Almost a year ago, Pene Pati and Adèle Charvet made their respective role debuts as Werther and Charlotte in a concert version in Geneva. It is on the stage of…
CARMEN | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
The house is sold out this evening for the revival of Andreas Homoki’s production, which plays with a mise en abyme of theatrical representation. A living, breathing performance, driven by…
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | OpĂ©ra National de Lyon
After Venice, Sydney and London, the production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann as seen through the eyes of Damiano Michieletto has arrived in Lyon for the end-of-year holiday season. We will…
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 to justify a trip to the German capital. We won’t…
LA TRAVIATA | Bayerische Staatsoper
This new revival of GĂĽnter Krämer’s production was obviously worth the trip for the two headliners, in the title role and as Giorgio Germont, but the evening also reserved an…
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI | Teatro Regio di Torino
A wonderful choice to kick off the new season with an opera that was born in this very theater over 100 years ago. Francesca da Rimini is a hidden gem,…
ARIODANTE | Opéra National de Paris
On Friday evening at the Palais Garnier, everything converged for an exceptional rendition of Handel’s Ariodante. The cast was at the summit of their powers, the staging elegant and clear,…
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…
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Real Madrid
The Teatro Real’s revival of Willy Decker’s legendary 2005 staging of La Traviata was nothing short of extraordinary. This minimalist yet deeply expressive production continues to captivate with its symbolic…