THE TURN OF THE SCREW |Â Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma
To conclude the 2024-2025 season, the Rome Opera presents an exemplary production of Benjamin Britten's masterpiece, The Turn of the...
MACBETH | Teatro Verdi Busseto
If you know my love for Giuseppe Verdi, you already know that what follows will be nothing but praise. So...
MANON | Opernhaus ZĂŒrich
On September 27th, the Zurich Opera revived its production of Massenet's Manon, a total triumph, carried by a pair of...
TANNHĂUSER | Grand ThĂ©Ăątre de GenĂšve
This work is known for being the opera of a thousand revisions. Wagner was never satisfied with the outcome of...
OTELLO |Â Teatro Regio Parma
It obviously wasnât the first time I set foot in one of Italyâs most beautiful theaters in Parma, but it...
LOHENGRIN |Â Deutsche Oper Berlin
We had already had the chance to see this production back in April. The impressions were overwhelmingly positive: the emotion...
OTELLO | Teatro Real de Madrid
I didnât have to wait long to see my favorite opera of the 25/26 season. Barely after the curtain fell...
LES VĂPRES SICILIENNES | Royal Opera House
Whatâs funny, as the years go by, is that the longer summer feels, the more the wait for the new...
NORMA |Â BĂŒhnen Bern
I thought I was just coming to a âsimpleâ back-to-season concert version of Norma for a single performance at the...
LA CAMBIALE DI MATRIMONIO | Rossini Opera Festival
His first opera to be performed on stage, "La cambiale di matrimonio" was composed by Rossini when he was just...
L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI | Rossini Opera Festival
The second new production of the Rossini Opera Festival was l'Italiana in Algeri, one of the Pesaro composer's most performed...
ZELMIRA | Rossini Opera Festival
âciĂČ che mi conforta Ăš la certezza di aver Scritto bene, del resto poco mi curoâ âWhat comforts me is...
NORMA | Gstaad Menuhin Festival
So⊠this was my 5th year in a row at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, after highlights like I Puritani and...
DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU | Staatsoper Berlin
The work is far too rare for us to allow ourselves to miss it. It is, alas, the sole collaboration...
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE | Bayreuther Festspiele
Some weather websites predicted it would be der heiĂeste Tag des Jahres. We didn't try to confirm how accurate that...
NABUCCO | Soirées Lyriques de Sanxay
Why on earth hadnât I been here before? Thatâs the question that inevitably lingers after a summer opera evening in...
RIGOLETTO | Arena Verona Festival
To close my two-week festival stay in Verona, it could only be with a masterpiece by Verdi. And even though...
LA TRAVIATA |Â Arena Verona Festival
For my 15th edition of the Arena di Verona Festivalâand to wrap up the weekend beautifully after the rain cancellation...
NABUCCO | Arena Verona Festival
The most Italian opera in the most Italian place on earth! Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, which revealed his genius to...
GIANNI SCHICCHI / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | Festival de Verbier
There were so many reasons to attend the Verbier Festival this year for the Gianni Schicchi / Cavalleria Rusticana concert...
