“We gaan niets actualiseren, want dat vind ik een onderschatting van het publiek.”
All in all, Emma Dante’s direction is acceptable. She limits herself to following the story without trying to force the libretto in search of extravagant readings.
Lynn: “After 10 months of intense work, I have finally finished my new book, “Opera as Drama II,” which illuminates the history of the art form from the perspective of drama rather than entertainment.”
Solidarität mit Israel Mein letzter Besuch an der an der Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv war im April 2019. Er fand am Abend von Yom Hashoah statt, dem Gedenktag für die Opfer…
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"The strength of Vocality lies in our interaction with the audience: we are interested in YOU! After all, we try to touch and entertain not only ourselves, but you too. So the…
Simon Boccanegra. Opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. 1856. Revised for La Scala, Milan, in 1881. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, with contributions by Giuseppe Montanelli, after the…
Akhnaten is one of Philip Glass’s three large-scale operas based on a “big idea,” in this case monotheism, following Einstein on the Beach, which dealt with new notions of time and space,…
TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini – Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Teatro Coccia, Novara (Italy) – May 27 and 29, 2022 Fabrizio Maria Carminati – Musical Direction; Renato Bonajuto - Stage…
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…