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The Festival International d ’ Art Lyrique d ’ Aix-en- Provence is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence , principally in the month of July . Devoted mainly to opera , it also includes concerts of orchestral , chamber , vocal and solo instrumental music .

The first festival took place in July 1948 and was founded by Countess Lily Pastré . It was made up of three or four concerts in the cour de l ’ Archevêché , a concert in the Saint- Sauveur cathedral , and six further concerts and recitals in various locations throughout the town .
Performances are given in a variety of locations , including the Théâtre de l ’ Archevêché , in the courtyard of the former archbishop ’ s palace , the Grand Théâtre de Provence , the Jeu de Paumes ( a restored 18th century theatre ), the courtyard of the Hôtel Maynier d ’ Oppède and the Théâtre du Grand Saint-Jean , in the grounds of a chateau near Aix .

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