Aurélie JOUAN

Chronicler / Content Creator

My name is Aurélie. I was born in Paris but have been living in Milan since 2009. My classical formation at the Paris Conservatory, combined with years of ballet studies (thank you mum!) instilled in me a deep appreciation for classical music and opera from a very young age. A teaching I had left behind after my teenage years returned with remarkable force during the COVID pandemic, becoming a genuine necessity! Since then, I have nurtured my passion seeing a lot of performances, mainly in Italy and listening to my favorite composers: Verdi, Donizetti, Mozart… while sharing the emotions of opera around me and through social media. My dream? To see more people, especially the youngest, walk through the doors of an Opera house without prejudice and fall in love forever as I did.

Geoffrey GRAND

Founder / Chronicler / Content Creator

My name is Geoffrey but call me Jo, 37 years old from Lausanne, Switzerland. A lover of Italian opera from the Romantic period and more particularly of Verdi since my earliest childhood, I spend my weekends traveling across Europe to listen to the most beautiful operas of the 19th century. Beyond my admiration for the Opera, I love above all the people who do this job, singers, musicians, managers, makeup artists, dressers… I have been trying for several years to shed light on this wonderful world of entertainment , and take advantage of this knowledge to promote artists on digital media, develop their reputation, and provide help with their personal and professional organization. Viva Verdi !

Lloyd PITIOT

Chronicler

My name is Lloyd, 31 years old, I’m a French Physiotherapist based in Lyon. I consider opera not only a source of emotional depth and artistic beauty, but also a vital counterpart to my profession where I strive to restore physical health, just as opera restores the soul. I’m particularly drawn to the bel canto repertoire and the operas of Mozart, Verdi, and Massenet, while also maintaining a deep interest in Baroque opera and French tragedy lyrique. Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann continue to captivate me, as does the voice of Alfredo Kraus. Beyond its musical dimensions, I see opera as a multidisciplinary portal into literature, history, the discovery of cities, and the opportunity to meet and share emotions with people around the world through the universal language of music.

Michele BUZZI

Chronicler

My name is Michele and I live in Noli, Liguria, Italy. I work as a mechanical engineer but I studied piano and opera singing for many years. I am over 50 years old, and therefore I had the opportunity to listen to legendary singers as Pavarotti, Caballé, Freni live and to sing in the Aida choir with Fiorenza Cossotto’s Amneris. Opera is the greatest passion of my life, and the world of melodrama is my second home; I regularly attend the most important Italian opera houses, such as La Scala in Milan and San Carlo in Naples, and also those in the provinces which often provide great satisfaction! I can be considered what in Italian is called a LOGGIONISTA! I absolutely love Rossini and belcanto, but I am passionate about the entire Italian and German repertoire. Work of life? Mozart’s Don Giovanni!

Vinicius VAN EYK

Chronicler

My name is Vinicius, 30 years old, born in Brazil but have been living in Paris. I am a materials engineer and a lot of my spare time is devoted to lyric art. My first operatic memory dates back to my childhood, when I heard on TV, enchanted, the version of “Turandot” recorded by Sutherland, Paravotti and Caballé in the 1970s. A few years later, Rossini’s opera “Moïse et le Pharaon”, staged at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, completed (and reinforced) my admiration for that I consider to be the “Gesamtkunstwerk”. Different repertoires interest me, but I am particularly (and increasingly) interested in French opera (from Baroque works – Lully, Charpentier, … – through those of Meyerbeer and Boieldieu, to the operas of Poulenc and Messiaen) and German repertoire (with a great attraction to the operas of Mozart, von Weber and Strauss).

William WOZNIAK

Chronicler

My name is William, I am a French and Swiss opera lover living in Zurich, Switzerland. By profession I work in finance, but music has always been a central part of my life. As an award-winning composer, I have developed a deep appreciation for classical music and opera. I regularly travel across Europe to discover new productions and revisit the great masterpieces. I am particularly interested in the way music, staging and dramatic interpretation come together to create unforgettable evenings at the opera. Through Opera Diary, I look forward to sharing my experiences and my passion with fellow opera enthusiasts.