Opera Zuid: Le Villi & Silenzio

Studium Generale and Opera Zuid are teaming up to offer students a unique opportunity to go to the opera – at a quarter of the normal price!

Le Villi is an unforgettable dance opera full of passion, love and mysticism, and forms a world where past and present meet and where broken hearts are avenged. With this first opera, Puccini lays the foundation for his later oeuvre, which revolves around human emotion. Dutch composer Karmit Fadael has composed a prelude, Silenzio, especially for this production, inspired by the theme of the dark forest as a metaphor for getting lost in life.

Anna and Roberto celebrate their engagement, but then Roberto has to collect an inheritance in town. Winter arrives and waiting for her lover becomes too much for Anna. She succumbs to a broken heart. On his journey back, not knowing that Anna has died, Roberto is seduced. Once home, Anna’s ghost appears before him. She has become a Villi. Roberto prays in vain for forgiveness, but Anna is determined to avenge him by making him dance to death.

Opera Zuid has chosen the experienced choreographer, actress, aerialist and producer Dreya Weber to direct Le Villi & Silenzio. In her debut as an opera director, dance will be completely interwoven with the story, mythology, dramaturgy and music. 

The opera will be performed in Italian with Dutch and English surtitles. Prior to the opera, there will be an introduction in English at 18.30.

In cooperation with Opera Zuid.