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Less is more : l’adaptation de Billy Budd, une leçon d'opéra au Festival d'Aix

The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor au Festival d'Aix
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor au Festival d'Aix
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor au Festival d'Aix
© Jean-Louis Fernandez
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“ce qui se joue là est prodigieux”
Reviewed at Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence on 7 July 2025
After Benjamin Britten, Billy Budd (musical adaptation Oliver Leith)
Ted Huffman, Director, Costume Designer, Adaptation
Bertrand Couderc, Lighting Designer
Finnegan Downie Dear, Conductor
Ian Rucker, Billy Budd
Joshua Bloom, John Claggart
Christopher Sokolowski, Captain Vere
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Implacable Werther at Opéra-Comique from Pichon and Huffman
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Venables We Are the Lucky Ones is the time to be alive at DNO
*****
Soaring orchestral themes, minimalist staging: Eugene Onegin
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From page to stage: Girl with a Pearl Earring premieres in Zurich
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War and Peace: Philip Venables Denis & Katya in Amsterdam
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