Tout s’est fait en moins de 48 heures. Il a quand mĂŞme fallu une petite relance : ses activitĂ©s l’obnubilent – notamment sa traduction de Shakespeare en polonais – mais ne…
DIE ZAUBERFLĂ–TE | Deutsche Oper Berlin
There are works that, regardless of the circumstances in which you hear them, make you happy. They allow you to change your state of mind and realise that, despite everything…
DER ROSENKAVALIER | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
Finesse and charm are words that aptly describe this new production of Der Rosenkavalier at Opernhaus ZĂĽrich. Lydia Steier’s elaborate staging emphasises the contrasts between the worlds depicted, thanks to…
TANNHÄUSER | Grand Théâtre de Genève
This work is known for being the opera of a thousand revisions. Wagner was never satisfied with the outcome of the various versions he worked on over more than 20…
LOHENGRIN |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
We had already had the chance to see this production back in April. The impressions were overwhelmingly positive: the emotion was tangible, the vocal ensemble was magnificent, from the soloists…
DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU | Staatsoper Berlin
The work is far too rare for us to allow ourselves to miss it. It is, alas, the sole collaboration – vivid, vibrant and luminous – between Richard Strauss and…
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE | Bayreuther Festspiele
Some weather websites predicted it would be der heiĂźeste Tag des Jahres. We didn’t try to confirm how accurate that was… but instead saw for ourselves just how wrong the…
DER FREISCHĂśTZ | Bregenzer Festspiele
By the end of the day, our hopes that it would take place where we had wished were fading. The stifling afternoon heat, a harbinger of meteorological unrest, suggested that…
FAUST | Théâtre National de l’OpĂ©ra-Comique
But a ghost is not a corpse (…). It is a living being. Only its body stems from the soul: it has no surplus flesh, no hunger, no thirst, no…