French coloratura soprano Patricia Petibon as Alcina and French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (bottom) as Ruggiero perform in the opera "Alcina" by Georg Friedrich Haendel, directed by Katie Mitchell and conducted by Andrea Marcon on June 27, 2015 during the International Festival of Lyric Art in the French southeastern city of Aix-en-Provence. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP via Getty Images)
