Friday, January 7, 2011

Rolando Villazón Makes Opera Directing Debut

The Mexican tenor will be directing Werther with Opera de Lyon. Performances will begin in January and run through February 7. His concept for the production is to look at the piece psychologically from the viewpoint of Carl Jung. The cast includes Arturo Chacon-Cruz (Werther), Karine Deshayes (Charlotte), Lionel Lhote (Albert) and Anne-Catherine Gillet (Sophie).