
Karita Mattila, Finland’s opera star, shows her acclaimed versatility in one evening. Powerful drama meets extravagant spectacle.
It’s 1941 and not a good time for a German soldier and a French-Czech pianist to fall in love in Paris. Theater Bonn revive a forgotten jewel by Rolf Liebermann from 1952 anchored in the 12-tone technique but with lyrical nods and semiseria winks to the music of earlier times.