If you know my love for Giuseppe Verdi, you already know that what follows will be nothing but praise. So I kindly ask anyone who came here hoping for a…
MANON | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
On September 27th, the Zurich Opera revived its production of Massenet’s Manon, a total triumph, carried by a pair of artists at the absolute height of their powers. At the…
TANNHÄUSER | Grand Théâtre de Genève
This work is known for being the opera of a thousand revisions. Wagner was never satisfied with the outcome of the various versions he worked on over more than 20…
OTELLO |Â Teatro Regio Parma
It obviously wasn’t the first time I set foot in one of Italy’s most beautiful theaters in Parma, but it was the very first time I came for the Verdi…
LOHENGRIN |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
We had already had the chance to see this production back in April. The impressions were overwhelmingly positive: the emotion was tangible, the vocal ensemble was magnificent, from the soloists…
OTELLO | Teatro Real de Madrid
I didn’t have to wait long to see my favorite opera of the 25/26 season. Barely after the curtain fell in London, I was already on a plane heading 2h30…
LES VĂŠPRES SICILIENNES | Royal Opera House
What’s funny, as the years go by, is that the longer summer feels, the more the wait for the new opera season feels like an eternity! Yes, sure, I had…
NORMA |Â BĂĽhnen Bern
I thought I was just coming to a “simple” back-to-season concert version of Norma for a single performance at the Bern Opera… but what I actually witnessed on August 31…