Usually, when I write a review, I like to jot down a few thoughts on my way to the theater—whether in a train, plane, or taxi. But today was a…
FALSTAFF | Teatro Carlo Felice
Two in one! That’s right—two firsts in a single evening! My first time in Genoa, my first visit to the Teatro Carlo Felice, and most importantly, my first time experiencing…
TOSCA | Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
To celebrate 125 years since the first ever performance, which took place on 14 January1900 at the Costanzi theatre, the Rome opera has staged a series of performances ofTosca, the…
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE | Opéra National de Paris
Above all, I respected the character and life of my characters; I wanted them to express themselves outside of me, outside of themselves. I let them sing in me. It…
EUGEN ONEGIN | Teatro Alla Scala
“Happiness was once so near, so near!” In the middle of 2025 season, La Scala theater in Milan stages Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’sEvgeny Onegin, inspired by the famous novel in verse…
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Staatsoper Berlin
At this point, I feel like I’m following Adam Smith around like a die-hard fan trailing Taylor Swift on tour! But no, it’s just a happy coincidence. The first time…
CARMEN | National Theater Prague
“What? Carmen again? But it’s played everywhere, all the time!” Yes, my friends, and for good reason. Its music is legendary, its arias unforgettable, and the entire opera a masterpiece…
EUGEN ONEGIN |Â BĂĽhnen Bern
Just four days after my discovery of Lucrezia Borgia in Rome—a recommendation from Charles Castronovo—this time, it was my friend and fellow opera enthusiast Henri who led me to a…
LUCREZIA BORGIA | Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
Rare, very rare, are the occasions when I get to discover an opera I don’t already know—especially from a composer I adore and whose masterpieces I know inside out. But…