Ernani From the 3rd to the 31st of June 2022, the Opera Theatre in Rome presents Verdi’s Ernani, conducted by Marco Armiliato, directed by Hugo de Ana, with: Ernani (Tenor): Francesco Meli…
IL PIRATA in Zürich Il Pirata by Vincenzo Bellini. Melodramma in two acts. 1827. Libretto by Felice Romani, after Isidore J.S. Taylor’s play Bertram, ou Le Pirate (Bertram, or The Pirate), itself…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in Opera Gazet. We can deal with historical explanations exhaustively as much as we like, but in the…
"Regietheater, The Ruination of Opera". A reflection on an article by Lynn René Bayley. Reading Time: 10 minutes The enthusiastic Tosca comments on the Facebook page of The Dutch Nationale Opera are…
"The show was pure panem et circenses - scenery porn more reliant upon empty spectacle than any emotional or human insight." Lohengrin. Opera Australia, Saturday May 14, 2022. State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne.…
LA TRAVIATA. Opera Australia, Wednesday May 4, 2022. State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Directed originally by Elijah Moshinsky. (Revival rehearsed by Constantine Costi.) Conducted by Renato Palumbo. Reviewed for…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in Opera Gazet. We can deal with historical explanations exhaustively as much as we like, but in the…
Much has been written about the historical backgrounds of the Regietheater in opera, also in Opera Gazet. We can deal with historical explanations exhaustively as much as we like, but in the…
Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. Dramma tragico in three acts. 1835. Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, after Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor. First performance at the Teatro S Carlo,…
EASTER FESTIVAL BADEN-BADEN 2023 – BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER Program 2023: Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko and Richard Strauss’s Die Frau Ohne Schatten. Together with the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, the 2023 Baden-Baden…