But a ghost is not a corpse (…). It is a living being. Only its body stems from the soul: it has no surplus flesh, no hunger, no thirst, no…
LA TRAVIATA | Grand Théâtre de Genève
How is it possible to let this happen? How can I maintain any critical subjectivity after witnessing such a disastrous production from a staging point of view? Anything related to…
COSI FAN TUTTE | Opéra de Lyon
On June 18, 2025, the OpĂ©ra de Lyon offered up a refreshingly original and engaging version of Cosi fan tutte that charmed with its creativity, playfulness, and clever restraint. In Marie Eve…
IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO | Teatro San Carlo
Il Matrimonio Segreto by Domenico Cimarosa was performed for the first time at the Burgtheater in Vienna on February 7, 1792, just two months after the death of Wolfgang Amadeus…
MANON | Opéra National Paris
Back at the OpĂ©ra Bastille, Massenet’s Manon made its return in a revival that had originally promised a dual cast of Nadine Sierra with Benjamin Bernheim, and Amina Edris with…
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | Opéra National Paris
On this warm Parisian evening, OpĂ©ra de Paris brought back Damiano Michieletto’s visually striking and brilliantly clever production, and it’s just as dazzling and fun as ever. The set—an imaginative…
SEMIRAMIDE | Théâtre des Arts – Rouen
Rossini’s Semiramide is a rare gem on today’s opera stages, so first off: hats off to the OpĂ©ra de Rouen Normandie for having the courage to program it. The performance…
ANDREA CHENIER | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Among the pinnacles of the verismo repertoire, Andrea ChĂ©nier holds a special place — and, as always with Giordano, it demands a careful balance: between the pure beauty of the…
CARMEN | Deutsche Oper Berlin
If you know a little about what I do, first of all, and after reading the rest of this article, you know that I’m a passionate person who has enormous,…