When a sharp-tongued court jester Rigoletto is cursed for his spiteful words, he is forced to hide his unworldly daughter Gilda from his own licentious master the Duke. For Verdi’s wonderful ambivalent hunchback, paradise is the peaceful home and family that he struggles to protect. Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie’s production of Verdi’s opera confronts the two faces of Rigoletto: that of the loving father-monster who locks up his daughter from the very first scene, and his alter ego, the modern-day buffoon. While the latter, like a comedian alone on stage, sneers at power and the elite, the former reveals his darkest fears and persecution complex.
Laura
17세기 초기, 티롤의 한 마을에서 벌어진 처녀를 둘러싼 사랑과 음모를 다룬 작품. 루이자는 백작의 아들이지만 평범한 청년으로 위장한 로돌포를 사랑한다. 여기에 아들을 부유한 미망인과 결혼시키려는 백작, 그리고 루이자를 탐하는 그의 비서관 부름이 개입하게 된다. 루이자는 백작에게 체포되어 죽음의 위험에 빠진 아버지를 구하고자 로돌포가 아니라 부름을 사랑한다는 거짓 고백을 담은 편지를 쓴다. 이로 인해 루이자는 로돌포의 오해를 사게 되고 여러 사람의 죽음을 초래하게 되는데...
Woman of Crete
Mozart’s early masterpiece returned to the Met for the first time in more than a decade with Music Director Emeritus James Levine, who led the work’s company premiere in 1982, again on the podium. Tenor Matthew Polenzani brings both steely resolve and compassionate warmth to the title king of Crete, who is faced with an impossible decision. With her rich mezzo-soprano, Alice Coote sings the trouser role of Idomeneo’s son Idamante, who loves the Trojan princess Ilia, sung with delicate lyricism by Nadine Sierra. Elza van den Heever gives a thrillingly unhinged portrayal of the jealous Elettra. Jean Pierre-Ponnelle’s timeless production blends the grandeur of ancient myth with the elegance of Enlightenment ideals.
