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Plus a conceptual Salome and an unsatisfying Idomeneo
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Acquisition of payroll software provider Silae marks second time US group has bet on French technology company
The estate in Provence has opened its doors (and hills) to artists ranging from Tracey Emin to Ai Weiwei
Bold new commissions are the forte of this annual July event
A rich range of contemporary artworks is on display across the three French towns
Barbara Hannigan leads a uniformly strong cast in Katie Mitchell’s fever dream of a production
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Simon Rattle conducted a passionate performance of Jonathan Dove’s exhilarating new children’s opera
Collaborations bring clothes to dynamic life
A double exhibition in the south of France explores the region’s deep influence on 20th-century art
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Patrice Chéreau’s staging of Strauss’s famously chilling opera is a triumph for Aix
The ‘Some Like It Hot’ of the early baroque is revived after 350 years in a terrific production
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National Front’s surge adds to problems for mainstream parties
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