Adriana Mater

Adriana Mater explores the devastating intersection of motherhood and war through the story of a woman searching for her son in the aftermath of conflict. Set against the backdrop of the Balkan wars, the opera traces Adriana's anguished journey as she confronts the moral complexities of violence and loss. The narrative unfolds through fragmented memories and present-day encounters, revealing how war fractures families and identities. Adriana's quest becomes a meditation on maternal love tested by impossible circumstances, as she grapples with questions of forgiveness, survival, and the possibility of redemption in a world scarred by brutality. The work powerfully examines how personal tragedy intersects with collective suffering, and how individuals attempt to reclaim humanity in the aftermath of atrocity.