LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Teatro Alla Scala
If there’s one date that opera lovers circle on their calendars each year, it’s the opening night of the season...
Year: 2024
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Teatri di Piacenza
Last night, Friday 20th of December, I had the immense pleasure of attending the season-opening performance of Madama Butterfly at...
MESSIAH | Théâtre des Champs Elysées
When Christmas arrives (as it does at Easter), it's hardly surprising to see Handel's Messiah on the bill just about...
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA | Opernhaus Zürich
December definitely rhymes with a Verdi month! Just after the Traviata/Rigoletto doublet in Paris last weekend, and just before the...
FEDORA | Grand Théâtre de Genève
On Thursday, December 12th, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Fedora at the Grand Théâtre de Genève...
Aleksandra KURZAK
Aleksandra Kurzak, born in Wrocław, Poland, is a globally celebrated soprano known for her technical brilliance, emotional depth, and exceptional...
DER ZWERG | Deutsche Oper Berlin
His ugliness is remarkable – "a hideous gnome" according to Alma – but his eyes radiate intelligence, and like all...
RIGOLETTO | Opera National de Paris
A feeling of « déjà vu »? YES! Since it was in Rigoletto, the opera of the day, that I discovered the...
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Opéra de Rouen Normandie
Let’s sublimate the metamorphosis into a stylistic kaleidoscope! Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the happiest collaborations between Hugo von Hofmannsthal and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
TURANDOT | Bayerische Staatsoper
And so, the iconic Turandot returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper! With a production by Carlus Padrissa from La Fura dels...
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...
NABUCCO | Staatsoper Berlin
On October 20, 2024, Verdi’s Nabucco stormed into the Staatsoper Berlin, just weeks after the triumphant run of Turandot. Verdi’s...
OTELLO | Hungarian State Opera
My excitement was through the roof for a second Otello performance in as many days, especially since Otello is my...
