LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin
Pene Pati's role debut as Hoffmann and the provocative Lydia Steier's direction of this iconic opera were more than enough...
Month: November 2025
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR | Wiener Staatsoper
Laurent Pelly proves once again that he is among the finest interpreters of Donizetti on stage. His production, already familiar...
SALOME | Komische Oper Berlin
In Richard Strauss's one-act Salome, the audience's collective verdict is revealed only at the curtain call. Yet the fervour of...
OTELLO | Teatro Bellini – Catania
Two weeks after my Otello in Prague, you would think the excitement would calm down… but no. I arrived in...
BENJAMIN BERNHEIM | Victoria Hall – Genève
There is something uniquely special about attending a recital at Victoria Hall — the intimacy, the acoustics, the warm Geneva...
REQUIEM VERDI | Victoria Hall – Geneva
There are some works in the classical world that feel less like concerts and more like… events. Moments you prepare...
LUCREZIA BORGIA | Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
“Poche ma buone”, few but good could be the summary of the performances of "Lucrezia Borgia" at the Maggio Musicale...
AIDA |Â Opera de Monte-Carlo
I had so many reasons to come to Monte Carlo on Sunday, November 16—truly a lot of reasons. And the...
LA TRAVIATA | Bayerische Staatsoper
This new revival of Günter Krämer's production was obviously worth the trip for the two headliners, in the title role...
DIE WALKÜRE | Opéra National de Paris
A full house greeted the première of the second instalment of the Tetralogy at the Opéra National de Paris. The...
DON GIOVANNI |Â Wiener Staatsoper
Barrie Kosky’s Don Giovanni returns to Vienna as it has every season for the past four years, and its grip...
CAV/PAG | Bayerische Staatsoper
Last season, we praised Francesco Micheli’s staging for its coherence and bold contrasts. This revival confirms that vision while reshaping...
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
I have about 10,000 things to say about this production — so I hope you love Verdi and stories, because...
OTELLO | The State Opera – Prague
Yes… my friends, yes — another Otello! Yet another Otello!After Parma, Madrid, and Strasbourg — while waiting for Catania and...
LA TRAVIATA |Â The State Opera – Prague
For the second time in a year, I had the chance to see this magnificent production of La Traviata in...
IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE | Théâtre National de l’OpĂ©ra Comique
It is one of the leading events events of this operatic season: the tout Paris musical world speaks of little...
LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES | Opéra de Massy
A full house bore witness to an evening of resounding success. The enchantment was profound, for the work had been...
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER | Opera de Monte-Carlo
“Nur alle sieben Jahre ist es ihm erlaubt an Land zu steigen und seine Erlösung zu betreiben---” Heinrich Heine Written...
