The day that I and my enemy sit peacefully each putting his case and working towards peace That day our hope dies and I shall die too. Certainly a courageous…
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Grand Théâtre de Genève
A few days before the announcement of the 2026–2027 season — which I’m really looking forward to, especially with a new director coming in after Aviel Cahn — I had…
ANNA BOLENA | Greek National Theater
It had been a while — actually, way too long — since my last visit to the Greek National Opera. And even though Anna Bolena is not necessarily my favorite…
MICHELLE SPOTTI / NELSON GOERNER | Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Before anything else, and I know this usually comes at the end, a very warm thank you to the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne for the invitation. Truly appreciated. Now,…
BRAHMS / ELGAR | Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
There are pianists one admires, and then there are pianists who make admiration feel like an inadequate response. Igor Levit belongs to the second category — and the Brahms First…
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Comunale Ferrara
Before even talking about the opera… I need to talk about the place. Because honestly, for me, the Teatro Comunale di Ferrara is one of the most beautiful theatres in…
TOSCA | Opera Carlo Felice
I hadn’t been to the opera in over a month. I think that has never happened in my life. And let me tell you — a few minutes before the…
DER ROSENKAVALIER | Staatsoper Berlin
After the triumph of Elektra and the less conclusive venture of Ödipus und die Sphinx, Hofmannsthal felt the need to step back from tragedy and attempt a genre more accessible…
MACBETH | Bayerische Staatsoper
Verdi was thirty-three years old. The great trilogy did not yet exist. Rigoletto, Trovatore, Traviata — none of it. And yet here he was, producing this: an opera about guilt…
DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES | Teatro Regio Torino
It is noteworthy that Poulenc’s masterpiece has enjoyed a growing presence on Italian stages in recent years. After Rome and Venice, Turin has now presented “Dialogues des Carmélites” for the…