Bluebeard / Schicchi by Bartók, Puccini, Sat 05 Apr 2025, From (2025/2025), Directed by Alain Gauthier, Conductor Jonathan Brandani, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Canada

Premiering in 1918, amidst the aftermath of World War One and the Spanish Flu pandemic, these operas reflect the era’s disillusionment and existential questioning. Bluebeard’s Castle delves into the human psyche, while Gianni Schicchi combines comedy with the opera world’s most famous aria “O mio babbino caro.”