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For his first commission for the Paris Opéra Verdi demanded a libretto that was “immense, passionate and original”. What he eventually got from star author Eugène Scribe was a text whose political edginess rivalled the grand opéras of Giacomo Meyerbeer, with whom Scribe had collaborated on LES HUGUENOTS and LE PROPHETE. Like these two works, LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES explored a subject that was not only historical but also highly topical. Parallels could easily be drawn between the “Sicilian Vespers” uprising in 1282 against the island’s French occupiers and the most conspicuous of France’s mid-19th-century expansionist ventures, the conquest and colonialization of Algeria, which began in 1830 and was dogged by an ongoing series of brutally quelled revolts.

Les Vêpres Siciliennes

Deutsche Oper Berlin

There are many ways to express solidarity. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra represents moral support for a nation at war and material assistance for the musicians. The ensemble was assembled in 2022 at the initiative of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. It includes refugees forced to flee their country for safety, Ukrainian members of European orchestras, and musicians of Ukraine-based ensembles. The proceeds from the tour will be used to help struggling artists, yet the symbolic dimension of the endeavour is just as important—the sense of togetherness that music can create.

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

An American serviceman takes a temporary house and wife in Japan, only to trade both for “real” versions back home. Experience Puccini’s tragedy of unequal love in a beautifully-staged production that will completely transform Walk Festival Hall and continue the exciting new operatic tradition at GTMF.

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Festival Orchestra: Madame Butterfly in Concert

Walk Festival Hall

It is common knowledge that Giuseppe Verdi, by nature a critical man, not only found much to disapprove of in the trends of his day but also subjected his own work to a continuous process of editing and revision.

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Valentyn Dytiuk

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 11 - Mar 22, 2026

Don Carlo · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Past events

18 - 31 May, 2025

Les Vêpres Siciliennes · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Jul 14, 2024

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra · Polish National Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Don Carlo in Don Carlos by Verdi

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Henri in Les vêpres siciliennes by Verdi

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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