Let’s sublimate the metamorphosis into a stylistic kaleidoscope! Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the happiest collaborations between Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss. Halfway between Der Rosenkavalier and Die Frau ohne Schatten, between mythological…
RUSALKA | Teatro San Carlo
For the inauguration of the 2024-2025 season, a particularly heartfelt and awaited event in every Italian opera houses, the Teatro San Carlo has chosen to stage Rusalka, masterpiece by the…
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Royal Opera House
Under the expert baton of Antonello Manacorda and the inventive staging of Damiano Michieletto, Les Contes d’Hoffmann dazzled the Royal Opera House audience in a truly triumphant performance. From start to finish,…
TOSCA | Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Tosca closed the November operas “PUCCINI”, indeed to celebrate the centenary of the death of this genius, operas around the world monopolized to highlight Mr. Giacomo Puccini with 10 operas,…
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT | Opéra de Paris
On Saturday, November 16, I attended La Fille du Régiment at the Opéra de Paris, marking the 10th performance in this marathon run of Donizetti’s classic. If there’s one production…
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Gran Teatre Del Liceu
Seeing La Forza del Destino in Barcelona on November 9th was a night to remember, marking the first of several productions of this Verdi masterpiece I’ll be fortunate enough to…
LA BOHEME | Opéra de Monte-Carlo
It was my “fête” day on November 8th, and what better way to celebrate than with the divine Anna Netrebko herself at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo! For someone like me,…
VĚC MAKROPULOS | Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Co tedy stojí za to? – Nic! Zhola nic! (“- So what is it worth? – Nothing! Absolutely nothing!”) It is with these words that, in Act II, Emilia Marty (or/and Eugenia…
TURANDOT | Bayerische Staatsoper
And so, the iconic Turandot returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper! With a production by Carlus Padrissa from La Fura dels Baus, one might expect a bold and innovative staging—and indeed,…
DER ROSENKAVALIER | Teatro Alla Scala
“Ja, such dir den Schnee vom vergangenen Jahr! “ Der Rosenkavalier is perhaps the most poignant work of Western civilization, staging thedomination of passions, the awareness of time passing inexorably and…