EUGEN ONEGIN | Teatro Alla Scala
“Happiness was once so near, so near!” In the middle of 2025 season, La Scala theater in Milan stages Pyotr...
Month: February 2025
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Staatsoper Berlin
At this point, I feel like I’m following Adam Smith around like a die-hard fan trailing Taylor Swift on tour!...
CARMEN | National Theater Prague
"What? Carmen again? But it’s played everywhere, all the time!" Yes, my friends, and for good reason. Its music is...
EUGEN ONEGIN |Â BĂĽhnen Bern
Just four days after my discovery of Lucrezia Borgia in Rome—a recommendation from Charles Castronovo—this time, it was my friend...
LUCREZIA BORGIA | Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
Rare, very rare, are the occasions when I get to discover an opera I don’t already know—especially from a composer...
ROMEO ET JULIETTE |Â Teatro San Carlo
Some performances remind you exactly why you love opera, why you travel to see it, why you step into these...
AIDA | Royal Opera House
Under the precise and inspired direction of Daniel Oren, this production of Aida left an indelible mark, impressing both musically...
GUERCĹ’UR | Oper Frankfurt
Some operas play a pivotal role, both in the careers of those involved in their production and in the public's...
THE ENCHANTRESS | Oper Frankfurt
The piece in question is rare enough to start this review with: "how can this story, one of Tchaikovsky's masterpieces,...
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Deutsche Oper has taken on the challenge of staging Die Frau ohne Schatten after a hiatus of several years. And...
DAS RHEINGOLD | Opéra National de Paris
We've been waiting a long time for this première, and impatiently. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production originally scheduled...
DON CARLO | Teatro San Carlo
At begininng of 2025 season, San Carlo Theater proposes again the very successful inauguration show of the 2022-23 season, which...
WERTHER | Victoria Hall
Two nights in a row, two operas I didn't know well, but Werther definitely felt much closer to my usual...
