LA BOHEME | Greek National Opera
Lately, it seems to be a season of firsts for me! After my first-ever backstage experience at the Opéra de...
THE GAMBLER | Staatsoper Stuttgart
In an extra-planetary Roulettenbourg, resembling the Sierra Nevada, a semi-circle with illuminated contours emerges, sinking into the uneven ground and...
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opera de Lyon
Where should I start… How can I even begin to describe my journey with La Forza del Destino? How can...
SALOME | Deutsche Oper Berlin
At first sight, the parallel between Salome and the fashion world might seem fairly intuitive, but someone had to try...
ARABELLA | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Much more than a Fiakerball on Faschingsdienstag, the Arabella currently being produced at the Deutsche Oper Berlin is an exposé...
RIGOLETTO | Teatro Regio Torino
Usually, when I write a review, I like to jot down a few thoughts on my way to the theater—whether...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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!...
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...
EUGEN ONEGIN | Bühnen Bern
Just four days after my discovery of Lucrezia Borgia in Rome—a recommendation from Charles Castronovo—this time, it was my friend...
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...
ROMEO ET JULIETTE | Teatro San Carlo
Some performances remind you exactly why you love opera, why you travel to see it, why you step into these...
AIDA | Royal Opera House
Under the precise and inspired direction of Daniel Oren, this production of Aida left an indelible mark, impressing both musically...
GUERCŒUR | Oper Frankfurt
Some operas play a pivotal role, both in the careers of those involved in their production and in the public's...
THE ENCHANTRESS | Oper Frankfurt
The piece in question is rare enough to start this review with: "how can this story, one of Tchaikovsky's masterpieces,...
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Deutsche Oper has taken on the challenge of staging Die Frau ohne Schatten after a hiatus of several years. And...
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...
