Aida at Salzburg: A Superior Performance of a Flawed Work

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AustriaAustria 2017 Salzburg Festival [2] – Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 12.8.2017. (MB)

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Verdi’s Aida (c) Salzburger Festspiele/Monika Rittershaus

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Cavalli – L’Erismena in Aix: A True Company Achievement

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [5] – Cavalli, L’Erismena: Soloists, Cappella Mediterranea / Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor). Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix, 15.7.2017. (MB)

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Festival d’Aix-en-Provence’s L’Erismena © Pascal Victor/artcompress

 

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Tcherniakov’s Carmen Makes Music Drama Come Alive at Aix

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix-en-Provence [3] – Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône (chours master: Samuel Coquard), Chœur Aedes (chorus master: Mathieu Romano), Orchestre de Paris / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix, 13.7.2017. (MB)

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Carmen at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence © Patrick Berger/artcompress

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A Mightily Refreshing Account of The Rake’s Progress

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FranceFrance Festival d’Aix en Provence [1] Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Soloists, English Voices (chorus master: Tim Brown), Orchestre de Paris / Eivind Gullberg Jensen (conductor), Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Aix, 11.7.2017. (MB)

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The Rake’s Progress at Aix © Patrick Berger/artcompress

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