Deutsche Oper has taken on the challenge of staging Die Frau ohne Schatten after a hiatus of several years. And let’s face it: the challenge was met! As one of…
DAS RHEINGOLD | Opéra National de Paris
We’ve been waiting a long time for this première, and impatiently. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production originally scheduled for 2020 has been postponed. Because he is one of…
DON CARLO | Teatro San Carlo
At begininng of 2025 season, San Carlo Theater proposes again the very successful inauguration show of the 2022-23 season, which featured a cast of great value, in which Elīna Garanča’s…
WERTHER | Victoria Hall
Two nights in a row, two operas I didn’t know well, but Werther definitely felt much closer to my usual tastes than Salomé. And honestly, by the time Acts 3…
SALOME | Grand Théâtre de Genève
As you all know, my heart belongs to Verdi and any composer whose name ends in “-i,” but every once in a while, I like to step out of my…
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Opera de Lyon
On Wednesday, January 22, I had the pleasure of revisiting Madama Butterfly at the Opéra de Lyon, presented in the same production as the 2024 Aix-en-Provence Festival. The minimalist yet…
ORLANDO | Théâtre du Châtelet
This isn’t a Claude Chabrol film, but you could call the Théâtre du Châtelet’s new production Orlando ou une affaire de femmes. Do you want avant-garde in the guise of…
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Carlo Felice
After a very successful performance of “Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze” by Nino Rota, the CarloFelice theater in Genoa inaugurates the new year with a production of one of…
LA TRAVIATA | Gran Teatre Del Liceu
The last time I went to Catalonia, it was to see one of the three most beautiful performances of 2024, namely La Forza Del Destino! A few months later, here…