Live animals and baking bread feature in Messiaen's `Saint François d’Assise' at Salzburg Festival
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This image released by Salzburg Festival shows Philippe Sly during a performance of Olivier Messiaens Saint Franois dAssise, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, Austria on July 29, 2026. (Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival via AP)This image released by Salzburg Festival shows Philippe Sly during a performance of Olivier Messiaens Saint Franois dAssise, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, Austria on July 29, 2026. (Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival via AP)This image released by Salzburg Festival shows Philippe Sly, center, during a performance of Olivier Messiaens Saint Franois dAssise, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, Austria on July 29, 2026. (Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival via AP)This image released by Salzburg Festival shows Philippe Sly during a performance of Olivier Messiaens Saint Franois dAssise, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, Austria on July 29, 2026. (Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival via AP)This image released by Salzburg Festival shows Philippe Sly during a performance of Olivier Messiaens Saint Franois dAssise, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, Austria on July 29, 2026. (Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival via AP)
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This image released by Salzburg Festival shows Philippe Sly during a performance of Olivier Messiaens Saint Franois dAssise, at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, Austria on July 29, 2026. (Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival via AP)