Beatrice di Tenda
Opéra Bastille
19h30
Dress Cocktail attire
False accusation, unjust imprisonment, torture and a death sentence: such was the unfortunate fate of Beatrice di Tenda, a real character who became the heroine of Vincenzo Bellini’s opera. The work was first performed at Venice’s La Fenice in 1833 without any real success, to the great displeasure of the composer who tackled powerful themes such as justice and the aspiration for freedom, in a score with crystaline and lyrical lines. For its entry into the Paris Opera repertoire, Peter Sellars is directing this little-known score, his first Italian opera. With set designer George Tsypin, he sets the work in a steel-walled palace, evoking the domination and surveillance exercised by a ruthless dictatorship.
Beatrice di Tenda
Beatrice di Tenda - Peter Sellars
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Music
Vincenzo Bellini
(1801 - 1835) -
ConductorMark Wigglesworth
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Chorus masterChing-Lien Wu
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Libretto
Felice Romani
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Director
Peter Sellars
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Set design
George Tsypin
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Costume design
Camille Assaf
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Lighting design
James F. Ingalls
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Dramaturgy
Antonio Cuenca Ruiz
Cast
Wilson
Beatrice di Tenda
Kelsey
Filippo Visconti
Kronthaler
Agnese del Maino
Pati
Orombello
Pati
Anichino
Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
A coproduction with the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelone
With the exceptional support of Aline Foriel-Destezet
A recording of Beatrice di Tenda will be made, directed by Peter Sellars and produced by the Opéra national de Paris, with the support of the Orange Foundation, patron of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts. It will be broadcast live on POP - the Paris Opera's streaming platform - on Thursday 15 February 2024 at 7.30 pm.