with a concert programmed as part of the Festival\, combining musicians from Le Concert d’Astrée\, their musical director Emmanuelle Haïm\, and the artists of the residency. \nParticipants in the 2024 Voice Residency will also be involved in a series of private and public activities\, including master classes\, two concerts as part of Aix en juin\, musical group events organised with the Passerelles department of the Festival\, and a closing concert with an orchestra. Each concert will focus on a specific repertoire: i.e. great opera arias\, arias and art songs written since 1970\, a world premiere (commissioned by the Académie)\, and French Baroque music. \nMENTORS\nBarbara Hannigan — Soprano and conductor\nDarrell Babidge — Professor and chair of voice at the Juilliard School of Music in New York\nEmmanuelle Haïm — Harpsichordist\, conductor\, and musical director of Le Concert d’Astrée \n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION\n• Master class in vocal development by Darrell Babidge\n• Work on 3 concert programmes\, including one with orchestra\nFor the last concert of the residency\, the singers will be accompanied by Le Concert d’Astrée under the direction d’Emmanuelle Haïm. \nSome work sessions (held mostly in English) may be open to the public.\nThe residency will include public concerts and events in June and July\, in Aix-en-Provence and the surrounding area. Educational group activities will be organised in conjunction with the Passerelles department of the Festival d’Aix. \nPARTICIPANTS\n10 singers\n2 pianists singing coaches\n1 harpsichordist singing coach\n1 woman conductor \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Aix-en-Provence\, Aix-en-Provence\, France
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SUMMARY:Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence will celebrate its 75th edition from 4 to 24 July 2023. \nFor 75 years\, and more than ever\, in the magical setting of Aix-en-Provence and its region\, the Festival has presented artistic proposals that renew approaches and repertoires\, broaden the contours of opera genre\, enter into dialogue with other art forms and change the relationship between works\, audiences and venues – thus sketching new directions for creation. The opening event of this year’s edition at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché is The Threepenny Opera\, a masterpiece of satirical musical theatre performed by the troupe of the Comédie-Française\, which marks Thomas Ostermeier’s debut on an operatic stage. \nHailed as a major international event\, the reopening of the Stadium de Vitrolles is just as emblematic: thanks to this modular venue\, all kind of projects can arise\, which help develop the Festival’s identity and attract new audiences. This year\, the Orchestre de Paris under the direction of Klaus Mäkelä will achieve the feat of performing Stravinsky’s three most famous ballets in a single evening\, freely revisited by inventive filmmakers – Rebecca Zlotowski\, Bertrand Mandico and Evangelia Kranioti – who create parables showing art\, the human condition\, and nature in the grip of excess. \nThis desire for innovation runs through the entire Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2023 programme\, in particular with Così fan tutte – the work that marked the Festival’s debut in 1948 – conceived by Dmitri Tcherniakov as a bitter role-playing game for experienced couples; the concert version of Meyerbeer’s rare Prophète\, proudly representing a repertoire into which the Festival has never ventured before; or a great cabaret evening in which the pianist Kirill Gerstein\, one of the most fascinating musical personalities of our time\, presides as a master of ceremonies. \nFor 75 years\, and more than ever\, contemporary music has been given pride of place – this year with three major creations: George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s Picture a day like this\, eleven years after the memorable success of Written on Skin – both a serious and light-hearted philosophical tale that follows a young woman’s desperate search for a tangible proof of happiness; Philip Venables and Ted Huffman’s The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions\, a baroque\, iconoclastic musical revue joyously celebrating all differences; and an orchestral work by Betsy Jolas\, co-commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Festival to mark this anniversary. The ninety-seven-year-old composer\, who attended the very first edition of the Festival\, looks back with equanimity on her artistic journey. George Benjamin\, Betsy Jolas and Kirill Gerstein are also featured in portraits illustrating the different facets of their art. \nFor 75 years\, and more than ever\, opera in Aix has been the mirror of the world\, taking the shape of artistic parables from which beauty\, emotion and lively thought arise\, even from the darkest material. The Threepenny Opera\, Così fan tutte\, Wozzeck\, Stravinsky’s ballets\, Le Prophète\, Otello\, Lucie de Lammermoor: the works of this year’s edition conjure up ages of moral confusion and oppression\, acts of hubris\, and above all\, schemes of manipulation – of the weak\, of the women\, of the masses –  that very much resonate with our time. Most often\, these existential fables and cruel initiatory journeys inevitably lead the individual and the community to their ruin but sometimes\, they also paradoxically make self-discovery and emancipation possible\, as the human being is shown to be both incredibly vulnerable and extraordinarily strong. \nFor 75 years\, and more than ever\, the Festival has been committed to excellence. Many of the orchestras that have written its recent history will be in Aix this summer – from the London Symphony\, the Mahler Chamber and the Balthasar Neumann Orchestras\, including the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon. Among the conductors\, Sir Simon Rattle\, Susanna Mälkki\, Thomas Hengelbrock and Daniele Rustioni are back\, as well as Michele Mariotti conducting the musical forces of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples\, and Maxime Pascal with his ensemble Le Balcon. The most prominent stage directors have been brought together\, such as Simon McBurney for Wozzeck – with Christian Gerhaher’s major incarnation in the title-role – or Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma. Some of the greatest singers on the international scene are making their debut\, in particular through the exceptional series of concert version operas and recitals\, from Jonas Kaufmann and Asmik Grigorian to John Osborn\, Anita Rachvelishvili\, Lisette Oropesa\, Maria Agresta and Pretty Yende. We are also looking forward to meeting again with artists such as Ludovic Tézier\, Marianne Crebassa\, Pene Pati\, Florian Sempey\, Nicole Chevalier\, and Jacquelyn Stucker\, and to getting to know emerging names of the new generation with Mané Galoyan\, Liv Redpath and Fatma Saïd. \nAn ambitious programme of fifteen concerts during the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2023 serves as a counterpoint to the operas\, covering all periods and styles\, from Mozart to contemporary creation\, from great choral works to symphonic concerts\, not to mention chamber music\, jazz\, and Mediterranean music\, where creators and virtuoso performers – such as Lakecia Benjamin\, the Gharbi Twins\, the Mosaïc sextet and the Noé Clerc Trio accompanied by Robinson Khoury and Minino Garay – share the same taste for collective work and transmission\, to which is sometimes added a spiritual depth: those are the values of the great concert of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra conducted by Duncan Ward. \nFinally\, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2023 is also the rich\, diverse and free offer of Aix en Juin: the Wajdi Riahi Trio and the “Voix de Silvacane”\, where Arvo Pärt’s choruses resound\, but also spirituals\, and Sufi poetry; the concerts of the Vocal and Chamber Music Residencies of the Académie\, put in the spotlight on the occasion of its 25th anniversary in the great concert Parade[s] on Cours Mirabeau\, with a programme from Mozart to Cuban music; a great weekend to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Passerelles educational and socio-artistic programme; the films presented in partnership with local cinemas; and a day dedicated to the opening of the great project related to the Festival’s collections and memory. Finally\, the audience will once again be able to attend the “préludes” preceding opera performances and discuss with the artists during the “tête-à-tête” and “midis” of the Festival – also available on the #SCENE NUMERIQUE.
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