Kirill Petrenko conducts Puccini’s “Suor Angelica”
The first opera in the Philharmonie Berlin led by Kirill Petrenko: Giacomo Puccini’s drama Suor Angelica, which takes place in a convent and tells the moving story of a young nun. Even if the period and setting have little to do with the realities of life today, the message of the opera is more current than ever: it concerns humanity in an inhuman environment and the struggle for one’s own dignity. In this production, it is given a contemporary setting by director Nicola Hümpel and performed by up-and-coming singers, the choir of the Vocal Heroes choral programme, and the Karajan Academy.
Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko
Choir of the Vocal Heroes Choral Programme
Nicola Hümpel
Ann Toomey
Katarina Dalayman
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