In Denise Wendel-Poray’s words: “Relyea‘s final entrance as the Commendatore is electrifying…his massive stature, charismatic presence, and sonorous voice, looming through the penumbra to deliver the final and fatal blow.”
Mozart's Così fan tutte is emblematic of the Festival d'Aix en Provence. It's the opera that...
Denise Wendel-Poray travels to La Scala in Milan where it’s all about opera, power, and politics. This text was originally published in the Spring 2023 print version of Opera Canada magazine.
With more than three decades in the field, Robert Carsen is celebrated in Europe and America alike...
German director Andreas Homoki's new staging of Carmen brings the world's most-performed opera...
Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, directed by Deborah Warner at the Paris Opera this season, was...
Paris Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro by English director and video artist Netia...
Pierre Audi's production of Tosca, which premiered in 2014, has become a staple of the Paris Opera...
Handel's 1735 opera Alcina is one of the most popular baroque operas in the repertoire and is...
Purists apparently have some bones to pick with this new production of Armide, judging from the...
