Stiffelio by Verdi, Thu 29 Dec 2022, From (2022/2023), Directed by Ewa Teilmans,, Conductor Chanmin Chung, Theater Aachen, Aachen, Germany

A story of love, betrayal and redemption: Lina, the wife of Stiffelio, a respected preacher, betrays her husband with Raffaele, a nefarious seducer. Is forgiveness possible? Written between the much more famous operas »Luisa Miller« and »Rigoletto«, »Stiffelio« is one of those musical theater works by Giuseppe Verdi that are still awaiting greater attention today. Already robbed of its actual form by censors at the time of the premiere, Verdi reworked the opera for later performances in such a way that it resulted in a new stage work. It was only about a century later that the composer's original ideas were reconstructed, so that it is now possible to get to know the real »Stiffelio« again.