Performer: Cornelia Oncioiu

Damiano Michieletto’s intriguing production of Rigoletto is set in a mental hospital, and sidelines emotion in favour of analysis. The singing, on the other hand, is heartfelt and exciting.

Puccini's Il Trittico, performed last night at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, is a unique item in the repertoire: a series of three one act operas with little to link them except the composer's conceit of what would work together in an evening. Each opera clocks in at something under an hour, and despite the relatively short duration, each has plenty of time to develop its characters.

Associant deux œuvres majeures de Ravel (le ballet Ma mère l’Oye et la fantaisie lyrique L’Enfant et les sortilèges), cette production est un spectacle de féerie dans lequel s'illustrent les jeunes talents de l'Opéra.