LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Some evenings at the opera redefine your relationship with a composer’s work—and May 24 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin was...
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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 Zürich
This time, I didn’t head to the Swiss capital to hear Verdi’s masterpiece — instead, I went to Switzerland’s largest...
RIGOLETTO | Bühnen Bern
I still can’t fully explain — except maybe by invoking pure passion — how it's possible to be this excited...
TURANDOT | Theater Basel
The best way to reconcile after a falling-out is through honest communication and the willingness to move forward. That’s exactly...
DON CARLOS | Opera National de Paris
There’s 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 milestones—those 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...
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opera de Lyon
Where should I start… How can I even begin to describe my journey with La Forza del Destino? How can...
RIGOLETTO | Teatro Regio Torino
Usually, when I write a review, I like to jot down a few thoughts on my way to the theater—whether...
FALSTAFF | Teatro Carlo Felice
Two in one! That’s right—two firsts in a single evening! My first time in Genoa, my first visit to the...
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Staatsoper Berlin
At this point, I feel like I’m following Adam Smith around like a die-hard fan trailing Taylor Swift on tour!...
CARMEN | National Theater Prague
"What? Carmen again? But it’s played everywhere, all the time!" Yes, my friends, and for good reason. Its music is...
EUGEN ONEGIN | Bühnen Bern
Just four days after my discovery of Lucrezia Borgia in Rome—a recommendation from Charles Castronovo—this time, it was my friend...
LUCREZIA BORGIA | Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
Rare, very rare, are the occasions when I get to discover an opera I don’t already know—especially from a composer...
ROMEO ET JULIETTE | Teatro San Carlo
Some performances remind you exactly why you love opera, why you travel to see it, why you step into these...
WERTHER | Victoria Hall
Two nights in a row, two operas I didn't know well, but Werther definitely felt much closer to my usual...
SALOME | Grand Théâtre de Genève
As you all know, my heart belongs to Verdi and any composer whose name ends in “-i,” but every once...
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Opera de Lyon
On Wednesday, January 22, I had the pleasure of revisiting Madama Butterfly at the Opéra de Lyon, presented in the...
