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[ 2023 CHAMBER MUSIC RESIDENCY ] NEXT SUMMER’S INSTRUMENTALISTS REVEALED!
10 instrumentalists, selected from 263 applicants, will perform a repertoire ranging from Brahms to Betsy Jolas and from Beethoven to Mahler, in a...

[ 2023 VOCAL RESIDENCY ] DISCOVER THE SELECTED ARTISTS!
The Vocal Residency, an emblematic programme of the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, is a residency for vocal improvement in various...

ANNA CASTRO GRINSTEIN AND LUCIE LEGUAY, SELECTED FOR THE 2023 MENTORSHIP FOR WOMEN CONDUCTORS
Anna Castro Grinstein and Lucie Leguay were selected among 37 candidates to participate in the second edition of the Mentorship for Women Conductors...

THE ACADÉMIE IS RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS FOR NEXT YEAR’S ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
Since 1998, the Académie du Festival Aix-en-Provence, a centre for training and artistic creation, has been a professional hub for early- and mid...

FIRST PRIZE FOR ADRIANA BIGNAGNI LESCA AT THE CONCOURS DES GRANDES VOIX LYRIQUES D’AFRIQUE
With a first place prize in “Opera” and second place prize in “Art Songs and Lieder”, it was an impressive outcome for a single competition. On 9...

OPÉRA DE-CI DE-LÀ: PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OPERA GENRE
As a prelude to the Festival d’Aix, Opéra de-ci de-là is returning to Aix-en-Provence during Aix en Juin. Ten artists will invite us to put our...

MEDINEA ON AIR: A NEW ONLINE PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG ARTISTS
The Medinea network, founded by the Festival d’Aix, encourages and supports the emergence of young artists through a selection of training programmes...

NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG OPERA MAKERS
The Young Women Opera Makers programme began one year ago. This 15-month-long residency is mentored by British stage director Katie Mitchell, an...

APPLICATIONS TO THE 2022 VOCAL ACADÉMIE RESIDENCY ARE OPEN!
You are under 30 years old? You are a singer or a pianist? You are willing to take part in an advanced vocal programme and be at the very heart of the...

PROFESSIONAL DAY: "GÉNÉRATION OPÉRA"
In 2021, the Festival d'Aix is launching the first edition of an annual professional day dedicated to the promotion of the creators of the Académie...

[ CULTURAL JOURNALISM WORKSHOP ] INTERVIEW WITH SHIRLEY APTHORP AND WILLEM BRULS
In June and July 2021, the Festival d’Aix wakes up after a season transformed into a digital event due to the global pandemic that forced the...

OPERA CREATION JOURNEY, NEW PROGRAMME BY ENOA
enoa launches an open call for its new programme "Opera Creation Journey". It will offer time and space to creators to develop their innovative opera...