The highlight of the season of the Genoese theater was the staging of die Liebe der Danae, proposal of the greatest interest due to the fact that these are 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 ohne Schatten and Elektra. We have no ambition to decide;…
DON CARLOS |Â 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 theatre. It gives me a moment to reflect on the…
SEASON 2025/2026 | Opera de Paris
The OpĂ©ra National de Paris has officially announced its highly anticipated 2025/2026 season, promising a thrilling blend of classic masterpieces, innovative new productions, and long-awaited debuts. Opera and ballet lovers…
SALOME | Teatro San Carlo
Wie schön ist die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht! Since its first performance in Dresden on 9 December 1905, the opera Salome has shocked the musical world; first of all the…
KATA KABANOVA | Bayerische Staatsoper
Zázrak! Vskutku tĹ™eba Ĺ™Ăci, Ĺľe zázrak! (Wonderful! You’ve got to admit, it’s wonderful!) That’s how Kudrjáš (James Ley) begins Leoš Janáček’s 6th (of 9) opera, thrilled by the majesty of…
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. Tosca is that opera for me. It was one of…
LA BOHEME | Greek National Opera
Lately, it seems to be a season of firsts for me! After my first-ever backstage experience at the OpĂ©ra de Lyon earlier this week, this was not only my first…
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 revealing a crater from where the characters – extravagant, bare-legged,…
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 I express my admiration for Giuseppe Verdi? And how can…