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Aix-en-Provence Festival
1948: a Festival is born The very first Festival takes place in July 1948. The programme consists of three or four concerts held in the Archbishop's courtyard, one in St-Sauveur Cathedral and an additional six concerts and recitals in various locations around town. An opera unfamiliar to French audiences of the time, Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, is also thrown into the mix. Human dynamo Gabriel Dussurget not only assembles the cast necessary for the performance but also convinces Georges Wakhevi...
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