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.

L'œuvre d'Honegger a fait son âge, malgré l'investissement d'une belle distribution (le Chœur de Radio France, Les Apaches, Lambert Wilson...) et l'ajout d'une création intelligente et sensible d'Othman Louati.