Vincent Lombardo

REVIEWER

Vincent Lombardo graduated in Opera Studies from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. While on the stage directing staff of the New York City Opera, he collaborated with the Metropolitan Opera. In 1978, Maestro Claudio Abbado invited him to Teatro alla Scala as an Assistant Stage Director, for which he was awarded a Fulbright Grant.

Eugen Onegin

Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin. It has been said that we all search for love in another so as to find ourselves through them. The characters in Tchaikovsky’s opera come to us with perhaps those very same prerequisites. One may ask themselves how much we identify ourselves with any of those characters. This is the challenge all theater presents us with.

La Forza del Destino

La Forza del Destino. Teatro alla Scala.

La Forza del Destino. Entertainment for tourists? From this point of view, unfortunately, the genre is increasingly in danger of being reduced to “entertainment for tourists”, a category that already represents a significant part of the audience, especially in arenas. This is a sad prospect, considering that in 2023 the art of opera will be proclaimed an “Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO.