From Drosselmeyer’s magic to the purity of snowflakes, the Ballet of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre brings to life the budding dreams of a young girl, transforming the Christmas ritual into a coming-of-age journey.
Mascagni sculpts a drama of jealousy in which the rough candor of verismo and a blinding Sicilian light turn betrayal into a blood ritual of lightning-fast pace.
The poetic universe of Alexander Pushkin finds new life in the sensitivity of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: the famous Letter Scene and the fire of the duel become a mirror of universal human fragility.
The music of Georges Bizet electrifies a drama of jealousy and courage, transfiguring the struggle between order and chaos into a relentless succession of immortal melodies.
Choral experimentation and medieval tones shape Puccini’s first major work, a sonic mosaic in which the composer’s melodic instinct meets the dark sensuality of a femme fatale.