Curious… This looks identical to akingreid’s post: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/unable-to-open-project-due-to-unable-to-parse-project-information-message/62364/1
I almost wonder if it is the same file. Nonetheless,
I’ll take a look at this file if you care to zip it up and upload it to a public file server, then post or PM me the link. No promises.