Depending on your point of departure, Dresden may not be the most accessible destination in Germany. For those living in Paris, as the author of these lines does, the least…
LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT | Opéra de Saint-Étienne
The Opéra de Saint-Étienne brings back to life a work that had disappeared for over a century: La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Silver. This piece, recently rediscovered thanks…
THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER | Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
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…