Ermione Rossini

In the aftermath of the Trojan war a series of unrequited loves threatens to destabilise the fragile peace But for a spurned Spartan princess there are only two options left forgiveness and murder The most ambitious and innovative of all Rossinis operas Ermione was a calamitous failure on its opening night at the Teatro di San Carlo 200 years ago It now returns to the Neapolitan theatre in a new production by Italian director Jacopo Spirei starring American soprano Angela Meade in the title role