There are some works in the classical world that feel less like concerts and more like… events. Moments you prepare for, breath for, almost fear a little. Verdi’s Requiem is…
AIDA |Â Opera de Monte-Carlo
I had so many reasons to come to Monte Carlo on Sunday, November 16—truly a lot of reasons. And the closer the date came, the more excited I was, especially…
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
I have about 10,000 things to say about this production — so I hope you love Verdi and stories, because if that’s the case, you’re in the right place, at…
OTELLO | The State Opera – Prague
Yes… my friends, yes — another Otello! Yet another Otello!After Parma, Madrid, and Strasbourg — while waiting for Catania and Liège — I went back to see Otello once again…
LA TRAVIATA |Â The State Opera – Prague
For the second time in a year, I had the chance to see this magnificent production of La Traviata in one of Prague’s fabulous theaters — and let me tell…
LUDOVIC TEZIER | Opera de Lyon
You know those moments when you realize just minutes before a concert starts that what you’re about to hear is not at all what you expected? Well, that was me…
TOSCA |Â Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
I still remember when I saw the new program of the Opernhaus ZĂĽrich last May, and when I saw that Manon was scheduled for early October with Benjamin Bernheim and…
RIGOLETTO | Teatro Alla Scala
How do you celebrate the birthday of the greatest maestro of all time — on his actual birthday?Well, the answer was obvious: go to La Scala to see Rigoletto. And…
MACBETH | Teatro Verdi Busseto
If you know my love for Giuseppe Verdi, you already know that what follows will be nothing but praise. So I kindly ask anyone who came here hoping for a…