TANNHĂ„USER | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
When Wonder Matters More Than Understanding: Tannhäuser — A Dreamlike Journey Between Desire and Redemption Do we really need to...
Highlights
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 ZĂĽrich
When Going Back Changes Everything: Werther and the Art of Rediscovery Some productions make a strong first impression. Others quietly...
DIE ZAUBERFLĂ–TE | 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’OpĂ©ra 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 |Â Staatstheater NĂĽrnberg
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....
DER ROSENKAVALIER |Â Wiener Staatsoper
To hear and see this opera here makes more sense than anywhere else in the world - save perhaps Dresden...
NABUCODONOSOR | Teatro Alla Scala
There are reviews… and then there are nights like this one.Nights that remind you why you fell in love with...
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | Deutsche Oper Berlin
When an opera is based on a comedy, one is entitled to expect at least some trace of humour. A...
RECITAL ETIENNE DUPUIS | Opéra National de Lyon
After a triumphant portrayal of Henri Ashton in the production of Lucie de Lammermoor at the Opéra Comique, the Canadian...
RECITAL NETREBKO/TEZIER | Teatro Verdi di Busseto
I don’t even know where to start. Actually… I do. I think I’ve reached the peak. The absolute maximum of...
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Staatsoper Berlin
Staging Ariadne auf Naxos is no simple task. Beneath its apparent simplicity - modest duration and relatively small forces - the work...
INTERMEZZO | Semperoper
Depending on your point of departure, Dresden may not be the most accessible destination in Germany. For those living in...
LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT | Opéra de Saint-Étienne
The Opéra de Saint-Étienne brings back to life a work that had disappeared for over a century: La Belle au...
