(Photo: © Philippe Gisselbrecht) On Friday, November 7, and Sunday, November 9, Richard Strauss’ opera “Elektra” was performed at the Arsenal in Metz in concert version. As the Metz Opera House is undergoing renovation for the next two years, its productions are being staged outside the building during the works. Elektra is the young sister of Salome, from whom she {…}
The Opéra-Théâtre de Metz in co-production with the Fondazione Teatro di Pisa, the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini di Jesi, the Fondazione Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti di Modena and the Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, presented Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” A quasi-synthetic opera after the joyful, mischievous and revolutionary “Le Nozze di Figaro” and the dark, deleterious and almost mystical “Don Giovanni,” he {…}
(© Philippe Gisselbrecht – Opéra-Théâtre de l’Eurométropole de Metz) After having offered “La Rondine” at the opening of the season and before “La Messe de Requiem” at the Saint Etienne Cathedral in Metz on November 29, the Opéra-Théâtre de Metz is featuring Puccini’s “Tosca” from November 15 to 21. Illuminating Production Details First of all, Patrick Méeüs‘s set is one {…}