Operatraveller’s Hot Operatic Tips for 2017 – 2018
The passage of the years seemingly accelerating, it’s time to look ahead to the 2017 – 18 season and draw up a selection of shows that look especially promising. Firstly, […]
Tag Archives: Charles Castronovo
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 […]
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 […]
2016 in review
Usually when I start these annual reviews I mention how the past year was one of the best for music that I have had. It’s easy to take that for […]
Living Bel Canto: Lucia di Lammermoor at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor Enrico – Dalibor Jenis Lucia – Jessica Nuccio Edgardo – Charles Castronovo Raimondo – Alexander Tsymbalyuk Arturo – Galeano Salas Alisa – Rachael Wilson Normanno […]
Operatraveller’s Hot Operatic Tips for 2016 – 2017
Once again we have arrived at that time of the year where we look forward to what the coming season holds. As I have done for the last few years, […]
Making the Case: Mefistofele at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Boito – Mefistofele Mefistofele – Erwin Schrott Faust – Charles Castronovo Elena – Angel Blue Margherita – Alex Penda Marta – Jana Kurucová Wagner – Bror Magnus Tødenes Panthalis – […]
Life in Slow Motion: Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House
Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia – Diana Damrau Edgardo – Charles Castronovo Enrico – Ludovic Tézier Raimondo – Youn Kwangchul Arturo – Taylor Stayton Alisa – Rachael Lloyd Normanno […]
Operatraveller’s Hot Operatic Tips for 2015 – 2016
As is customary at this time of year, it’s time to take a look at what we can look forward to in the upcoming 2015 – 2016 season. In London, […]
La Damnation de Faust at the Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden
Berlioz – La Damnation de Faust Faust – Charles Castronovo Marguerite – Joyce DiDonato Méphistophélès – Ludovic Tézier Brander – Edwin Crossley-Mercer Kinderchor der Oper Stuttgart, Herren des Philharmonia Chors […]
Containerized: Don Giovanni at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Mozart – Don Giovanni Don Giovanni – Christopher Maltman Leporello – Alex Esposito Donna Anna – Erin Wall Donna Elvira – Véronique Gens Don Ottavio – Charles Castronovo Zerlina – […]
2014 in Review
It seems every year I mention that this particular year is one of the best for music I have had and this year was no exception. It also marked a […]
Operatraveller’s Hot Operatic Tips for 2014 – 2015
Inspired, as last year by the excellent French blog il tenero momento, this year I’ve decided to present some very personal thoughts on what will likely be some of the […]
Interview with Charles Castronovo
Recognized as one of the finest lyric tenors before the public today, New York-born and California-raised Charles Castronovo has been charming the public with his renditions of the works of […]
A Tale of Two Bohèmes: La Bohème at the Royal Opera
Puccini – La bohème Marcello – Massimo Cavalletti Rodolfo – Vittorio Grigolo Colline – Gábor Bretz Schaunard – Lauri Vasar Benoît – Jeremy White Mimì – Angela Gheorghiu Parpignol – […]
