Love and betrayal, death and forgiveness – Giuseppe Verdi's "Stiffelio" is full of drama. Too much for the censorship authorities, who banned the first version of the opera before its premiere in 1850. It was not until over 100 years later that the original scores, thought to be lost, were rediscovered in Naples. The audience can expect an exciting encounter with a rarely performed early work by the great Italian opera composer.

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Stiffelio | KLANGVOKAL Music Festival Dortmund

Konzerthaus Dortmund

Le proposte d’Opera si completano con <strong>tre concerti al pianoforte</strong>, due dei quali ‘omaggio’ alla Stagione d’Opera posticipata al 2021 e uno ideato per riunire in un’unica serata un grande titolo del repertorio (con i suoi <em>highlights</em>) e grandi voci del panorama lirico.

La Fanciulla del West

A nation is cowed by its princess. Turandot, beautiful and fascinating representative of a royal dynasty, presides over a gruesome ritual: only her marriage to a suitor will bring an end to the violence, but no would-be bridegroom has yet managed to solve the riddles. The same old spectacle plays out, ending in yet another execution, until Calaf, the son of a deposed ruler from a foreign land, unexpectedly answers the riddles correctly. He then turns the tables on Turandot, forcing her to answer his own question if she wants to steal out of her obligation. Puccini’s times are changing rapidly, the art world is going through drastic transformation and new, abstract forms are being coined to reflect modern-day experience. And the composer, in his early 60s, is again trying to break new ground.

Angelo Villari

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 11 - Jun 23, 2026

Turandot · Deutsche Oper Berlin

5 - 15 Jul, 2026

Turandot · Teatro di San Carlo

Past events

Jun 6, 2025

Stiffelio | KLANGVOKAL Music Festival Dortmund · WDR Funkhausorchester

Nov 26, 2020

La Fanciulla del West · Fondazione Teatro Grande di Brescia

Future and recently performed repertoire

Calaf in Turandot by Puccini

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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