In 17th-century Scotland, where irreconcilable clans clash, a young woman falls victim to her own family: a forced marriage will lead her to murder and madness. It is all the fever of romantic Bel Canto that ignites this dark masterpiece by Donizetti , sublimated by the emblematic production of Nicolas Joel, Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino . A double cast alternating between a star-studded cast and the most brilliant performers of the young generation.

Lucia di Lammermoor

Opéra National du Capitole

Originally from the French Basque region, Maurice Ravel had a lifelong penchant for Spanish folk music. Alongside the "Bolero" and the "Rhapsodie espagnole", his short opera L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE, premiered in 1911, is the best-known example of Ravel's sophisticated stylisation of Spanish dance rhythms - and like the "Bolero", the almost hour-long stage work about the sexually unfulfilled watchmaker's wife Concepciòn is a masterpiece of the laconic elegance typical of Ravel. The celebrated mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa can be heard in the role of Concepción, with the young French conductor Maxime Pascal conducting the one-act opera, which is paired with Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite "Scheherazade".

Valentin Thill

Events

Past events

Feb 20 - Mar 1, 2026

Lucia di Lammermoor · Opéra national du Capitole

Feb 10 - Mar 21, 2025

Symphony Concert: Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

Gonzalo in Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Lord Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti

Opéra national du Capitole

Gonzalo in L'heure espagnole by Ravel

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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