
[ 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...

I DUE FOSCARI: GRANDEUR AND MISERIES OF POWER
Venice, 1457. The Council of Ten has gathered to try the case of Jacopo Foscari, son of the Doge: he has been accused of murder by Loredano, a man who...
REHEARSAL IMPRESSIONS: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Thursday, 10 June 2021, 10 p.m. — The sun has just set behind the imposing outline of Montagne Sainte-Victoire, and...

FALSTAFF AS SEEN BY BARRIE KOSKY
Two weeks before the first performance of Falstaff at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Australian stage director Barrie Kosky conjures up his special...

NINA STEMME: THE GREATEST ISOLDE OF OUR TIME!
The internationally renowned soprano Nina Stemme is performing the major role of her life this year at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence: Isolde, in...

AIX EN JUIN : PRELUDE TO THE FESTIVAL, MUSICAL REUNIONS AND FREE FESTIVITIES!
This summer, Aix en Juin has some great surprises in store for you and is expanding its program, giving you the opportunity to cross different musical...
WE ARE ON TARGET TO ACHIEVE THIS GREAT DREAM
Dear festivalgoers,Last autumn, on publishing the 2021 Festival program, I suggested to you that we “dream together” of a festival edition to mark...

WOMEN OPERA MAKERS TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT THE FESTIVAL
Gender equality, included in the Festival’s statutes through its commitment towards nonprofit social responsibility, is now a part of its core mission...

ALINE FORIEL-DESTEZET: THE SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY
We sometimes forget that at the very beginning of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, alongside its founder Gabriel Dussurget, a patron, Countess Lily...

TO BE LISTENED: MUSIC SAMPLES FROM FALSTAFF ― VERDI
Discover some musical samples from Falstaff by Verdi recorded at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2001!Falstaff is Verdi's spiritual last will and...

TALK RADIO WITH KAIJA SAARIAHO: A PODCASTS SERIES BY FRANCE MUSIQUE
This edition features a tripartite portrait — opera, symphony, and chamber music — of the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, one of the greatest artists...

FIVE REASONS YOU MUST SEE TRISTAN UND ISOLDE AT THE 2021 FESTIVAL D’AIX!
The new production of Tristan und Isolde, a major event in the world of opera this summer, marks Wagner’s return to the Festival d’Aix.In 2006, and...