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Operatic wanderer. Flâneur lyrique.
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Review up of last night’s Bohème at the Bologna Comunale. It was such a special night operatraveller.com/2025/11/24/y...
Youthful Experiences: La bohème at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Puccini – La bohème Mimì – Karen GardeazabalRodolfo – Ştefan PopMarcello – Vittorio PratoMusetta – Giuliana GianfaldoniSchaunard – Andrea PiazzaColline – Davide GiangregorioBenoît / Alcindoro – Nic…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Review up of last night’s Bohème at the Bologna Comunale. It was such a special night operatraveller.com/2025/11/24/y...
Curtain calls after La bohème at the Bologna Comunale. It was one of those nights that one goes to the opera for. It moved, it lived and had me in tears from the start. A youthful cast who made the text live under a maestro who created sheer poetry with that fabulous orchestra.
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Curtain calls after La bohème at the Bologna Comunale. It was one of those nights that one goes to the opera for. It moved, it lived and had me in tears from the start. A youthful cast who made the text live under a maestro who created sheer poetry with that fabulous orchestra.
I’m delighted to be back at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna for La bohème. With Gardeazabal, Pop, Gianfaldoni, Prato, Piazza, Giangregorio & more. Dendievel conducts Vick’s staging
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m delighted to be back at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna for La bohème. With Gardeazabal, Pop, Gianfaldoni, Prato, Piazza, Giangregorio & more. Dendievel conducts Vick’s staging
Review up of last night’s Aida in Monte-Carlo:
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Egyptian Conflict: Aida at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Verdi – Aida Aida – Aleksandra KurzakIl Re – Antonio Di MatteoAmneris – Marie-Nicole LemieuxRadamès – Arsen SoghomonyanAmonasro – Ludovic TézierRamfis – Erwin SchrottUn Messaggero – Vincenzo D…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Review up of last night’s Aida in Monte-Carlo:
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Curtain call after Aida at Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Decently sung on the whole with thrilling assumptions of Amneris & Amonasro from Lemieux & Tézier, both making the text so clear. Zanetti’s conducting gave the work lots of space. Livermore’s staging was risible.
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Curtain call after Aida at Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Decently sung on the whole with thrilling assumptions of Amneris & Amonasro from Lemieux & Tézier, both making the text so clear. Zanetti’s conducting gave the work lots of space. Livermore’s staging was risible.
I’m delighted to be making my first ever visit to the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, tonight at the Grimaldi Forum, for Aida. With Kurzak, Soghomonyan, Lemieux, Schrott, Tézier, Di Matteo and more. Zanetti conducts Livermore’s staging
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’m delighted to be making my first ever visit to the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, tonight at the Grimaldi Forum, for Aida. With Kurzak, Soghomonyan, Lemieux, Schrott, Tézier, Di Matteo and more. Zanetti conducts Livermore’s staging
Review up of a thrilling Lucrezia Borgia at the Maggio yesterday: operatraveller.com/2025/11/17/g...
Generational Conflicts: Lucrezia Borgia at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Donizetti – Lucrezia Borgia Don Alfonso – Mirco PalazziDonna Lucrezia Borgia – Jessica PrattGennaro – René BarberaMaffio Orsini – Laura VerrecchiaJeppo Liverotto – Daniele FalconeDon Apostolo Gazel…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Review up of a thrilling Lucrezia Borgia at the Maggio yesterday: operatraveller.com/2025/11/17/g...
I never thought that when I started writing reviews I’d reach the 15th anniversary of operatraveller.com. But along the way I’ve had the privilege of watching young artists bloom, to follow others as they grow their repertoire, and make some wonderful friends along the way. Here’s to the next 15!
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I never thought that when I started writing reviews I’d reach the 15th anniversary of operatraveller.com. But along the way I’ve had the privilege of watching young artists bloom, to follow others as they grow their repertoire, and make some wonderful friends along the way. Here’s to the next 15!
Curtain calls after Lucrezia Borgia at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. What a spectacular assumption from Pratt who rose to a thrilling final scene that was just riveting. An excellent ensemble cast in a staging by Bernard that was equally riveting and full of drama.
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Curtain calls after Lucrezia Borgia at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. What a spectacular assumption from Pratt who rose to a thrilling final scene that was just riveting. An excellent ensemble cast in a staging by Bernard that was equally riveting and full of drama.
I’m delighted to be back at the Maggio Musicale Florentino for Lucrezia Borgia. With Pratt, Barbera, Palazzi, Verrecchia & many more. Bisanti conducts Bernard’s staging
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I’m delighted to be back at the Maggio Musicale Florentino for Lucrezia Borgia. With Pratt, Barbera, Palazzi, Verrecchia & many more. Bisanti conducts Bernard’s staging
Review now up of last night’s Entführung in Torino operatraveller.com/2025/11/16/v...
Views from Outside: Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Teatro Regio Torino
Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Konstanze – Sofia FominaBlonde – Eleonora BellocciBelmonte – Anthony LeónPedrillo – Denzil DelaereOsmin – Dimitry IvashchenkoBassa Selim – Sebastian Wen…
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November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Curtain calls after an enjoyable Entführung aus dem Serail at the Teatro Regio Torino. A youthful cast with a fresh approach singing with real stylishness under Capuano’s lively direction. Fau’s staging was picturesque.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Curtain calls after an enjoyable Entführung aus dem Serail at the Teatro Regio Torino. A youthful cast with a fresh approach singing with real stylishness under Capuano’s lively direction. Fau’s staging was picturesque.
