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At the Aix Festival, Premieres in Pursuit of Happiness

Two works at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, by two inventive partnerships in opera, use fables to explore grief and queer utopian dreams.

By Joshua Barone

Benjamin, George Crimp, Martin Opera Picture a Day Like This (Opera)

An Opera Partnership’s Next Step: A Fable About Happiness

George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, who collaborated on modern successes including “Written on Skin,” return with the one-act “Picture a Day Like This.”

By Hugh Morris