John Morrissey

Puccini’s passionate opera is conducted by Antonio Pappano and stars a superb young cast including Nicole Car, Michael Fabiano and Mariusz Kwiecień, in a new production by Richard Jones.

À Rome en 1800, le peintre Mario Cavaradossi vient en aide à un prisonnier politique en fuite, Angelotti, ancien consul de la République, activement recherché par Scarpia, le redoutable chef de la police qui traque tous les partisans de la liberté.

Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’. With his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi set out to create ‘something out of the ordinary’. Their success is borne out in every bar of a score that sees Verdi at his most theatrical: it bristles with demonic energy.

L’opéra de Puccini, rempli de passion, d’amitié et de chagrin, présente un casting prestigieux, sous la direction musicale de Kevin John Edusei.