The Aix factor
This summer’s festival, taking place amid record high temperatures and in the wake of its artistic director, Pierre Audi, featured a disquietingly zeigeisty focus on sexual violence.
4 pieces since 2022 — in 3 roles, at 1 company, most often at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
1 piece as Billy Budd — stats above show all coverage for Ian Rucker.
View allThis summer’s festival, taking place amid record high temperatures and in the wake of its artistic director, Pierre Audi, featured a disquietingly zeigeisty focus on sexual violence.
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