"Mears tells me about next season: course after course of operatic banquet. There will be a new Parsifal, conducted by music director Jakub Hrusa and directed, in his house debut, by the brilliantly charismatic and interesting Kazakhstan-born Evgeny Titov."
"After the popular success of Mark-Anthony Turnage's Festen last year... there will be no main-stage operatic premiere next season. Mears says that in an ideal world of limitless money, he would like them to do a couple per season."
"With money tight, each big new piece, whether Festen or Kaija Saariaho's Innocence, which premiered in 2023, needs to be a bullseye."
Oliver Mears, director of opera at Covent Garden, shares insights about the upcoming season, including new productions like Parsifal and Un Ballo in Maschera. The Royal Opera continues to showcase remarkable talent, with Andreas Schager starring in Siegfried. Mears emphasizes the financial challenges of producing new operas, noting the need for each piece to be a success. Despite the constraints, he remains committed to delivering high-quality operatic experiences, reflecting on the impact of previous productions like Festen and Janacek's Kat'a Kabanova.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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