CARMEN | Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Some operas are worth travelling across Europe for. Others are worth travelling across the world. This was my very first...
ALCINA | Bayerische Staatsoper
Every opera house is an enchanted island, and no work knows it better than Alcina. Handel's sorceress rules a realm...
NORMA | Bayerische Staatsoper
Earlier this season, JĂĽrgen Rose's long-serving production was heard at the Nationaltheater with Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, a mezzo-soprano who brought her...
TANNHĂ„USER | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
When Wonder Matters More Than Understanding: Tannhäuser — A Dreamlike Journey Between Desire and Redemption Do we really need to...
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR | Teatro alla Scala
Ph. Brescia - Armisano, © Teatro alla Scala Performance of July 7th, 2026 *** “In the gorge of a pass...
LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES | Grand Théâtre de Provence
The Aix-en-Provence Festival has treated us to superb concert-version operas in recent years. After a memorable Le Prophète, and a...
NEWS | Noli Musica Festival
The Noli Musica Festival: Where Opera Meets History on the Ligurian Coast The Noli Musica Festival, now in its seventeenth...
WERTHER | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
When Going Back Changes Everything: Werther and the Art of Rediscovery Some productions make a strong first impression. Others quietly...
INTERVIEW | Lorenzo Giovati – Media
I first met Lorenzo Giovati a few years ago in Verona; we had already connected on Instagram about our shared...
DIE ZAUBERFLĂ–TE | Festival Aix en Provence
Staging Mozart's The Magic Flute is always a complex exercise. The masterpiece already contains an enormous amount of subtext and...
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma
When Rome Took Inspiration from FIFA: La Traviata and the Era of Cooling Breaks Some farewells are simply too important...
INTERVIEW | Allex Aguilera – Stage Director
A director whom I greatly admire, I still remember attending a splendid Otello in Rome with Gregory Kunde in the...
MACBETH | Bayerische Staatsoper
Martin Kušej's Macbeth has been in the Bayerische Staatsoper's repertoire since 2008 and has not lost a gram of its...
DIE WALKĂśRE | Bayerische Staatsoper
There are evenings at the opera that stay with you for years because something in them exceeds what you were...
TURANDOT | Bayerische Staatsoper
A new run of La Fura dels Baus's Turandot at the Bayerische Staatsoper. And what a cast to bring it...
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN | Festival d’Aix en Provence
“you’ve never written anything more beautiful and compact in your life… I only hope my music will be worthy of...
INTERVIEW | Eve-Maud Hubeaux – Mezzo-Soprano
French below. Lloyd (Opera Diary) : Before taking on the role of Ariodante at the Beaune International Baroque Opera Festival,...
ARIODANTE | Festival International d’OpĂ©ra baroque de Beaune
On July 4, the Festival International d'Opéra Baroque de Beaune presented a concert performance of Handel's Ariodante. The evening carried...
LA BAYADERE | Opera de Paris
There is a question opera lovers always end up asking themselves when a ballet programme lands in their hands: what...
L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA | OpĂ©ra National de Lyon
Prima la voce ! The Opéra de Lyon brings its remarkable season to a close with Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea....
