OPERA FILM:
THE IDIOT Salzburg Festival 2024
Weinberg’s final opera, based on Dostoevsky’s novel, condenses the plot without losing its psychological depth. Prince Myshkin, mentally ill yet believing in goodness, meets merchant Rogózhin on a train, sparking a tale of dependence, madness, and murder. The opera, rediscovered in the last decade, presents the composer Weinberg as Shostakovich’s equal. The Idiot, composed in 1986-1989, now staged in Salzburg, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski and conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, brings the world of literature to the opera stage. The excellent cast of singers contributes to make the production a great success. Bogdan Volkov “expressive lyrical tenor touches intimately in the piano and yet remains able to cope with all orchestral storms” (BR Klassik).
- Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg
- Conductor: Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
- Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker
- Artists: Bogdan Volkov, Ausrine Stundyte, Vladislav Sulimsky, Iurii Samoilov, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopern Chor
- Production year: 2024
- Run time: 03:17:00
- Director: Stage Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski
- Producers: Unilte
Saturday, November 29th
1:30pm
Jarvis Conservatory
Tickets are $20
