Who among us would not want to be at the Aix-en-Provence Fes­ti­val? Since the press announce­ment landed in my in-box at the begin­ning of this year, I’ve thought about it every day. The plea­sure of atten­dance would be two-fold: to enjoy great music in a beau­ti­ful locale, and to know that I had achieved some suc­cess in life that would allow me to enjoy great music in a beau­ti­ful locale. Per­haps, someday …

But until then I, and you, can tune into medici.tv Sat­ur­day, 11:00am EST. No mis­print, because the world pre­miere of George Benjamin’s Writ­ten on Skin begins at that time in Aix-en-Provence, and it will be stream­ing at the site. And catch the New York Phil­har­monic 360 pro­gram while you’re at it.