After directing Norma, also by Bellini, Francisco Negrin was very interested in directing another major Bel Canto piece but with a cast who would be willing to explore the characters in a new way and give a full performance, both vocal and theatrical. The opera in Amsterdam put together that cast. Together singers, creative team and conductor were able to bring out all the usually unseen strengths of this masterpiece. The production was then revived with different casts, in Athens and in Geneva and there Diana Damrau sang her debut as Elvira.
- The Netherlands Opera · Amsterdam · February 2009
- Greek National Opera · Athens · April 2009
- Grand Théâtre · Geneva · January 2011
Creative Team
| Sets | Es Devlin |
| Costumes | Louis Desiré |
| Lighting | Bruno Poet |
| Conductor | Giuliano Carella, Andriy Yurkevyc, Jesús López Cobos |
Cast
Diana Damrau, Alexey Kudrya, FRanco Vassallo, Lorenzo Regazzo, In -Sung Sim, Fabrice Farina, Isabelle Henriquez, Daniel Borowski, Riccardo Zanellato, John Osborn, Scott Hendricks, Gregorio Gonzalez, Federika Brillembourg, Mariola Cantarero, Eglise Gutierrez, Bryan Hymel, Balint Szabo, Tassos Apostolou, Giorgio Cauduro, Irini Karaianni, Philippos Dellatoalas.
