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Théâtre de l'Archevêché

theater in Aix-en-Provence, France

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 17, 2024
Entity authorityQ7799920 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Théâtre de l'Archevêché is a theatre in Aix-en-Provence in southern France and the home of the annual summer Aix-en-Provence Festival of opera.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Théâtre de l'Archevêché” is theater in Aix-en-Provence, France. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Théâtre, l'Archevêché and theater, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current 23-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1948. For this dossier, Théâtre, l'Archevêché and theater is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “theater in Aix-en-Provence, France” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 17, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q7799920. VIAF identifies the subject as 313533746. Authority coordinates are 43.532, 5.448. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Théâtre de l'Archevêché”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Théâtre de l'Archevêché primary sources, Théâtre de l'Archevêché archive and Théâtre research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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  2. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
  3. Which edition, object, performance or recording is being described?
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This entry incorporates text from “Théâtre de l'Archevêché” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.