Ken Burns-type slideshow - just a few minutes long but stylish and modern - is this the right tool?

Does shotcut autopan/zoom to faces?

It does slow zoom/pan but generically and not focusing on faces. You can modify the result using Filters and Keyframes.

autofit slideshow length to the audio?

No

simple fade-in or slide-in text overlayes easily?

Yes, add a video track and add text using Open Other > Text. From there you can easily add fade in or motion animations using filters.

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