Deutsche Oper has taken on the challenge of staging Die Frau ohne Schatten after a hiatus of several years. And let’s face it: the challenge was met! As one of…
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 for 2020 has been postponed. Because he is one of…
DON CARLO | Teatro San Carlo
At begininng of 2025 season, San Carlo Theater proposes again the very successful inauguration show of the 2022-23 season, which featured a cast of great value, in which Elīna Garanča’s…
WERTHER | Victoria Hall
Two nights in a row, two operas I didn’t know well, but Werther definitely felt much closer to my usual tastes than Salomé. And honestly, by the time Acts 3…
SALOME | Grand Théâtre de Genève
As you all know, my heart belongs to Verdi and any composer whose name ends in “-i,” but every once in a while, I like to step out of my…
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Opera de Lyon
On Wednesday, January 22, I had the pleasure of revisiting Madama Butterfly at the Opéra de Lyon, presented in the same production as the 2024 Aix-en-Provence Festival. The minimalist yet…
ORLANDO | Théâtre du Châtelet
This isn’t a Claude Chabrol film, but you could call the Théâtre du Châtelet’s new production Orlando ou une affaire de femmes. Do you want avant-garde in the guise of…
LA TRAVIATA | Teatro Carlo Felice
After a very successful performance of “Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze” by Nino Rota, the CarloFelice theater in Genoa inaugurates the new year with a production of one of…
LA TRAVIATA | Gran Teatre Del Liceu
The last time I went to Catalonia, it was to see one of the three most beautiful performances of 2024, namely La Forza Del Destino! A few months later, here…
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Opéra National de Paris
No, this is not an opera for children (although there have already been performances for young audiences). It is certainly about animals, with their physical and acoustic characterisation, but this…