Ermione
Rossini’s opera Ermione, which in its day baffled audiences with its sombre tone and unconventional structure, is now recognised as a masterpiece of dramatic intensity. Set after the Trojan War, it explores desire, unrequited love, jealousy and revenge. Ermione manipulates Orestes into murdering Pyrrhus, her unfaithful lover, before taking her own life. At the 2024 Rossini Opera Festival, Anastasia Bartoli, Enea Scala and Juan Diego Flórez gave acclaimed performances in a daring and visually striking production.
Tragic action in two acts
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola
Artistic team
Conductor | Michele Mariotti
Stage director | Johannes Erath
Set designer | Heike Scheele
Costume designer | Jorge Jara
Lighting designer | Fabio Antoci
Video | Bibi Abel
Chorus master | Giovanni Farina
Cast
Ermione | Anastasia Bartoli
Andromaca | Victoria Yarovaya
Pirro | Enea Scala
Oreste | Juan Diego Flórez
Pilade | Antonio Mandrillo
Fenicio | Michael Mofidian
Cleone | Martiniana Antonie
Cefisa | Paola Leguizamón
Attalo | Tianxuefei Sun
Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI
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