My evening at the Auditorium de Lyon on Tuesday, October 15, for Andrea Chénier was nothing short of extraordinary. This was my first time hearing Giordano’s opera live, and to…
HEROÏNE | Opéra National de Lorraine
First and foremost, you have to disobey: that’s the first duty when the order is threatening and cannot be explained. (Ariane et Barbe Bleue or La Délivrance inutile, act 1.)…
SIMON BOCCANEGRA | Teatro San Carlo
It is a challenge for any theater to be able to assemble the right cast for Simon Boccanegra, one of Giuseppe Verdi‘s most vocally demanding operas. And even more difficult…
LE DOMINO NOIR (The Black Domino) | Opéra Comique
A typical example of the opéra-comique style of the first half of the 19th century, The Black Domino (Le Domino Noir) is the ninth most performed opera at the Opéra Comique…
Francesco Demuro
Born in Porto Torres, Sardinia, Francesco Demuro studied at the Sassari Conservatory, then in the Cagliari Conservatory, where he studied with soprano Elisabetta Scanu. His debut in Parma in Luisa Miller in 2007…
NABUCCO | The State Opera – Prague
My evening at the State Opera in Prague on Sunday, September 22, for Nabucco was, as always, a warm and wonderful surprise. There’s something truly special about this theater. It…
SALOME | Wiener Staatsoper
Strauss’s first masterpiece premiered in 1905, Salome (op. 54) is an opera of rare power, unfolding continuously in one act, a pure fin de siècle product, the first step towards expressionism, eminently…
TURANDOT | Staatsoper Berlin
Last night, Saturday, September 21, 2024, I started my 24/25 season of European opera tours to be able to see as an influencer/media/press/storyteller (delete the unnecessary mentions) by the Berlin…
TRISTAN & YSEULT | Grand Théâtre de Genève
On Wednesday, September 18th, I had the opportunity to attend Tristan und Isolde at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Unfortunately, I had to leave after about an hour and a…