I’m delighted to be back at the Teatro Regio Torino for Die Entführung aus dem Serail. With Fomina, León, Bellocci, Delaere, Ivashchenko, Wendelin. Capuano conducts Fau’s staging.
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’m delighted to be back at the Teatro Regio Torino for Die Entführung aus dem Serail. With Fomina, León, Bellocci, Delaere, Ivashchenko, Wendelin. Capuano conducts Fau’s staging.
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Temporal Turbulence: Caterina Cornaro at the Festival Donizetti Opera
Donizetti – Caterina Cornaro Caterina Cornaro – Carmela RemigioAndrea Cornaro – Fulvio ValentiGerardo – Enea ScalaLusignano – Vito PrianteStrozzi – Francesco LuciiMocenigo&…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Curtain call after Caterina Cornaro at the Festival Donizetti Opera. Remigio, Scala & Priante gave it immense amounts of passion while Frizza was reliable in the pit. The staging was a total mess, making a simple plot into something incoherent. A shame because this work has a lot going for it
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Curtain call after Caterina Cornaro at the Festival Donizetti Opera. Remigio, Scala & Priante gave it immense amounts of passion while Frizza was reliable in the pit. The staging was a total mess, making a simple plot into something incoherent. A shame because this work has a lot going for it
I’m delighted to be back at the Festival Donizetti Opera for Caterina Cornaro in a new critical edition. With Remigio, Priante, Scala, Valenti, Fassi & more. Frizza conducts Micheli’s staging
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I’m delighted to be back at the Festival Donizetti Opera for Caterina Cornaro in a new critical edition. With Remigio, Priante, Scala, Valenti, Fassi & more. Frizza conducts Micheli’s staging
I saw an interesting Nabucco at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena. Full of symbolism. Read more here:
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Oppression and Redemption: Nabucco at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni Modena
Verdi – Nabucco Nabucco – Alexey ZelenkovIsmaele – Matteo DesoleZaccaria – Ramaz ChikviladzeAbigaille – Svetlana KasianFenena – Chiara MoginiIl Gran Sacerdote – Lorenzo MazzucchelliAbdallo – Saveri…
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October 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I saw an interesting Nabucco at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena. Full of symbolism. Read more here:
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Bologna, I adore this city but it can’t be denied that it has a huge antisemitism problem
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Bologna, I adore this city but it can’t be denied that it has a huge antisemitism problem
I came back for more Götterdämmerung. And that chorus was just as good as it was on Friday
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I came back for more Götterdämmerung. And that chorus was just as good as it was on Friday
This was a thrilling night at the Bologna Comunale, Götterdämmerung closing their Ring on a magnificent high. Read more here
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Living Epic: Götterdämmerung at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Wagner – Götterdämmerung Siegfried – Tilmann UngerGunther – Anton KeremidtchievAlberich – Claudio OtelliHagen – Albert PesendorferBrünnhilde – Sonja ŠarićGutrune – Charlotte-Anne ShipleyWaltraute –…
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October 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This was a thrilling night at the Bologna Comunale, Götterdämmerung closing their Ring on a magnificent high. Read more here
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Curtain call after Nabucco at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena. A decent evening in the theatre in a thoughtful staging that was full of symbolism - if you could interpret it. Musically the highlight was Zanetti’s terrifically sprightly conducting
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Curtain call after Nabucco at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena. A decent evening in the theatre in a thoughtful staging that was full of symbolism - if you could interpret it. Musically the highlight was Zanetti’s terrifically sprightly conducting
I’m delighted to be making my first ever visit to the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena for Nabucco. With Chikviladze, Kasian, Zelenkov, Desole, Mogini & more. Zanetti conducts Grazzini’s staging
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m delighted to be making my first ever visit to the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena for Nabucco. With Chikviladze, Kasian, Zelenkov, Desole, Mogini & more. Zanetti conducts Grazzini’s staging
Curtain calls after Götterdämmerung at the Comunale Bologna. A night that will stay long in the memory with sensational choral singing, orchestral playing of sheer poetry and sung with genuine generosity across the board. This cycle has been a triumph for Lyniv & her forces.
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Curtain calls after Götterdämmerung at the Comunale Bologna. A night that will stay long in the memory with sensational choral singing, orchestral playing of sheer poetry and sung with genuine generosity across the board. This cycle has been a triumph for Lyniv & her forces.
They lined the chorus along the side of the room and it was spectacular. It was so LOUD. And this chorus is without a doubt the finest in 🇪🇺🇮🇹
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
They lined the chorus along the side of the room and it was spectacular. It was so LOUD. And this chorus is without a doubt the finest in 🇪🇺🇮🇹
I’m delighted to be back at the Comunale Bologna for Götterdämmerung. With Šarić, Unger, Pesendorfer, Otelli, Schöck, Shipley, Keremidtchiev & more. Lyniv conducts this concert staging
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I’m delighted to be back at the Comunale Bologna for Götterdämmerung. With Šarić, Unger, Pesendorfer, Otelli, Schöck, Shipley, Keremidtchiev & more. Lyniv conducts this concert staging