2016 Press kit

Festivald'Aix-en-Provence

68th edition30 June 20 July 2016

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REALITYILLUSIONSUTOPIAS

OPERA& MUSICAL THEATRE

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (17561791)

COS FANTUTTEOpera buffa in two actsLibretto by Lorenzo Da PonteCreated on 20 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna

OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (16851759)

ILTRIONFO DELTEMPO E DELDISINGANNOOratorio in two partsLibretto by cardinal Benedetto PamphiliCreated in 1707 in Rome


CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862 1918)

PELLASET MLISANDELyric drama in five actsLibretto by the composer, after Maurice Maeterlincks playCreated at the Opra Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902


WORLD PREMIERE

MONEIM ADWAN (1970)

KALLAWA DIMNAOpera in Arabic and FrenchLibretto by Fady Jomar and Catherine Verlaguet after The Bookof Kalla and Dimna attributed to Ibn AlMuqaffaCommissionned by the Festival dAixenProvence


STRAVINSKI CYCLE

IGOR STRAVINSKI (18821971)

DIPUS REX /SYMPHONY OFPSALMSDIPUS REXOperaoratorio after SophoclesLibretto by Jean Cocteau translated into Latin by Jean Danilouand adapted by Peter SellarsConcert version created on 30 May 1927 at the ThtreSarahBernhardt in Paris

SYMPHONY OF PSALMSCreated on 13 December 1930 in Brussels


STRAVINSKI CYCLE

PHILHARMONIAORCHESTRASYMPHONIES OF WIND INSTRUMENTSAGONTHE RITE OF SPRING


CONCERT VERSION

JEANPHILIPPE RAMEAU (16831764)

ZOROASTRELyrical tragedy in five acts, libretto by Louis de CahusacCreated on 5 December 1749 at the Thtre du Palais Royal in Paris


CONCERTS& RECITALS

FREIBURGER BAROCKORCHESTER

THE COMPLETE MOTETS BY BACH

THE MEDITERRANEANYOUTH ORCHESTRA

CONCERTS & RECITALS

HSBC LAUREATES OF THE ACADMIE

DISSONANCE


THE SINS OF ROSSINI


GYPSY MELODIES

CONCERTS & RECITALS

CARTE BLANCHE TO JEANGUIHEN QUEYRAS

JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS & ALEXANDER MELNIKOV


QUATUOR ARCANTO


QUATUOR ARCANTO

CONCERTS & RECITALS


JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS WELCOMESSTPHANE DEGOUT

NIGHT STORK EMMANUEL BAILY

CONCERTS & RECITALS

CARTE BLANCHE TO RAPHAL IMBERT

RAPHAL IMBERT NEW QUINTET WELCOMESMARION RAMPAL

A NIGHT OF CREATION

CARTE BLANCHE TO RAPHAL IMBERT

INTERCULTURAL CREATION BYTHEYOUTHMEDITERRANEAN ORCHESTRA

CONCERTS & RECITALS

CAIRO JAZZ STATION ZIRYAB AND US

CAIRO JAZZ STATION

ZIRYAB AND US


QUATUORTANA

CONCERTS & RECITALS

Now a much acclaimed stalwart of the summer in Aix, Aix en Juin is the festivepredecessor of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence. Since its founding in 2013, this eventhas brought together an ever growing and enthusiastic audience as well as a richprogram: recitals, concerts, master classes and opera rehearsals.All of these eventsprecede the productions in July, offering the opportunity to explore new and variedmusical landscapes, for free, or indeed at a reduced rate.

Aix en Juin also features some exceptional artists; young talents from the Acadmiedu Festival or major artists performing in the productions of the Festival. Theirpresence is complemented by the innovative projects designed for non-professionals by the socio-artistic and educational department of the Festival dAix-en-Provence.

Since meeting and participation is so fundamental to the projects at Aix en Juin, afestive gathering will be held at the very middle of the city for attendees, wherethey will have the pleasure of an exceptional evening of music with the artists ofthe Festival.

Last but certainly not least, to celebrate the coming of July and to mark the end ofsuch a beautiful prelude, what could be more befitting than a PARADE[S]? Averitable tradition rooted in the identity of Aix en Juin, this grand concert, free toall, will light up the crowd to the rhythm of a program comprising American gospel,traditional African songs, and opera arias by the Cape Town opera Chorus.

