miércoles, 16 de abril de 2025

ADIEUX À LUDMILA PAGLIERO. OPÉRA DE PARIS (ENTREVISTA POR ALICIA PERRIS). STAVROS NIARCHOS HALL. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON

Adieux a Ludmila Pagliero: ovacionada, se despidió la única estrella argentina en la historia de la legendaria Ópera de París. Con 41 años y luego de 20 años en la institución.
Entrevista con Alicia Perris, 15/XII/2020 en:
https://aliciaperris.blogspot.com/2020/12/la-bayadere-ballet-rudolf-noureev.html

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OPERA NACIONAL GRIEGA, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

Lucia di Lammermoor, the remarkable co-production of the Greek National Opera with the Royal Opera House, London, returns to the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the GNO at the SNFCC, on 6, 8, 10, 12, 23, 27, and 29 April, as well as on 4 and 11 May 2025. Gaetano Donizetti’s masterpiece is presented in a stunning production of high aesthetics that garnered praise in London and Athens, featuring stage direction by the renowned British director Katie Mitchell and conducted by Lukas Karytinos.

Lucia di Lammermoor, the emblematic masterpiece of romantic bel canto, is based on one of the most popular 19th-century novels, Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor. The opera’s premiere at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in 1835 achieved such enormous success that Lucia rightfully became recognised as the work that brought out Donizetti’s talent, despite the fact that he had already composed several notable pieces, including L’elisir d’amore, Lucrezia Borgia, and Anna Bolena among others.

The story is about Lucia’s love for Edgardo of the house of Ravenswood, a man strongly hated by her brother, Enrico Ashton. Determined to end their relationship, Enrico arranges for his sister to marry Arturo Bucklaw. During the wedding ceremony, Edgardo arrives in a furious state and starts cursing Lucia. She loses her mind, kills Arturo, and collapses. Hearing that his beloved has died, Edgardo kills himself.

Stage director Katie Mitchell attempts to gain insight into the world of 19th-century women by following the plot through the eyes of the main heroine. As a contrasting foil to the dark, male-dominated world of the North, as imagined by Sir Walter Scott, the director brings to the foreground the female perspective, situating the overall work within the literary context of the time, reminiscent of the atmosphere depicted in the works of the Brontë sisters. In collaboration with renowned British set and costume designer Vicki Mortimer, Mitchell creates a stage set divided into two parts, allowing us to observe everything that happens in every scene of the performance while witnessing simultaneous events unfolding throughout the story, bridging any gaps.

Katie Mitchell is one of the most authentic and intriguing figures in European theatre. She was an Associate Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre in London. Since 2000, she has directed opera at the world’s most prestigious opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London, the Dutch National Opera, Opéra-Comique in Paris, the Berlin State Opera, and La Monnaie in Brussels, as well as at the Aix-en-Provence and Munich Festivals, and other venues. Responsible for reviving the stage direction is Robin Tebbutt.

Acclaimed conductor and Artistic Director of the Athens State Orchestra, Lukas Karytinos, will lead the production. His longstanding journey at the Greek National Opera began in 1985. In 1992, he became the musical director of the GNO, and from 1999 to 2005, he served as its artistic director. He has conducted performances at numerous international festivals, including those in Verona, Rome, Las Palmas, Torre del Lago, and Avenches, and has collaborated with many prestigious opera houses, such as those in Berlin, Barcelona, Cologne, Monte-Carlo, Detroit, and Salzburg, among others.

https://www.nationalopera.gr/en/stavros-niarchos-hall/sn-opera/item/6577-lucia-di-

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