International Friend Of The Intl Lyric Art Festival In Aix-En
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- EIN 13-4162022
- (212) 249-3998
- 509 Madison Ave Rm 200 New York NY 10022-5585 USA
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Services
Mission: International friends of the intl lyric art festival in aix-en-provence, inc. (the organization) supports programs and artistic efforts in music, both instrumental and vocal, the visual arts, the performance arts, and cultural and artistic activities in general. Most notably, the organization proudly supports the festival d'aix-en-provence. Founded in 1948, the festival d'aix-en-provence is considered one of europe's most prestigious opera festivals. Its ability to bring together the world's best vocal talent and most renowned orchestras, and its commitment to the creation of interdisciplinary works, place the festival among the most innovative and influential opera platforms. In addition to its dedication to artistic quality, the festival's essential missions include supporting the creation of new works and bringing opera to new audiences. Each year, the festival commissions a contemporary work and, thanks to many co-productions with opera companies around the world, its productions ar
Programs: In 2017, the organization continued its support for the international lyric art festival in aix-en-provence. The festival's 69th season demonstrated its ongoing mission to present new productions of opera classics, champion new works by contemporary composers, and return rarely heard masterpieces to the stage. New productions included mozart's don giovanni conducted by jeremie rhorer and directed by jean-francios sivadier; georges bizet's carmen conducted by pablo heras-casado and directed by dmitri tcherniakov; and, completing the festival's three-year stravinsky cycle, the rake's progress, a new production conducted by daniel harding and directed by simon mcburney. Additional season highlights included eugene oneguine, based on a novel by alexander pushkin with libretto by pyotr iiyich tchaikovsky and konstantin s. Shilovsky, conducted by tugan sokhiev with the orchestra of the state academic bolshoi theatre of russia; erismena by francesco cavalli and conducted by leonardo garcia alarcon. The festival also presented the world premiere of pinocchio by philippe boesmans, conducted by emilio pomarico and directed by joel pommerat. By fostering opera creation and supporting young artists, the academy of the festival d'aix gave audiences the chance to discover more than 300 young artists from over 40 countries in more than 50 public events including master classes, public performances, concerts, and recitals.