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After Tosca (2019), which marked Puccini’s entry into its repertoire, the Festival celebrates the centenary of the composer’s death this year by putting on his ‘Japanese tragedy’ Madame Butterfly: the cruel story of a vulnerable but strong and wilful heroine, driven by her blind perseverance to ritual suicide. By enveloping her with a bright lyricism and a supremely refined orchestration, Puccini reaches the heart of his artistic identity – reminding us of the real pleasure of tears. Conducting the orchestra of the Opéra de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni offers the finest of backdrops to Ermonela Jaho, whose rare combination of force and delicacy has made her a go-to choice in this wonderful yet harrowing role, in which she is making her prized debut in Aix. |
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The Metropolitan Opera: Otello
Offenbach: The Tales of Hoffmann (Komische Oper Berlin)
Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco
La bohème - Liceu
Romeo et Juliette - Liceu
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Manon Lescaut
Carmen
Rodelinda
Giacomo Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots (Die Hugenotten)
Verdi: Don Carlo
Verdi: Attila
La serva padrona
Verdi: I Due Foscari
Benjamin: Lessons in Love and Violence
Glass: Kepler
Parsifal live at the Salzburg Easter Festival
Ariadne Auf Naxos
Tristan Und Isolde
The Minotaur
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