A prince cursed to fall for fruit? Opera's weirdest rom-com is absolutely unhinged.
A fairytale-like production of Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges, conducted by Tugan Sokhiev and directed by Philippe Calvario, at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2004.
Direction
Calvario leans full-tilt into the cartoonish surrealism.
Score
Prokofiev's most gloriously ridiculous orchestration.
Director
Philippe Calvario
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Prokofiev wrote this in 1919 Chicago, desperate to escape 'highbrow' opera expectations—hence the deliberate silliness.
The original 1921 premiere audience rioted; critics wanted serious opera, Prokofiev served them vegetables in love.
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