Wie schön ist die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht! Since its first performance in Dresden on 9 December 1905, the opera Salome has shocked the musical world; first of all the…
KATA KABANOVA | Bayerische Staatsoper
Zázrak! Vskutku tĹ™eba Ĺ™Ăci, Ĺľe zázrak! (Wonderful! You’ve got to admit, it’s wonderful!) That’s how Kudrjáš (James Ley) begins Leoš Janáček’s 6th (of 9) opera, thrilled by the majesty of…
TOSCA | Teatro Alla Scala
There are certain operas that become personal milestones—those you experience over and over again, yet they never lose their power. Tosca is that opera for me. It was one of…
LA BOHEME | Greek National Opera
Lately, it seems to be a season of firsts for me! After my first-ever backstage experience at the OpĂ©ra de Lyon earlier this week, this was not only my first…
THE GAMBLER | Staatsoper Stuttgart
In an extra-planetary Roulettenbourg, resembling the Sierra Nevada, a semi-circle with illuminated contours emerges, sinking into the uneven ground and revealing a crater from where the characters – extravagant, bare-legged,…
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opera de Lyon
Where should I start… How can I even begin to describe my journey with La Forza del Destino? How can I express my admiration for Giuseppe Verdi? And how can…
SALOME | Deutsche Oper Berlin
At first sight, the parallel between Salome and the fashion world might seem fairly intuitive, but someone had to try and translate it in a credible work. Claus Guth had…
ARABELLA | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Much more than a Fiakerball on Faschingsdienstag, the Arabella currently being produced at the Deutsche Oper Berlin is an exposĂ© of transformations – whether caused/facilitated or undergone. The theme is…
RIGOLETTO | Teatro Regio Torino
Usually, when I write a review, I like to jot down a few thoughts on my way to the theater—whether in a train, plane, or taxi. But today was a…