Das Staatstheater Cottbus bringt Giuseppe Verdis „Otello“ auf die Bühne. Ein Beziehungsgespinst, in dem es um Macht und Krieg führende Männer geht – aber auch um die Kraft der Frauen.
Rarely does an opera character spit this malice around your ears so naturally - and even more rarely do you develop sympathy for it: this distinguished ruling clique! Consisting of upstarts, warmongers, schemers, courtiers, seekers of advantage - a deeply mendacious society - and that's why an Iago functions in the fragile Otello system. He lights the candles in the ego trip of the characters, who always stay a step behind him.
The solid performance “Romeo and Juliet” by Gounod directed by Arnaud Bernard gave a number of excellent singing works
If we leave out of the scope of discussion a certain oversaturation of the performance with unusually realistic battle scenes, then the New Opera can be congratulated on an interesting production. "Romeo and Juliet" by Arnaud Bernard not only follows the author's intention and relies on the director's concept built into the author's context, but is also saturated with elements of modern staging language: the scenography is metaphorically laconic, the action is dynamic, and the role drawings are quite complex. With the proper level of performance, which the Novaya Opera is able to provide, the performance can be called one of the best works of the theater and will be popular with the public for many years to come.