Damiano Michieletto has been prominent on European stages for two decades, known for contemporary reconsiderations that at times cause controversy.
This image shows director Damiano Michieletto at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in Rome on Oct. 10, 2023. His latest production, Massenet's rarely performed"Don Quichotte" is currently at the Paris Opera. They bolted at the final note to get backstage for curtain calls and were met with cheers — not a given with European audiences alternately amazed, addled and appalled by reinvented works known as regietheater.
“Don Quichotte is a middle-aged man who’s dealing with some — it’s sort of undefined. Is it substance abuse? Is it PTSD? Is it the early stages of dementia? Is it a trauma that keeps sort of digging up inside of him?” said bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, who sang the title character in the staging's May 10 premiere.
Baritone Étienne Dupuis, who sang Sancho Pança, suggested his character be added on stage to witness moments not contemplated in the original text. Michieletto agreed. He has worked since 2007 with set designer Paolo Fantin, his former student at Venice’s Accademia di Belle Arti. They live in adjacent apartment buildings in Treviso.
“The idea was to portray the story from the point of view of a soldier who actually is the winner and they celebrate the victory, but at the same time I wanted to show the other side of the victory,” Michieletto said. “Being a hero could also mean that you have paid a very high price, I wanted to show the nightmares that conflict and war brings the characters.”
Michieletto envisions Wagner, Monteverdi and Berg in his future. He will curate the 2025 summer festival at Rome’s Baths of Caracalla, including his own production of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story.”
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