After a very successful performance of “Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze” by Nino Rota, the CarloFelice theater in Genoa inaugurates the new year with a production of one of…
LA TRAVIATA | Gran Teatre Del Liceu
The last time I went to Catalonia, it was to see one of the three most beautiful performances of 2024, namely La Forza Del Destino! A few months later, here…
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Teatro Alla Scala
If there’s one date that opera lovers circle on their calendars each year, it’s the opening night of the season at the iconic Teatro alla Scala in Milan. This historic…
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Teatri di Piacenza
Last night, Friday 20th of December, I had the immense pleasure of attending the season-opening performance of Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. To say it was an…
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA | Opernhaus Zürich
December definitely rhymes with a Verdi month! Just after the Traviata/Rigoletto doublet in Paris last weekend, and just before the Forza Del Destino.in Milan next weekend, I cut the month…
FEDORA | Grand Théâtre de Genève
On Thursday, December 12th, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Fedora at the Grand Théâtre de Genève (GTG). This opera by Umberto Giordano, often overshadowed by his…
RIGOLETTO | Opera National de Paris
A feeling of « déjà vu »? YES! Since it was in Rigoletto, the opera of the day, that I discovered the star of the evening, Rosa Feola, 4 years ago! And…
RUSALKA | Teatro San Carlo
For the inauguration of the 2024-2025 season, a particularly heartfelt and awaited event in every Italian opera houses, the Teatro San Carlo has chosen to stage Rusalka, masterpiece by the…
TOSCA | Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Tosca closed the November operas “PUCCINI”, indeed to celebrate the centenary of the death of this genius, operas around the world monopolized to highlight Mr. Giacomo Puccini with 10 operas,…