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Yuval Sharon is undoubtedly a great stage director, and alongside him, Es Devlin, the creator of the set design, is also a genius at creating marvelous architectural structures following the current trend that philosopher Byung-Chul Han has called " The Aesthetics of the Polished " in his book * Die Errettung des Schönen *, an aesthetic that, according to him, stems from Jeff Koons and that modern predilection for the perfect and polished. But sometimes geniuses copy each oth

I Puritani, Vincenzo Bellini The Metropolitan Opera House, NY 31.12.2025 The Metropolitan Opera in New York ended the year with a grand premiere, Bellini's I Puritani, in a beautiful new production by Charles Edwards. The set design was extraordinary and surprised with its freshness and power, thanks to Tim Mitchell's majestic and daring lighting and Gabrielle Dalton's splendid costume design. On the podium, leading the always tight and vibrant Met Orchestra, Marco Armiliato

The Metropolitan Opera in New York closes out 2025 by staging a production by the legendary Nicolas Joël, who was artistic director of the Paris Opera between 2009 and 2014, and who passed away just five years ago in 2020. As is always the case with the Metropolitan Opera, its commitment to this revival is a commitment to tradition, and in this case, to the tradition of theatrical savoir-faire. The production with which Joël debuted at The Met in 1996, with Pavarotti in the c