SAINT FRANCOIS D’ASSISE | Salzburger Festspiele
It was never meant to be taken as a traditional opera - Olivier Messiaen himself said so back in 1983....
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LE SIEGE DE CORINTHE | Rossini Opera Festival
A Clash of Eras: The Aesthetic Conflict of "Le siège de Corinthe" “Le siège de Corinthe” (The Siege of Corinth)...
DER PRINZ VON HOMBURG | Salzburger Festspiele
It was among the most keenly awaited events of the 2026 Salzburger Festspiele. The work itself is a rarity: compact...
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG | Bayreuther Festspiele
Between the uprisings of 1849 and the apotheosis of 1875 lies the genesis of the Tetralogy. Wagner did not conceive...
SIEGFRIED | Bayreuther Festspiele
La Nature est un temple où des vivants piliers Laissent parfois sortir de confuses paroles ; L’homme y passe à...
DAS RHEINGOLD | Bayreuther Festspiele
Between Myth and the Algorithm Bayreuth is a place of pilgrimage, a codified rite, and an immutable liturgy. Its theater...
DIE WALKÜRE | Bayreuther Festspiele
From KI to CT: Christian Thielemann’s Absolute Mastery in Die Walküre What was supposed to be the "KI" (Künstliche Intelligenz) Ring will instead...
CARMEN | Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Some operas are worth travelling across Europe for. Others are worth travelling across the world. This was my very first...
TANNHÄUSER | Opernhaus Zürich
When Wonder Matters More Than Understanding: Tannhäuser — A Dreamlike Journey Between Desire and Redemption Do we really need to...
LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES | Grand Théâtre de Provence
The Aix-en-Provence Festival has treated us to superb concert-version operas in recent years. After a memorable Le Prophète, and a...
WERTHER | Opernhaus Zürich
When Going Back Changes Everything: Werther and the Art of Rediscovery Some productions make a strong first impression. Others quietly...
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE | Festival Aix en Provence
Staging Mozart's The Magic Flute is always a complex exercise. The masterpiece already contains an enormous amount of subtext and...
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma
When Rome Took Inspiration from FIFA: La Traviata and the Era of Cooling Breaks Some farewells are simply too important...
TURANDOT | Bayerische Staatsoper
A new run of La Fura dels Baus's Turandot at the Bayerische Staatsoper. And what a cast to bring it...
ARIODANTE | Festival International d’Opéra baroque de Beaune
On July 4, the Festival International d'Opéra Baroque de Beaune presented a concert performance of Handel's Ariodante. The evening carried...
OTELLO | Opéra de Liège
There are evenings that naturally attract attention, and this performance of Otello in Liège was certainly one of them. Not only because...
TOSCA | Teatro Regio Torino
There are operas you love. There are operas you could happily watch every season. And then there is Tosca. Tosca is one...
LULU | Staatstheater Nürnberg
My first memory of Lulu is not operatic but pop-musical. Born into a household where British pop was in full swing, my...
MACBETH | Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
The first of three operas written by Giuseppe Verdi, based on Shakespeare's plays, returns to Genoa, in a musically successful...
AIDA | Teatro Massimo di Palermo
There are opera houses you visit.And then there are opera houses you dream about for years before finally stepping inside....
