French tenor Roberto Alagna (L) and Albanian soprano Inva Mula as Desdemona perform performs during the rehearsal of the opera “Otello” by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, directed by South-Korean Myung Whun Chung, on July 30, 2014 in the French southern city of Orange, during the Choregies d’Orange, a festival dedicated to opera, lyrical art and symphonic concert. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT