L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE/ GIANNI SCHICCHI

The new production of this double bill is by the Belgian/French duo of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier. Since their debut at Covent Garden in 2001, their London engagements have been non-stop, and they won Best Production at the Opera Awards for their Salzburg Festival Norma. The duo’s work is appreciated for its contemporary approach to opera, bringing it close to the audiences of today without deviating from the original dramatic elements. The cast assembled for the occasion, directed by Michele Spotti, includes singers who have earned a following at Les Arts, such as the baritone Ambroglio Maestri, an unforgettable Falstaff, and the Valencian soprano Marina Monzó, acclaimed in the recent Ballo in maschera, together with the Peruvian tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso and Eve-Maud Hubeaux.