LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Opernhaus Zürich
One of the really cool things about loving opera in general is that it’s like a bottomless well—just like good...
Reviews
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Glyndebourne
What an afternoon! On this July Saturday, in its usual and ever-so-picturesque misty setting, the Glyndebourne Festival offers us a...
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Real Madrid
The Teatro Real’s revival of Willy Decker’s legendary 2005 staging of La Traviata was nothing short of extraordinary. This minimalist...
NORMA | Teatro alla Scala
Decades of waiting—yes, literal decades—had gone by without Norma being staged in the most iconic theatre of the Italian repertoire....
DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES | Teatro La Fenice
“Avec votre permission, l’ai décidé d’entrer au Carmel” Although Poulenc's masterpiece has now firmly entered the repertoire in theaters all...
FAUST | Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
But a ghost is not a corpse (...). It is a living being. Only its body stems from the soul:...
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...
COSI FAN TUTTE | Opéra de Lyon
On June 18, 2025, the Opéra de Lyon offered up a refreshingly original and engaging version of Cosi fan tutte that charmed...
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,...
MANON | Opéra National Paris
Back at the Opéra Bastille, Massenet’s Manon made its return in a revival that had originally promised a dual cast...
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | Opéra National Paris
On this warm Parisian evening, Opéra de Paris brought back Damiano Michieletto’s visually striking and brilliantly clever production, and it’s...
SEMIRAMIDE | Théâtre des Arts – Rouen
Rossini’s Semiramide is a rare gem on today’s opera stages, so first off: hats off to the Opéra de Rouen...
ANDREA CHENIER | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Among the pinnacles of the verismo repertoire, Andrea Chénier holds a special place — and, as always with Giordano, it...
CARMEN | Deutsche Oper Berlin
If you know a little about what I do, first of all, and after reading the rest of this article,...
LA TRAVIATA | Deutsche Oper Berlin
It is a fragile but essential balance that La Traviata always demands: between the luminous lightness of its melodic flights...
RIGOLETTO | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Another Rigoletto? Yes. Still exciting? Absolutely. I’ve stopped counting how many Rigolettos I’ve seen this year — and yet, each...
RICCARDO MUTI | Teatro de Piacenza
Some evenings become unforgettable before they even begin — and Thursday night in Piacenza was one of them. For the...
DAVID ET JONATHAS | Chapelle Royale de Versailles
On May 17th, in the intimacy of the Royal Chapel at the Château de Versailles, Charpentier’s David et Jonathas came...
IL TROVATORE | Wiener Staatsoper
The story may not be the happiest in the repertoire, but we left the Großer Saal of the Vienna State...
PLACIDO DOMINGO / ANDREA BOCELLI | Arena Genève
Last night in Geneva felt like a crossover event between Superman and Batman — except instead of saving the world,...
