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The story is a profoundly moving eulogy to forgiveness - but in true Verdian operatic tradition we must first travel the road of honour, vengeance, deception and hatred. Stiffelio, a minister of the church, is confronted with his wife's infidelity and has to find a way to reconcile his desire for revenge with his faith and beliefs. The third act sermon we learn whether he succeeds is terribly poignant, yet somehow there remains an edge of cynicism it is hard to escape. The controversy, the subject matter and Verdi's brilliance make the character of Stiffelio one of the composer's most powerful and affecting. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approx. running time 2 hours 45 minutes

Cast/Performers

Jose Cura (Stiffelio), Sondra Radvanovsky (Lina), Roberto Frontali (Stankar), Andrew Sritheran (Raffaele von Leuthold), Alastair Miles (Jorg), Nikola Matisic (Federico di Frengel), Liora Grodnikaite (Dorotea)

Creatives/Company

Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Piave (after the play Le Pasteur ou L'Evangile et le foyer by Emile Souvestre and Eugene Bourgeois)
Producer: Royal Opera
Conductor(s): Mark Elder (Apr07 20 / 23 May07 2 / 8 / 10), Chris Willis (May07 5)
Director(s): Elijah Moshinsky, William Hobbs (fight)
Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume: Peter J. Hall
Lighting: Paul Pyant

Stiffelio

Stiffelio (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T0927418717. Details of all Stiffelio archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1847683673

Archive Listings

20 Apr 07
  to
5 May 07
Royal Opera House
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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