The Idiot (opera)
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| The Idiot | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Mieczysław Weinberg | |
| Language | Russian |
| Based on | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| Premiere | |
The Idiot (Russian: Идиот, romanized: Idiot; Op.144, 1985), is a Russian-language opera by Mieczysław Weinberg after Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1869 novel of the same name.[1] The piece was given its world premiere at the National Theatre Mannheim, on 9 May 2013, conducted by Thomas Sanderling, followed by a recording on Pan Classics.
The work gained high attention at the Salzburg Festival of 2024 when Polish Krzysztof Warlikowski directed it at the Felsenreitschule. Conductor was Lithuanian Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. The reaction of the audience was enthusiastic.[2]