AIX EN JUINA PRELUDE TO THE FESTIVAL D'AIX

PREPROGRAMME

OUVERTURE[S]

MUSICAL PRESENTATION

CONCERTS & MASTER CLASSES OFTHE ACADEMY

Melody & Creation Residency

Chamber music Residency

RECITALS OFTHE HSBC LAUREATES

DAmour et de Mort

Nordic Melodies

SILVACANE ABBEYVOICE FESTIVAL

Cape Town Opera Chorus

Amore Contraffatto Ensemble Solistes XXI

AIX EN JUIN

Modern and contemporary melodies

CONCERTS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

ZIED ZOUARI

CARTE BLANCHE TO RAPHAL IMBERTSolOmax

Gabriel Dussurget Award

Et tchons dpuiser la mort dans un baiser

PARADE[S]

AIX EN JUIN

The Acadmie du Festival dAix has become a benchmark of excellencein education for musicians and singers, as well as a workshop whereyoung artists can hone their skills, reflect, and experiment in the domainof opera creation. The Acadmie offers these young professionals theopportunity to be hosted in residency programs, to perform in concertsor operas for the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, and to tour in France andabroad.Through four areas of specialization (singing and voice, chambermusic, opera creation and orchestra) the Acadmie promotes valuessuch as cultural dialogue, cultural development in the form ofmultidisciplinary and cross-cultural projects, innovation, and culturalmediation. Through the Acadmie's networks of enoa (EuropeanNetwork of Opera Academies) and Medinea (Mediterranean Incubatorof Emerging Artists), the Acadmie encourages the professional mobilityof young artists within the Euro-Mediterranean region throughout theyear, encouraging the forging of new artistic and cultural connections.

19th ACADMIEDU FESTIVAL D'AIX

MELODY AND CREATION RESIDENCY

MOZART RESIDENCY

In 2016

252 singers and 25 pianistsauditioned. 20 singers and 7 pianists selectedafter auditions in 10 different citiesaround the world.

In 2016

40 quartets auditioned 6 quartets and 2 trios selected

CHAMBER MUSIC RESIDENCY (JUNE)

CHAMBER MUSIC RESIDENCY (JULY)

ACADMIE DU FESTIVAL D'AIX

OPERA CREATION WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP "WOMEN OPERA MAKERS"

WORKSHOPS OF CREATION AND INNOVATION

In 2016

95 composers and artists werecandidates. 10 composers, 7 artists and 3artistic teams selected.

Invited composers whose works willbe performed in 2016:Ondej Admek (Czech republic)Moneim Adwan (Palestine)Gilbert Amy (France)Philippe Boesmans (Belgium)Fabrizio Cassol (Belgium)Benjamin de la Fuente (France)Raphal Imbert (France)Franois Memoun (France)3 young composers were selected andinvited as part of the Melody andCreation Residency


SYMPHONIC SESSION DIRECTION MARKO LETONJA

INTERCULTURAL CREATION SESSION DIRECTION RAPHAL IMBERT


The Acadmie and HSBC France: a partnership that has been discovering and promoting talent for 10 years.

Concerts

New releases

Grieg, Strauss,Wolf, Grndhal Dissonance


COMPOSERS

ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS

STAGE DIRECTORS

LIGHTING DESIGN

PIANISTS

VOICE | SOPRANO

Former artists of the Acadmie performing for the Festival d'Aix in 2016


VOICE | MEZZOSOPRANO

VOICE | BARITONE

VOICE | BARITONEBASS

VOICE | BASS

CHAMBER MUSIC

INSTRUMENTALISTS


enoaEuropean Network of Opera Academies

The network's activities (JanuaryApril 2016)

Productions on tours

LAutre hiver Be With Me Now

Partners


MedineaMEDiterranean INcubator of Emerging Artists

The network's activities

CAIRO JAZZ STATION: AT THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN JAZZ AND THE CONTEMPORARY MUSICOF THE ARAB WORLD

ZIRYAB AND US: A NEW VISION OF ARAB-ANDALUSIAN HERITAGE

Medinea Meetings

Medinea partners


As a major promoter of innovation in the democratization of art andculture, the Festival dAix-en-Provence created "Passerelles" tointroduce opera to the very young, and to underprivileged audiences.Constantly evolving since their creation, "Passerelles" are veritablelaboratories, flourishing each year with new initiatives and new dialoguesinvolving schoolteachers, pedagogical artists, educational partners andthe Festival's teams and audience.These activities are evaluated regularlyto maintain a high standard, ensuring the Festival retains an invaluabledynamism, actively partaking in the local and regional development ofculture.

PASSRELLESEDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL-ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

PASSERELLES :THE EDUCATIONALAND SOCIAL-ARTISTICDEPARTMENTS

OPERA DISCOVERY

CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS

PASSRELLESEDUCATIONAL & SOCIAL-ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

PASSERELLES

DISCUSSIONS

A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEENTHE FESTIVAL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE AND AIX-MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY

PASSERELLES

TALKS & EVENTS

A STORM OF COLOURS OVER THE ARCHBISHOPWITH BRECHT EVENSBrecht Evens signs visual identity of the 2016 edition of the Festival d'AixenProvence

Exhibition AprilMay / JuneJuly 2016 | Muse des tapisseries

MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC

THE EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM CULTURE AND EDUCATION

CULTURE NUM

ACCORD MAJEUR NATIONAL FORUM

MEDINEA MEETINGS

TALKS & EVENTS

COS FAN TUTTEVIDEO CONTEST

TALKS & EVENTS

2016 TOURSPRODUCTIONS EXTRA MUROS

COS FANTUTTE (2016)Edinburgh Edinburgh international Festival 2016 (coproduction)

NewYork Mostly Mozart Festival

DIPUS REX /SYMPHONY OF PSALMS (2016)London Philharmonia Orchestra (coproduction) Royal Festival Hall

KALLA WA DIMNA (2016)Guanajuato (Mexico) Cervantino International Festival (coproduction)

Beirut Baalbeck Festival

Jordania Festival

Lille Opra de Lille (coproduction)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (2015)Beijing Beijing Music Festival

Bahrain Bahrain National Theater

SVADBA (2015)Angers Nantes Opra (coproduction)

Bahrain Cultural Hall

BE WITH ME NOW (2015)Paris Philharmonie

Brussels La Monnaie

Aldeburgh Aldeburgh Festival

ARIODANTE (2014)Amsterdam Dutch National Opera (coproduction)

Toronto Canadian Opera Company (coproduction)

ILTURCO IN ITALIA (2014)Dijon Opra de Dijon (coproduction)

WINTERREISE (2014)Sydney Sidney Festival

Lisbon Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian

San Francisco San Francisco Opera

Paris Philharmonie de Paris

Lille Opra de Lille (coproduction)

Barcelona Palau de la Musica

Berlin Berliner Festspiele

ELEKTRA (2013)New York The Metropolitan Opera (coproduction)

Helsinki Finnish National Opera (coproduction)

Berlin Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin (coproduction)

Barcelone Gran Teatre del Liceu (coproduction)

RIGOLETTO (2013)Moscow Bolsho Theatre (coproduction) New stage

SOIREE SATIE (2012)Paris Philharmonie (coproduction)

LATRAVIATA (2011)Vienna Wiener Staatsoper (coproduction)

2016 TOURS

ESTIMATED BUDGET 2016

ARTISTIC COSTS

OPERATING COSTS

STRUCTURAL COSTS

ENOA NETWORK EXPENSES

STRUCTURAL REVENUE

ARTISTIC REVENUE AND TOURS

OPERATING REVENUE

ENOA NETWORK REVENUE

For many years now, we have been able to rely on the substantialsupport of companies and the involvement of their business leaders,their teams, as well as on the faithful support of numerous donorsand opera lovers, all of whom have proven to be true supporters ofthe festival.These friends of the Festival are strongly committed tosustaining the Festivals development. On an average global budget of23.1 million Euros, this financial support represents nearly 20% ofthe revenue: 80% coming from national and regional businesses, and20% from individual supporters.

SPONSORS& PARTNERSHIPS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAJORDONORS

LOYAL BUSINESSES

OFFICIAL PARTNEROF THE FESTIVAL DAIX-EN-PROVENCE

SPONSORS & PARTNERSHIPS

THE HSBC LAUREATES OFTHE ACADMIE DU FESTIVAL

PARTENER OF THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING

PARTNER OFTHE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONALPROGRAMMES OFTHE FESTIVAL D'AIX


PARTNER OF THE ACADMIE DU FESTIVAL D'AIX


MEYER FOUNDATION FOR CULTURALAND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT


THE FESTIVAL DAIX-EN-PROVENCE AND THE ACADMIE THANK THEIR PARTNERS:

THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FESTIVAL:

PROFESSIONNAL PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

ECO-CONCEPTION OF SETSAND WASTE MANAGEMENT

EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION

RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING

COMMUNICATIONAND AWARENESS

PERSPECTIVE IN 2016

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

PRACTICALINFORMATION

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

VENUES

BOXOFFICEFrom 8 February 2016 to 4 June 2016

6 June - 20 July 2016

At resellers: from 6 February 2016

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