ARIADNE AUF NAXOS | Opéra de Rouen Normandie
Let’s sublimate the metamorphosis into a stylistic kaleidoscope! Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the happiest collaborations between Hugo von Hofmannsthal and...
Reviews
RUSALKA | Teatro San Carlo
For the inauguration of the 2024-2025 season, a particularly heartfelt and awaited event in every Italian opera houses, the Teatro...
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Royal Opera House
Under the expert baton of Antonello Manacorda and the inventive staging of Damiano Michieletto, Les Contes d’Hoffmann dazzled the Royal Opera House...
TOSCA | Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Tosca closed the November operas "PUCCINI", indeed to celebrate the centenary of the death of this genius, operas around the...
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT | Opéra de Paris
On Saturday, November 16, I attended La Fille du Régiment at the Opéra de Paris, marking the 10th performance in...
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Gran Teatre Del Liceu
Seeing La Forza del Destino in Barcelona on November 9th was a night to remember, marking the first of several...
LA BOHEME | Opéra de Monte-Carlo
It was my "fête" day on November 8th, and what better way to celebrate than with the divine Anna Netrebko...
VĚC MAKROPULOS | Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Co tedy stojí za to? - Nic! Zhola nic! ("- So what is it worth? - Nothing! Absolutely nothing!") It is with...
TURANDOT | Bayerische Staatsoper
And so, the iconic Turandot returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper! With a production by Carlus Padrissa from La Fura dels...
DER ROSENKAVALIER | Teatro Alla Scala
“Ja, such dir den Schnee vom vergangenen Jahr! “ Der Rosenkavalier is perhaps the most poignant work of Western civilization, staging...
NABUCCO | Staatsoper Berlin
On October 20, 2024, Verdi’s Nabucco stormed into the Staatsoper Berlin, just weeks after the triumphant run of Turandot. Verdi’s...
OTELLO | Hungarian State Opera
My excitement was through the roof for a second Otello performance in as many days, especially since Otello is my...
OTELLO | The State Opera – Prague
Returning to the Státní Theater in Prague on Friday, October 18, for Otello was yet another memorable evening. It’s a...
ANDREA CHENIER | Opéra de Lyon
My evening at the Auditorium de Lyon on Tuesday, October 15, for Andrea Chénier was nothing short of extraordinary. This...
HEROÏNE | Opéra National de Lorraine
First and foremost, you have to disobey: that's the first duty when the order is threatening and cannot be explained....
SIMON BOCCANEGRA | Teatro San Carlo
It is a challenge for any theater to be able to assemble the right cast for Simon Boccanegra, one of...
LE DOMINO NOIR (The Black Domino) | Opéra Comique
A typical example of the opéra-comique style of the first half of the 19th century, The Black Domino (Le Domino Noir)...
NABUCCO | The State Opera – Prague
My evening at the State Opera in Prague on Sunday, September 22, for Nabucco was, as always, a warm and...
SALOME | Wiener Staatsoper
Strauss's first masterpiece premiered in 1905, Salome (op. 54) is an opera of rare power, unfolding continuously in one act,...
TURANDOT | Staatsoper Berlin
Last night, Saturday, September 21, 2024, I started my 24/25 season of European opera tours to be able to see...
