Daniel Harding

Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world after its premiere in 1902. The dramatically effective narrative is a passionate love triangle filled with intrigue and complicated plot twists set in the gallant 18th century. Its subtle ironies and gorgeous cantabile style of music provide a perfect vehicle for the star cast in this stunning production from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

Daniel Harding, Music Director of the Accademia, conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Richard Wagner’s *Die Walküre*, presented in a special staged production.

The Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Daniel Harding, presents Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 with Igor Levit, a masterful interpreter of this repertoire. The program concludes with Elgar’s Enigma Variations, a poetic and ironic portrait of the English spirit.

A new governess arrives at a country house to take care of two seemingly angelic young children. But she begins to suspect that the house is haunted, and that the ghosts mean harm to the children.