Moussorgsky’s Chowanschtschina stands as a singular achievement: a human comedy transposed into music, a vast operatic river whose currents are as intricate as Balzac’s narrative designs. Rarely performed, its very…
DON GIOVANNI | Opéra de Massy
The concept astonishes, the impact resounds. Thus begins an evening in which, summoned to the stage, the orchestra ignites from the very first bars of an overture foreshadowing the fatal…
L’ELISIR D’AMORE |Â Liceu – Barcelona
Let me start with something bold: this production of L’Elisir d’Amore is without a doubt in my Top 10 operas of the entire year. And honestly, if I had to…
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin
Pene Pati’s role debut as Hoffmann and the provocative Lydia Steier’s direction of this iconic opera were more than enough to justify a trip to the German capital. We won’t…
LUCREZIA BORGIA | Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
“Poche ma buone”, few but good could be the summary of the performances of “Lucrezia Borgia” at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino! From the 1933 edition, the year of the founding…
AIDA |Â Opera de Monte-Carlo
I had so many reasons to come to Monte Carlo on Sunday, November 16—truly a lot of reasons. And the closer the date came, the more excited I was, especially…
DIE WALKÜRE | Opéra National de Paris
A full house greeted the première of the second instalment of the Tetralogy at the OpĂ©ra National de Paris. The performance was eagerly anticipated, following a Rheingold that had left…
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
I have about 10,000 things to say about this production — so I hope you love Verdi and stories, because if that’s the case, you’re in the right place, at…
IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE | Théâtre National de l’OpĂ©ra Comique
It is one of the leading events events of this operatic season: the tout Paris musical world speaks of little else. And with good reason: beyond the rarity of the…