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A brilliantly cruel Cosi and punkish Petrushka but the Brits disappoint: Festival d’Aix-en-Provence reviewed

Predictability and preciousness from Benjamin and Crimp, didacticism from Venables and why the hype over Klaus Makela?

The cast of Dmitri Tcherniakov's brilliantly cruel Cosi fan tutte for Festival d'Aix-en-Provence. [Image: © Monika Rittershaus] 
issue 26 August 2023
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  • Ballets Russes; Cosi fan tutte; Picture A Day Like This; The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions; Wozzeck

    Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, with certain works available to watch on Arte.tv

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