Before anything else, and I know this usually comes at the end, a very warm thank you to the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne for the invitation. Truly appreciated. Now,…
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Comunale Ferrara
Before even talking about the opera… I need to talk about the place. Because honestly, for me, the Teatro Comunale di Ferrara is one of the most beautiful theatres in…
TOSCA | Opera Carlo Felice
I hadn’t been to the opera in over a month. I think that has never happened in my life. And let me tell you — a few minutes before the…
MACBETH | Teatro Regio Torino
Some evenings at the opera are planned weeks in advance. Others are dreamed about for months. For me, this Macbeth at the Teatro Regio di Torino belonged firmly to the…
LA GIOCONDA | Gran Teatre del Liceu
There are operas you fall in love with instantly. And then there are operas like La Gioconda. For me, Ponchielli’s Venetian epic has always been something I listen to in…
LISETTE OROPESA | Crans-Montana
Social media often receives its fair share of criticism, but sometimes it delivers something truly special. Just a week ago, I came across a post from Lisette Oropesa announcing that…
NORMA | Teatro Regio Parma
This was a date I had been waiting for for a long time. The main reason was Vasilisa Berzhanskaya. I have seen her several times in bel canto repertoire, including…
L’ELISIR D’AMORE | The State Opera – Prague
If there is one place where I feel comfortable, at ease, and truly at home, it is the State Opera in Prague. I defend this theater, which is so dear…
TURANDOT | Deutsche Oper Berlin
I hesitated for a long time before writing the lines that follow. You know Opera Diary’s primary motivation: to inspire audiences to go to the theater and to focus only…