TURANDOT | Theater Basel
The best way to reconcile after a falling-out is through honest communication and the willingness to move forward. That’s exactly...
DIE LIEBE DER DANAE | Teatro Carlo Felice
The highlight of the season of the Genoese theater was the staging of die Liebe der Danae, proposal of the...
DER ROSENKAVALIER | Oper Frankfurt
Strauss/Hofmanntsthal's best opera? Some will say so outright. Others will be more cautious, and think of the masterpieces Die Frau...
DON CARLOS | Opera National de Paris
There’s something deeply personal and poetic about beginning to write a review of an opera while en route to the...
SEASON 2025/2026 | Opera de Paris
The Opéra National de Paris has officially announced its highly anticipated 2025/2026 season, promising a thrilling blend of classic masterpieces,...
SALOME | Teatro San Carlo
Wie schön ist die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht! Since its first performance in Dresden on 9 December 1905, the opera...
KATA KABANOVA | Bayerische Staatsoper
Zázrak! Vskutku třeba říci, že zázrak! (Wonderful! You’ve got to admit, it’s wonderful!) That's how Kudrjáš (James Ley) begins Leoš...
TOSCA | Teatro Alla Scala
There are certain operas that become personal milestones—those you experience over and over again, yet they never lose their power....
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...
