Verdi's opera tells a tragic story from a dark medieval age. The Italian composer took Schiller’s drama, where every line is permeated with social and political ideas, and poured it into music in a way that emphasises individual emotions and spiritual vibrations. Frank Hilbrich, a director long renowned across the German-speaking world, stages Verdi's work in Budapest, giving it a genuinely artistic atmosphere. Performed in Italian with English and Hungarian surtitles, it's labelled as an 18+ production by the Opera.
