Some performances remind us that opera is, above all, an art of sharing — and this matinĂ©e was a perfect example. The auditorium was quite literally filled with children: tiny…
Christmas Eve | BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
Some works seem tailor‑made to ignite a theatre’s imagination, and Rimsky‑Korsakov’s Christmas Eve is certainly one of them. The Bayerische Staatsoper presents a new production by Barrie Kosky, a director whose baroque…
Lohengrin | TEATRO DELL’OPERA DI ROMA
Opening a season in Rome is never a trivial gesture. In Italy more than anywhere else, a first night carries symbolic weight: it sets an artistic direction, commits an institution,…
DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES | Wiener Staatsoper
“I watched over every note, paid attention to the right vowels on the high sounds, ensured a completely natural prosody, while allowing the voice to pour out to the fullest…
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 to Vienna, remains sharp, fluid, and theatrically intelligent — 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 on the repertoire remains unshaken. The staging feels manic, almost…
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 the experience through a cast that brings new colors to…
OPERALIA | Sofia
Opera is more alive than ever. We never truly doubted it, but it’s refreshing—almost electrifying—to feel it so vividly. This year marks our first collaboration with Operalia, and what an…
NABUCCO | Soirées Lyriques de Sanxay
Why on earth hadn’t I been here before? That’s the question that inevitably lingers after a summer opera evening in Sanxay—along with that unmistakable sense of well-being that comes only…