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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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Figaros Hochzeit
San Francisco Opera: Verdi's Rigoletto
Verdi La Traviata
Tristan und Isolde
Andrea Chenier
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Verdi: Il Trovatore
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Verdi: Don Carlo
La bohème - ROH
La Gioconda - Opera Bruxelles
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Maometto secondo
Il Trovatore
Norma: Live from the Royal Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
Carmen
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Armida
The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte
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