ARABELLA | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Much more than a Fiakerball on Faschingsdienstag, the Arabella currently being produced at the Deutsche Oper Berlin is an exposé...
Year: 2025
RIGOLETTO | Teatro Regio Torino
Usually, when I write a review, I like to jot down a few thoughts on my way to the theater—whether...
FALSTAFF | Teatro Carlo Felice
Two in one! That’s right—two firsts in a single evening! My first time in Genoa, my first visit to the...
TOSCA | Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
To celebrate 125 years since the first ever performance, which took place on 14 January1900 at the Costanzi theatre, the...
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE | Opéra National de Paris
Above all, I respected the character and life of my characters; I wanted them to express themselves outside of me,...
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...
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 | Bühnen 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 | 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...
GUERCŒUR | 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...
SALOME | Grand Théâtre de Genève
As you all know, my heart belongs to Verdi and any composer whose name ends in “-i,” but every once...
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Opera de Lyon
On Wednesday, January 22, I had the pleasure of revisiting Madama Butterfly at the Opéra de Lyon, presented in the...
