Die Nachtwandlerin (La Sonnambula) by Bellini, Nuo (2023/2023), Režisierius Ansgar Weigner, Dirigentas Mihkel Kütson, Theater Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach, Germany

As a prime example of a bel canto opera, Vincenzo Bellini's Nightwalker, premiered in Milan in 1831, is not just beautiful singing that gives goosebumps, but also a gripping character psychogram in an alpine ambience. The beauty of the melodies and the absolute focus on the voice and ability of the singers enable a deep insight into the protagonists' emotional drama. Director Helen Malkowsky (most recently Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas and Brecht's The Threepenny Opera ) meticulously dissects the emotional life of the supposedly superficial characters and presents her modern view of the outsider Amina. A village idyll in the Swiss Alps. Amina comes from a humble background and is about to marry Elvino, one of the richest farmers in the village. However, when she wakes up one night in the bedroom of Count Rodolfo, who has returned incognito, the deceptive idyll is shattered. Elvino breaks the engagement with her and turns to his former lover, Amina's reputation is gone forever. Gradually, however, it turns out that appearances are deceptive - as is so often the case...