Opera Staging: Between Minimalism and Drama
The maturation of opera staging is marked by a painful transition from the concrete, grandeur-sensitive approaches of figures like Lavelli, Chéreau, Ronconi, and Strehler to a contemporary practice oscillating between spectacle and austerity, excess and bareness.
Key facts
- Opera staging has entered a phase of 'painful maturity' after adolescence and youth.
- The golden era featured directors like Lavelli, Chéreau, Ronconi, and Strehler.
- These earlier directors were more grounded in concrete reality and sensitive to opera's fragile grandeur.
- Current staging is characterized by contradictory movements of splendor and ellipsis.
- Excess and nudity are now common in opera productions.
Entities
Artists
- Jorge Lavelli
- Patrice Chéreau
- Luca Ronconi
- Giorgio Strehler
Sources
- artpress —