Live animals and baking bread feature in Messiaen’s `Saint François d’Assise’ at Salzburg Festival

Live animals and baking bread feature in Messiaen’s `Saint François d’Assise’ at Salzburg Festival

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Philippe Sly worked up a sweat to prepare for the daunting title role in “Saint François d’Assise,” composer Olivier Messiaen’s crowning achievement. Sly moved into the Kapuzinerkloster, a Capuchin monastery about 1,550 feet (470 meters) above sea level, 7 1/2 weeks ahead o...

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