"Grand Hotel XY Unsolved" and "The Bear"

William Walton's "The Bear" (based on Chekhov's one-act play), a jewel among chamber operas, is a musically and scenically captivating masterpiece of musical theater for three performers. Gianna Lunardi (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Bentz (tenor), and Chasper-Curò Mani (baritone) bring it to life with wit, energy, and depth. "The Bear" is framed by a story set in a grand hotel, complete with all its intriguing tales and even a long-forgotten crime. The entire affair is presented as the crime operetta "Grand Hotel XY Unsolved": the entanglements of a love triangle, the hotel's illustrious guests, and the rumors surrounding its past and future escalate and spread like wildfire. Can the former hotel manager salvage his reputation and identify the arsonist? What role do the singing widow and her former lover, who also appears and throws everything into disarray, play? The “crime operetta” invites you to an exciting evening with stories and anecdotes of true and invented events from the legendary world of grand hotels, featuring music from Strauss, Verdi, Donzetti to Aretha Franklin and many more.