That on the battlefield of politics no one can be trusted, King Mitridate, the 'Hannibal of the East' and public enemy number one of Rome, knows better than anyone else. To test the loyalty of his two sons, he has a rumour spread that he died in battle. Great is his anger when he finds out that his eldest son Farnace is collaborating with the Romans, and his fiancée Aspasia is having an affair with his favourite son Sifare.
Love, jealousy, betrayal and revenge against the backdrop of war and tyranny are the ideal ingredients for a libretto reading, seasoned as usual with roguish commentary and heavenly music. Let the Game of Thrones begin!
Who? What? Libretto lecture?
WALPURGIS traditionally takes out an opera classic once a year and then, out of sheer curiosity and pleasure, separates the music from the text so that its content can resonate in a new way for us and our times. Expect a casual evening of musical theatre full of fun and joyful anarchy, averse to taboos. A delight for opera lovers and opera dummies alike!
All libretto readings in a row (2001-2016)
Dive into our archives to see which other operas we have covered:
Sille revisited (de Gamerra, 2017)
Beatrice and Benedict (Berlioz, 2015)
Daphne (Strauss, 2014)
Platée (Rameau, 2013)
La Bohème (Puccini, 2012)
Fidelio (Beethoven, 2011)
Turandot (Puccini, 2010)
Falstaff (Verdi, 2007)
Don Giovanni (Mozart, 2005)
The Flutter Mouse (Strauss, 2002-2004)
Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart, 2001)
Interview
Mitridate, libretto reading #11: The essence of playing
" You really have to throttle yourself and as a result you surprise yourself and the others. Pure joy of playing, very infectious!"
>> Read the interview with the 2 brothers fighting over the same woman in wOwW!(p.8)
Review
Mozart meets Eastern music (meets Game of Thrones), a portrait of Melike Tarhan
"As a child of two cultures, you are constantly looking for ways to unite them so you can remain yourself. Germanic languages, for example, had nothing to do with my Eastern background. That's why music is so important to me, because I can find that symbiosis there, and for me it works enormously healing."
Orlando Verde - Kif Kif
