TOSCA |Â Opernhaus ZĂŒrich
I still remember when I saw the new program of the Opernhaus ZĂŒrich last May, and when I saw that...
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RIGOLETTO | Teatro Alla Scala
How do you celebrate the birthday of the greatest maestro of all time â on his actual birthday?Well, the answer...
MACBETH | Teatro Verdi Busseto
If you know my love for Giuseppe Verdi, you already know that what follows will be nothing but praise. So...
OTELLO |Â Teatro Regio Parma
It obviously wasnât the first time I set foot in one of Italyâs most beautiful theaters in Parma, but it...
OTELLO | Teatro Real de Madrid
I didnât have to wait long to see my favorite opera of the 25/26 season. Barely after the curtain fell...
LES VĂPRES SICILIENNES | Royal Opera House
Whatâs funny, as the years go by, is that the longer summer feels, the more the wait for the new...
NORMA |Â BĂŒhnen Bern
I thought I was just coming to a âsimpleâ back-to-season concert version of Norma for a single performance at the...
NORMA | Gstaad Menuhin Festival
So⊠this was my 5th year in a row at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, after highlights like I Puritani and...
RIGOLETTO | Arena Verona Festival
To close my two-week festival stay in Verona, it could only be with a masterpiece by Verdi. And even though...
LA TRAVIATA |Â Arena Verona Festival
For my 15th edition of the Arena di Verona Festivalâand to wrap up the weekend beautifully after the rain cancellation...
GIANNI SCHICCHI / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | Festival de Verbier
There were so many reasons to attend the Verbier Festival this year for the Gianni Schicchi / Cavalleria Rusticana concert...
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | ChorĂ©gies d’Orange
The weekend promised to be⊠magnificent!With three operas across two different festivals â Aix-en-Provence to start, and the ChorĂ©gies dâOrange...
LES PĂCHEURS DE PERLES | Festival d’Aix en Provence
What a discovery! Why hadnât I experienced this before? Iâve seen three or four Les PĂȘcheurs de Perles live on...
DON GIOVANNI | Festival d’Aix en Provence
To âgive of oneselfâ: definition â To make a personal effort or sacrifice; to invest oneâs time, energy, or physical...
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Opernhaus ZĂŒrich
One of the really cool things about loving opera in general is that itâs like a bottomless wellâjust like good...
NORMA | Teatro alla Scala
Decades of waitingâyes, literal decadesâhad gone by without Norma being staged in the most iconic theatre of the Italian repertoire....
LA TRAVIATA | Grand Théùtre de GenÚve
How is it possible to let this happen? How can I maintain any critical subjectivity after witnessing such a disastrous...
CARMEN | Deutsche Oper Berlin
If you know a little about what I do, first of all, and after reading the rest of this article,...
RIGOLETTO | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Another Rigoletto? Yes. Still exciting? Absolutely. Iâve stopped counting how many Rigolettos Iâve seen this year â and yet, each...
RICCARDO MUTI |Â Teatro de Piacenza
Some evenings become unforgettable before they even begin â and Thursday night in Piacenza was one of them. For the...
