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FESTIVAL D’AIX—EN—PROVENCE
BEST FESTIVAL AWARD 2023 INTERNATIONAL OPERA AWARDS

Opera neither replicates nor diverts us from a world which grows more and more confusing with every day that passes. It links this world with times immemorial and primeval passions, nurturing their brilliant impact with its inimitable riches.

Iphigenia, the granddaughter of Atreus, morphs from victim to murderess, Samson the chosen one is marked out by his strength to the point of bloodshed, Butterfly’s vulnerability drives her to her death: the festival of 2024 is peopled by these powerfully ambivalent destinies. We are faced with a storm of violence, madness and destruction; but these are balanced by fidelity, will power, the fight for justice and freedom. Here we find human fragility fighting against its own barbarity by means of the most sublime and passionate of languages.

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Opera

Opera

Opera

Opera

IPHIGÉNIE EN AULIDE / IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE

CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK (1714-1787)

SAMSON

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683-1764)

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)

PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)

IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA

CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) — SEMI-STAGED CONCERT VERSION

SONGS AND FRAGMENTS

PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934 - 2016) / GYÖRGY KURTÁG (1926) — MUSIC THEATRE

THE GREAT YES, THE GREAT NO

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (1955) — MUSIC THEATRE

Concerts

Concerts

Concerts

Concerts

In counterpoint with its programme of operas, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence presents an ambitious collection of concerts to increase that programme’s impact.

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JACK QUARTET

Hôtel Maynier d'Oppède — 4July, 9pm

FINAL CONCERT INSTRUMENTAL RESIDENCY

ENSEMBLE INTERCONTEMPORAIN — CONDUCTORS PIERRE BLEUSE AND SORA ELISABETH LEE, RESIDENT WOMAN CONDUCTOR

Hôtel Maynier d'Oppède — 5 July, 9pm

CONCERT-PERFORMANCE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY

LED BY PIERSANDRA DI MATTEO

Hôtel Maynier d'Oppède — 7 July, 9pm

LEA DESANDRE — HUW MONTAGUE RENDALL — THOMAS DUNFORD

Conservatoire Darius Milhaud — 8 July, 8pm

FINAL CONCERT VOICE RESIDENCY

LE CONCERT D’ASTRÉE — CONDUCTORS EMMANUELLE HAÏM AND CAMILLE DELAFORGE, RESIDENT WOMAN CONDUCTOR

Hôtel Maynier d'Oppède — 9 July, 9pm

HIROMI — SONICWONDER

SONICWONDERLAND

Grand Théâtre de Provence — 10 July, 8pm

FABRIZIO CASSOL — ORCHESTRE DES JEUNES DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE

COLLECTIVE COMPOSITIONS — 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OJM

Conservatoire Darius Milhaud — 12 July, 8pm

KLAUS MÄKELÄ — ORCHESTRE DE PARIS #1

Grand Théâtre de Provence — 13 July, 8pm

KLAUS MÄKELÄ — ORCHESTRE DE PARIS #2

Grand Théâtre de Provence — 14 July, 8pm

SONDRA RADVANOVSKY — ANTHONY MANOLI

Conservatoire Darius Milhaud — 15 July, 8pm

ELĪNA GARANČA — MALCOLM MARTINEAU

Grand Théâtre de Provence — 18 July, 8pm

KINAN AZMEH’S CITY BAND

Hôtel Maynier d'Oppède — 19 July, 9pm

EVAN ROGISTER — ORCHESTRE DES JEUNES DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE

CONCERT 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OJM, SYMPHONIC SESSION

Grand Théâtre de Provence — 20 July, 8pm

News

News

News

News

Pelléas et Mélisande - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2016

[ VIDEO EXCERPTS ] PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE

(Re-)watch clips from Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande featuring Barbara Hannigan (Mélisande), Stéphane Degout (Pelléas) and Laurent Naouri (Golaud). This opera production, staged by Katie Mitchell in 2016, is being revived from 6 to 17 July at the Grand Théâtre de Provence. LEARN MORE ABOUT PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE BOOK YOUR TICKETS
— Video
Friday, April 12, 2024
Emmanuelle Haïm

EMMANUELLE HAÏM HONOURED ON FRANCE MUSIQUE

Last month, on 8 March (i.e. International Women’s Day), France Musique offered listeners a musical portrait of Emmanuelle Haïm in its programme Relax!, hosted by Lionel Esparza.
— At the Festival— And you
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The opera in concert version Les Vêpres siciliennes is postponed to 2026

The Festival is forced to postpone the concert version of Verdi’s opera Les Vêpres siciliennes to 2026.
— At the Festival— And you
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Hiromi - Tiny Desk Concert

DISCOVER HIROMI IN CONCERT!

Japanese pianist and acclaimed artist in the world of jazz, Hiromi will be performing this summer at the Festival with her electrifying jazz fusion quartet, Sonicwonderland. On 10 July at the Grand Théâtre de Provence, embark on a journey through her exhilarating universe, aglow with joy and humour. As a preview, the Festival invites you to watch the Tiny Desk Concert* she gave in September 2023 for American public radio (NPR). * A concert series streamed online from the desktop of Bob Boilen, musician and journalist at National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States
— Video
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Elīna Garanča

LISTEN TO ELĪNA GARANČA ON FRANCE MUSIQUE

Our media partner France Musique invites you to listen to a portrait of the Latvian mezzo-soprano on its show Relax, hosted by Lionel Esparza. (Re)discover her through a large selection of excerpts from her discography.
— At the Festival
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Peter Eötvös - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2011

TRIBUTE TO PETER EÖTVÖS

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Peter Eötvös this past Sunday, 24 March. He was a major opera composer, musical director and educator of our time, and a tireless promoter of contemporary music.
— At the Festival
Monday, March 25, 2024
Résidence Voix - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2023

VOICE RESIDENCY 2024: DISCOVER THE 14 SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS!

— Académie
Monday, March 25, 2024
Atelier Créatrices d'Opéra

DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE

In keeping with its commitments related to its double AFNOR certification, obtained in 2021, for ‘Diversity’ and ‘Equality in the Workplace’, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence is actively engaged in the fight against discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence and harassment. To this end, it also focuses, through its Académie, on the training of women opera makers, including composers, authors, conductors and stage directors, among others.
— Académie— At the Festival
Monday, March 11, 2024

[ PREPARING FOR THE FESTIVAL ] SET CONSTRUCTION

See photos of the set construction for Samson, based on the music of Rameau. The production, which is making its world premiere at the Festival, will be performed at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché from 4 to 18 July 2024. 2024 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence © Vincent Beaume
— Pictures
Friday, March 8, 2024
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