Love, lust and suffering are closely entwined in the story of the beautiful Psyche and her lover Amor (Cupid). The story that the ancient poet Apuleius thought up in north Africa in 150 A.D. was transformed by Johann Joseph Fux into his most sensual opera in the year 1720 in Vienna. Alfredo Bernardini conducts Psiche as the opening performance of the styriarte Festival 2021 setting the scene for what is to come: desire in all its forms will be the theme of the festival.

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