A new staging of Luigi Cherubini’s opera Médée, starring Sonya Yoncheva, opens at the Berlin State Opera October 7. The production, directed by Andrea Breth, continues performances through October 28.
Cherubini and François-Benoît Hoffman’s 1797 opera is based on Euripides’ Medea and Pierre Corneille's Médée. In addition to Yoncheva in the title role, the cast includes Charles Castronovo as Jason, Iain Paterson as Créon, and Elsa Dreisig as Dircé. Daniel Barenboim conducts.
Flip through photos of the production below:
Elsa Dreisig
Sonya Yoncheva
Sonya Yoncheva
Bernd Uhlig
Sonya Yoncheva and Ensemble
Sonya Yoncheva and Ensemble
Sonya Yoncheva
Sonya Yoncheva
Sonya Yoncheva
Sarah Aristidou, Elsa Dreisig, and Corinna Scheurle
Elsa Dreisig and Ensemble
Corinna Scheurle, Charles Castronovo, Toyi Kramer, and Malik Bah
Iain Paterson and Sonya Yoncheva
Charles Castronovo and Sonya Yoncheva
Elsa Dreisig and Sonya Yoncheva
Iain Paterson, Elsa Dreisig, Charles Castronovo, and Ensemble
Malik Bah, Toyi Kramer, and Sonya Yoncheva
Sonya Yoncheva
Sonya Yoncheva
Sonya Yoncheva, Charles Castronovo, and Toyi Kramer
Sonya Yoncheva, Marina Prudenskaya, Charles Castronovo, and Ensemble
Bernd Uhlig
Sonya Yoncheva
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