It is a fragile but essential balance that La Traviata always demands: between the luminous lightness of its melodic flights and the tension of an intimate drama unfolding behind closed…
RIGOLETTO | Deutsche Oper Berlin
Another Rigoletto? Yes. Still exciting? Absolutely. I’ve stopped counting how many Rigolettos I’ve seen this year — and yet, each one feels like a new adventure. That’s the beauty of…
RICCARDO MUTI |Â Teatro de Piacenza
Some evenings become unforgettable before they even begin — and Thursday night in Piacenza was one of them. For the first time in my life, I finally experienced Maestro Riccardo…
DAVID ET JONATHAS | Chapelle Royale de Versailles
On May 17th, in the intimacy of the Royal Chapel at the Château de Versailles, Charpentier’s David et Jonathas came to life in a performance that felt both timeless and…
IL TROVATORE | Wiener Staatsoper
The story may not be the happiest in the repertoire, but we left the GroĂźer Saal of the Vienna State Opera with full hearts. Filled with a shared enthusiasm (both…
PLACIDO DOMINGO / ANDREA BOCELLI | Arena Genève
Last night in Geneva felt like a crossover event between Superman and Batman — except instead of saving the world, they came to save music lovers’ hearts. Yes, I’m talking…
HAMLET | Teatro Regio Torino
“To be or not to be a tenor? That is the question” The Teatro Regio in Torino is staging the world première version of Ambroise Thomas’ masterpiece with the title…
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI | Bayerische Staatsoper
A new CavPag production always comes with its share of expectations, given that this unique pairing of two verismo masterpieces consistently sparks a wide range of passionate and varied interpretations….
DON CARLO |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
To be perfectly honest, as I write these words from the train back to Lausanne the morning after, I find myself asking a bold and perhaps blasphemous question: Have Les…
LES VĂŠPRES SICILIENNES |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
Some evenings at the opera redefine your relationship with a composer’s work—and May 24 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin was exactly that. Les VĂŞpres Siciliennes may often be considered the…