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Mozart tries (unsuccessfully) to inject optimism into the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

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Pierre Audi died suddenly on May 3 of last year in Beijing, but his legacy is still very present in Aix-en-Provence. The unexpected death of its director left the veteran festival of the city of Cézanne in a state very similar to orphanhood and several months passed until, on October 27, the appointment of the American stage director Ted Huffman as his successor was made public, a choice that surprised many and whose first practical consequences will not begin to be seen until 2028.

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Papageno (with his mouth bandaged) shows Pamina's portrait to the child Tamino while the adult Tamino (Mauro Peter) sings his aria 'Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön'.Papageno (Sean Michael Plumb) and adult Pamina (Ying Fang) sing the duet 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen' from the first act of 'The Magic Flute' in the presence of child Pamina.A boss Sarastro (Brindley Sherratt) talks on the phone in the second act of 'The Magic Flute'.The Queen of the Night (Sabine Devieilhe) surrounded by ragged children in the new production of 'The Magic Flute' premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

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