Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996)
L'Idiot, op. 144, opéra en 4 actes

Bogdan Volkov, ténor (Prince Lew Nikolaïevitch Mychkine)
Ausrine Stundyte, soprano (Nastassia Filippovna Barachkowa)
Vladislav Sulimsky, baryton (Parfione Semionovitch Rogojine)
Xenia Puskarz Thomas, mezzo-soprano (Aglaya)
Iurii Samoilov, baryton (Lukjan Timofejewvtch Lebedjev)
Clive Bayley, basse (Ivan Fiodorovitch Epanchine)
Margarita Nekrasova, mezzo-soprano (Elisaveta Prokofievna Epanchina)
Jessica Niles, soprano (Alexandra)
Pavol Breslik, ténor (Gavrila Ardalionovitch)
Daria Strulia, soprano (Warwara (Warja) Ardalionowitch)
Jerzy Butryn, basse (Afanassi Ivanovitch Totzki)
Alexander Kravets, ténor (Un aiguiseur de couteaux)
Jutta Bayer, soprano (Adelaida)
Herren Der Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, direction
Krzysztof Warlikowski, mise en scène

Weinberg's final opera, based on Dostoevsky's novel, condenses the plot without losing its psychological depth. Prince Myshkin, mentally ill yet believing in goodness, meets merchant Rogózhin on a train, sparking a tale of dependence, madness, and murder. The opera, rediscovered in the last decade, presents the composer Weinberg as Shostakovich's equal. The Idiot, composed in 1986-1989, now staged in Salzburg, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski and conducted by Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, brings the world of literature to the opera stage. The excellent cast of singers contributes to make the production a great success. Bogdan Volkov “expressive lyrical tenor touches intimately in the piano and yet remains able to cope with all orchestral storms” (BR Klassik)