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...
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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...
PLACIDO DOMINGO / ANDREA BOCELLI | Arena GenĂšve
Last night in Geneva felt like a crossover event between Superman and Batman â except instead of saving the world,...
DON CARLO |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
To be perfectly honest, as I write these words from the train back to Lausanne the morning after, I find...
LES VĂPRES SICILIENNES |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
Some evenings at the opera redefine your relationship with a composerâs workâand May 24 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin was...
PLACIDO DOMINGO | Casino Bern
There are concerts you go to with excitement. Others with curiosity. But then there are those you attend with reverence...
RIGOLETTO | Opernhaus ZĂŒrich
This time, I didnât head to the Swiss capital to hear Verdiâs masterpiece â instead, I went to Switzerlandâs largest...
RIGOLETTO | BĂŒhnen Bern
I still canât fully explain â except maybe by invoking pure passion â how it's possible to be this excited...
TURANDOT |Â Theater Basel
The best way to reconcile after a falling-out is through honest communication and the willingness to move forward. Thatâs exactly...
DON CARLOS |Â Opera National de Paris
Thereâs something deeply personal and poetic about beginning to write a review of an opera while en route to the...
SEASON 2025/2026 | Opera de Paris
The Opéra National de Paris has officially announced its highly anticipated 2025/2026 season, promising a thrilling blend of classic masterpieces,...
TOSCA | Teatro Alla Scala
There are certain operas that become personal milestonesâthose you experience over and over again, yet they never lose their power....
LA BOHEME | Greek National Opera
Lately, it seems to be a season of firsts for me! After my first-ever backstage experience at the Opéra de...
