CARMEN | Opernhaus Zürich
The house is sold out this evening for the revival of Andreas Homoki’s production, which plays with a mise en...
THE PASSENGER | Opéra National du Capitole
There are subjects that demand every ounce of tact one can summon merely to approach them, yet they cannot evade...
IL TROVATORE | Teatro Carlo Felice – Genova
Attending a final performance is something I increasingly enjoy and am beginning to prefer to opening nights. Sure, opening nights...
NABUCCO | Bayerische Staatsoper
Opening nights of Nabucco often hinge on the ability of the conductor to grip Verdi’s early and volcanic writing with both discipline...
Mozart 38 & Bruckner 4 | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Originally announced with Gustavo Dudamel, the programme ultimately fell to Paavo Järvi — and what a stroke of luck. His conducting, as...
NABUCCO | Teatro San Carlo
The production of Nabucco, which inaugurated the year 2026 at the most beautiful theater in theworld, can be considered the...
LA BOHEME | Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
There are not many operas left today that truly make me cry.Not because they are less powerful, but because I...
THE NUTCRACKER | Bayerische Staatsoper
Staging & Choreography: John Neumeier • Sets & Costumes: Jürgen Rose • Musical Direction: Azim Karimov There are Nutcrackers that simply serve tradition, and...
AKADEMIEKONZERT | Bayerische Staatsoper
Conductor: Vladimir JurowskiSoloist: Francesco Piemontesi An ambitious programme spanning three distinct worlds: the brooding intensity of Rachmaninov, the crystalline elegance...
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE | Gran Teatre del Liceu
A glittering evening, as beguiling as it was enchanting. The première of a superb production in which the avowed minimalism,...
WOZZECK | Staatsoper Berlin
Wozzeck, Alban Berg's masterpiece, turns 100. The first performance took place on December 14, 1925, at the Berlin Staatsoper, under...
GSTAAD NEW YEAR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Quel plaisir... Hope, Eternity, Talent, and Sublime. These are the four words that define the four evenings I spent in...
DIE FLEDERMAUS | Deutsche Oper Berlin
A vibrant sense of ensemble spirit radiated from the stage of the Deutsche Oper Berlin on this 31 December. As...
ELEKTRA | Wiener Staatsoper
It was not the rising of the curtains but their sudden fall, like the proclamation of an Old Testament prophecy,...
STIFFELIO | Teatro di Piacenza
For me, coming to Piacenza every year to see my very last opera of the season is always more than...
LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK | Teatro Alla Scala
La Scala's brave decision to open the new season with Shostakovich's masterpiece is a courageous choice: the audiences who fill...
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN | Opéra National de Lyon
After Venice, Sydney and London, the production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann as seen through the eyes of Damiano Michieletto has...
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | Teatro Comunale di Bologna
After missing a performance of La Bohème due to a car accident between Parma and Bologna, I absolutely had to...
ERNANI | Teatro Filarmonico di Verona
I have to say it straight away: I was genuinely happy that evening. Not only because I was about to...
HÄNSEL & GRETEL | Bayerische Staatsoper
Some performances remind us that opera is, above all, an art of sharing — and this matinée was a perfect...
