“Everything in the world is a joke, and man is born to be a fool.” With these words, the comic opera “Falstaff” — Verdi’s last work based on Shakespeare’s play “The Merry Wives of Windsor” — comes to an end.
One of the most beloved opera titles, "Il Trovatore," has all the essential ingredients for good theater: love, hate, politics, and intrigue. Verdi's music lingers in the audience's mind with its characteristic captivating melodies and energetic choral scenes that evoke revolutionary sentiments. The exotic romance depicting life in the gypsy camp also contributes to the fame of "Il Trovatore."
"La Traviata" is the most performed opera in the world, and it is also one of the most tragic love stories ever told. Often reaching an unrestrained and syrupy banality in its interpretations, it contains timeless themes and conflicts: society and the individual, morality and righteousness, exploitation and the exploited, parents and children, illness and life, sin and redemption...
