15.09.2024

NIKOLA HILLEBRAND in her house debut at the Opera du Rhin in Strasbourg

Since its premiere at the Festival d'Aix en Provence in summer 2023, George Benjamin's most recent opera, Picture a day like this, opens the season in Strasburg as part of a joint production with is featured in a joint production with the the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique and others.

Drawing on a variety of literary and philosophical traditions, “Picture a day like this” is an inspiring tale of human nature told through a multifaceted mosaic of music and narrative. Daniel Jeanneteau and Marie-Christine Soma’s powerful staging shifts between realism and dreamlike fantasy. Alphonse Cemin, who knows Benjamin’s work intimately, is the musical director of this intensely emotional production.

Making her first house debut of the season at the Opera du Rhin, Nikola Hillebrand takes on the role of Zabelle, pivotal in exploring the key themes of materialism, beauty and the fleeting nature of perfection.

Follow the link here to find out what awaits audiences this September.