A Tosca for Today: Tosca at Den Norske Opera, Oslo
Puccini – Tosca Tosca – Svetlana Aksenova Cavaradossi – Daniel Johansson Scarpia – Claudio Sgura Angelotti – Jens-Erik Aasbø Il sagrestano – Pietro Simone Sciarrone – Ludvig Lindström Spoletta – […]
Category Archives: Opera review
Obsession: Die tote Stadt at the Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa
Korngold – Die tote Stadt Paul – Jacek Laszczkowski Marie/Marietta – Marlis Petersen Frank/Pierrot – Michał Partyka Brigitta – Bernadetta Grabias Juliette – Maria Stasiak Lucienne – Natalia Kawałek Gaston/Victorin […]
One Moment in Time: Der Rosenkavalier at Welsh National Opera
Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier Feldmarschallin – Rebecca Evans Baron Ochs – Brindley Sherratt Octavian – Lucia Cervoni Faninal – Adrian Clarke Sophie – Louise Alder Marianne Leitmetzerin – Angharad Morgan […]
Taking Wing: La rondine at Opera Holland Park
Puccini – La rondine Magda de Civry – Elizabeth Llewellyn Lisette – Tereza Gevorgyan Ruggero Lastouc – Matteo Lippi Prunier – Stephen Aviss Rambaldo Fernandez – David Stephenson Périchaud – […]
Survivors: The Fiery Angel at the Opernhaus Zürich
Prokofiev – The Fiery Angel (Огненный ангел) Ruprecht – Leigh Melrose Renata – Ausrine Stundyte Landlady – Liliana Nikiteanu Fortune-Teller – Agnieszka Rehlis Agrippa of Nettesheim – Dmitry Golovnin Faust […]
Village life: The Fair at Sorochyntsi at the Komische Oper, Berlin
Mussorgsky – The Fair at Sorochyntsi (Сорочинская ярмарка) Cherevik – Jens Larsen Khivrya – Agnes Zwierko Parasya – Mirka Wagner Kum – Tom Erik Lie Gritsko – Alexander Lewis Afanasiy […]
The end of the world as we know it: Götterdämmerung at the Hessisches Staatstheater, Wiesbaden
Wagner – Götterdämmerung Siegfried – Andreas Schager Gunther – Samuel Youn Alberich – Thomas de Vries Hagen – Shavleg Armasi Brünnhilde – Evelyn Herlitzius Gutrune – Sabina Cvilak Waltraute / […]
Calling out for a hero: Siegfried at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Wagner – Siegfried Siegfried – Andreas Schager Mime – Matthäus Schmidlechner Der Wanderer – Jukka Rasilainen Alberich – Thomas de Vries Fafner – Park Youngdoo Erda – Bernadett Fodor Brünnhilde […]
God Save the Queen: Roberto Devereux at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Donizetti – Roberto Devereux Elisabetta I – Edita Gruberová Duca di Nottingham – Simone Piazzola Sara, duchessa di Nottingham – Silvia Tro Santafé Roberto Devereux, conte di Essex – Charles […]
Starry night: Les Troyens in Strasbourg
Berlioz – Les Troyens. Cassandre – Marie-Nicole Lemieux Chorèbe – Stéphane Degout Panthée – Philippe Sly Hélénus – Stanislas de Barbeyrac Ascagne – Marianne Crebassa Hécube – Agnieszka Sławińska Priam […]
The Act of Believing: Parsifal at the Staatsoper Berlin
Wagner – Parsifal Amfortas – Lauri Vasar Gurnemanz – René Pape Parsifal – Andreas Schager Kundry – Anna Larsson Titurel – Matthias Hölle Klingsor – Tómas Tómasson Erster Knappe – […]
Falling Leaves: Yevgeny Onegin at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Tchaikovsky – Yevgeny Onegin Tatyana – Ana María Martínez Olga – Alisa Kolosova Larina – Katharine Goeldner Filippyevna – Jill Grove Lensky – Charles Castronovo Yevgeny Onegin – Mariusz Kwiecień […]
Living art: Il viaggio a Reims at the Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Rossini – Il viaggio a Reims Corinna – Anke Briegel La Marchesa Melibea – Elisabeth Jansson La Contessa di Folleville – Rebeca Olvera Madama Cortese – Henriette Bonde-Hansen Il Cavaliere […]
Outsiders: Yevgeny Onegin at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Tchaikovsky – Yevgeny Onegin Tatyana – Asmik Grigorian Olga – Silvia Hauer Larina – Romina Boscolo Filippyevna – Anna Maria Dur Lensky – Thomas Blondelle Yevgeny Onegin – Christopher Bolduc […]
The School for Lovers: Così fan tutte at the Konzerthaus Freiburg
Mozart – Così fan tutte Fiordiligi – Robin Johannsen Dorabella – Sophie Harmsen Guglielmo – Christian Senn Ferrando – Mark Milhofer Despina – Im Sunhae Don Alfonso – Marcos Fink […]
The Past and the Present: Edward II at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini – Edward II Edward II – Michael Nagy Isabella – Agneta Eichenholz Piers de Gaveston – Ladislav Elgr Roger Mortimer – Andrew Harris Walter Langton, Bischof von […]
The Performance of Loneliness: Lulu at the Staatsoper Hamburg
Berg – Lulu Lulu – Barbara Hannigan Gräfin Geschwitz – Anne Sofie von Otter Eine Theatergarderobiere/Gymnasiast – Marta Świderska Der Medizinalrat Dr Goll/Polizist/Professor – Martin Pawlowsky Der Maler/Neger – Peter […]
Of life, love and loss: Der Rosenkavalier at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier Feldmarschallin – Anja Harteros Baron Ochs – Günther Groissböck Octavian – Angela Brower Faninal – Markus Eiche Sophie – Golda Schultz Marianne Leitmetzerin – Christiane Kohl […]
The Banality of Evil: Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper
Verdi – Otello Otello – Kristian Benedikt Jago – Carlos Álvarez Cassio – Carlos Osuna Roderigo – Peter Jelosits Lodovico – Alexandru Moisiuc Montano – Orhan Yildiz Desdemona – Olga […]
Independent Woman: Carmen at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Bizet – Carmen Carmen – Marie-Nicole Lemieux Don José – Michael Spyres Micaëla – Vannina Santoni Escamillo – Jean-Sébastien Bou Frasquita – Chantal Santon-Jeffery Mercédès – Ahlima Mhamdi Moralès – […]
