MIDIS DU FESTIVAL

This year, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence is inaugurating its “Midis du Festival” (“Midday at the Festival”) series. These free public events will take place at noon, every day (except Sunday) from July 3 to 20, 2019, at the Hôtel Maynier d’Oppède.
The encounters will last for one hour; they will be organized in the form of master classes, panel discussions and conferences, and will give the general public, artists, professionals and festival-goers the opportunity to take part in a group reflection on the issues and challenges of opera and artistic creation.

CALENDAR (subject to change)

Free admission, subject to availability

 

JULY 3 — WHEN NON-SCENIC WORKS BECOME OPERA
with Romeo Castellucci, Katie Mitchell et Pierre Audi

JULY 4 — JOURNALISTIC CRITICISM: IS IT A NECESSITY?
with Christian Merlin, Stephen Mudge, Dagmar Gilcher

JULY 5  — MASTER CLASS with the conductor Raphaël Pichon
— in French

JULY 6 — COMPOSING AN OPERA: A MATTER OF DESIRE?
with Pascal Dusapin, Adam Maor et Sabryna Pierre
Moderator: Alain Perroux
In partnership with SACD
— in French

JULY 8  — MEDITERRANEAN INFLUENCES IN OPERATIC CREATION
with Adam Maor, Benjamin Attahir and Elena Schwarz
Moderator: Émilie Delorme
— in French

JULY 9 — MASTER CLASS with the composer Benjamin Attahir
with the participation of Quatuor Van Kuijk and Vassilena Serafimova
— in French

JULY 10 — HOW TO ENCOURAGE PROGRAMMING WORKS BY FEMALE COMPOSERS? with Claire Bodin, Julie Poureau, Carol Robinson, Eva Böcker, Philippe Fanjas
Moderator: Marie Hédin, Executive director of La Lettre du musicien
In partnership with SACEM
— in French

JULY 11 — FOR A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSITY IN OPERA? 
with Angel Blue, René Ramos, Alain Perroux, Fay Jennett
Moderator : Éric Fassin, Sociologist and Professor at the Université Paris 8 Vincennes – Saint-Denis
In partnership with the Fondations Edmond de Rothschild
— in French and English

JULY 12 — MASTER CLASS with the composer Raphaël Cendo
with the participation of Quatuor Tana
— in French

JULY 13 — OPERA, TECHNOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE with Michel van der Aa
Moderator: Mathieu Rozières (French Tech Aix-Marseille)
In partnership with French Tech Aix-Marseille
— in English and in French with translation in French

JULY 15 — MASTER CLASS with the composer Amir ElSaffar
— in English with translation in French

JULY 16 — MASTER CLASS with the composer Arthur Lavandier
with the participation of Julie Fuchs, d’Alphonse Cemin and Aurélien Peter
— in French

JULY 17 — MASTER CLASS with the composer Fabrizio Cassol
— in French

JULY 18 — MEDINEA’S NEW ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMS with Fabrizio Cassol
With the support of Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Erasmus +
— in French

JULY 19 — HOW ENCOURAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN?
In partnership with members of the Medinea network
— in English

JULY 20 — THE MYTH OF DIVA with Catherine Malfitano and Timothée Picard
Moderator: Alain Perroux
— in French and English