His ugliness is remarkable – “a hideous gnome” according to Alma [Mahler] – but his eyes radiate intelligence, and like all those she touched with her wing, he has an…
RIGOLETTO |Â Opera National de Paris
A feeling of « dĂ©jĂ vu »? YES! Since it was in Rigoletto, the opera of the day, that I discovered the star of the evening, Rosa Feola, 4 years ago! And…
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 Richard Strauss. Halfway between Der Rosenkavalier and Die Frau ohne Schatten, between mythological…
RUSALKA |Â Teatro San Carlo
For the inauguration of the 2024-2025 season, a particularly heartfelt and awaited event in every Italian opera houses, the Teatro San Carlo has chosen to stage Rusalka, masterpiece by the…
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 audience in a truly triumphant performance. From start to finish,…
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 world monopolized to highlight Mr. Giacomo Puccini with 10 operas,…
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT | Opéra de Paris
On Saturday, November 16, I attended La Fille du RĂ©giment at the OpĂ©ra de Paris, marking the 10th performance in this marathon run of Donizetti’s classic. If there’s one production…
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 productions of this Verdi masterpiece I’ll be fortunate enough to…
LA BOHEME | Opéra de Monte-Carlo
It was my “fĂŞte” day on November 8th, and what better way to celebrate than with the divine Anna Netrebko herself at the OpĂ©ra de Monte-Carlo! For someone like me,…