There is something uniquely special about attending a recital at Victoria Hall — the intimacy, the acoustics, the warm Geneva audience… and when the evening is led by Benjamin Bernheim,…
REQUIEM VERDI | Victoria Hall – Geneva
There are some works in the classical world that feel less like concerts and more like… events. Moments you prepare for, breath for, almost fear a little. Verdi’s Requiem is…
LUCREZIA BORGIA | Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
“Poche ma buone”, few but good could be the summary of the performances of “Lucrezia Borgia” at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino! From the 1933 edition, the year of the founding…
AIDA |Â Opera de Monte-Carlo
I had so many reasons to come to Monte Carlo on Sunday, November 16—truly a lot of reasons. And the closer the date came, the more excited I was, especially…
LA TRAVIATA | Bayerische Staatsoper
This new revival of GĂĽnter Krämer’s production was obviously worth the trip for the two headliners, in the title role and as Giorgio Germont, but the evening also reserved an…
DIE WALKÜRE | Opéra National de Paris
A full house greeted the première of the second instalment of the Tetralogy at the OpĂ©ra National de Paris. The performance was eagerly anticipated, following a Rheingold that had left…
DON GIOVANNI |Â Wiener Staatsoper
Barrie Kosky’s Don Giovanni returns to Vienna as it has every season for the past four years, and its grip on the repertoire remains unshaken. The staging feels manic, almost…
CAV/PAG | Bayerische Staatsoper
Last season, we praised Francesco Micheli’s staging for its coherence and bold contrasts. This revival confirms that vision while reshaping the experience through a cast that brings new colors to…
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Opernhaus ZĂĽrich
I have about 10,000 things to say about this production — so I hope you love Verdi and stories, because if that’s the case, you’re in the right place, at…
OTELLO | The State Opera – Prague
Yes… my friends, yes — another Otello! Yet another Otello!After Parma, Madrid, and Strasbourg — while waiting for Catania and Liège — I went back to see Otello once again…