Il canto s'attrista, perche? by Sciarrino, From (2021/2021), Directed by Nigel Lowery, Conductor Johannes Witt, Erholungshaus Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany

In this “missing link” between Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigenia operas and Richard Strauss' 'Elektra', the betrayed Klytämnestra finally has her say. Due to the damage caused by the floods, Nigel Lowery's gripping production of one of the most famous stories in Greek mythology will unfortunately not be able to take place on the stage of the Wuppertal Opera House. Luckily, as in the ›Orestie‹, which forms the textual model for Sciarrino's latest music theater work, a favorable wind blew us into the recreation center in Leverkusen. From October 23, 2021, the curtain will be raised there for ›Il canto s'attrista, perché?‹. But what is this ancient thriller actually about? In Mycenae we learn of the return of King Agamemnon, who has conquered Troy after ten years of war and is now coming home with Cassandra as his slave and mistress. His wife Klytämnestra can neither forgive him for the sacrifice of her daughter Iphigenia nor for the present adultery and takes terrible revenge. Salvatore Sciarrino is no stranger to Wuppertal after several premieres and world premieres over the past few decades. His last premiere ›Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo‹ was realized as a co-production of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin and the Milan Scala. As one of the most important contemporary Italian composers, he looks at great theatrical material from a different perspective. After versions of ›Macbeth‹ and ›Lohengrin‹ he now turns to ancient Greek literature. Scenes after Aeschylus by Salvatore Sciarrino. Libretto by the composer, commissioned work. In Italian with German surtitles. Rescheduled German premiere from May 2020. Co-production of the premiere with the Stadttheater Klagenfurt.