Betrothal in a Monastery

The support group for opera addicts is in session, and its participants perform Prokofiev's Betrothal in a Monastery. Rarely performed outside Russia, and consigned to oblivion by Andrei Zhdanov's anti-formalist policies after the Second World War, the work is transformed by Dmitri Tcherniakov's extravagant staging. Under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, an all-star cast featuring Aida Garifullina and Violeta Urmana bring the characters to life on stage at Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden.

• Andy SommerDirector
• Dmitri TcherniakovDirector
• Sergei ProkofievOriginal Music Composer
• Sergei ProkofievWriter
• Mira Mendelson-ProkofievaWriter

• Stephan RügamerDon Jerome
• Andrey ZhilikhovskyDon Ferdinand
• Aida GarifullinaLuisa
• Violeta UrmanaDuenya
• Bogdan VolkovDon Antonio
• Anna GoryachovaClara d'Almanza
• Goran JuricMendoza
• Lauri VasarDon Carlos
• Maxim PasterThe Moderator