Purists apparently have some bones to pick with this new production of Armide, judging from the...
Denise Wendel-Poray
Opéra Comique Lakmé “Sabine Devieilhe and Frédéric Antoun triumph”
Eight years after their débuts in Leo Delibes's Lakmé, Sabine Devieilhe and Frédéric Antoun...
Florie Valiquette ‘is vibrant’ in Théâtre des Champs Elysées’ La Vie Parisienne
Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne is perfect holiday fare, bubbly, joyful, and whimsical, especially...
Aida with puppets & Radvanovsky at Opéra national de Paris
Opéra national de Paris's new production of Verdi's Aida, which premiered online on Feb. 18th,...
Review: Vienna State Opera premieres Henze’s Das verratene Meer
The most prolific operatic composer of the postwar period, Hans Werner Henze's contribution to the...
Aida: Against the odds at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples
Probably nothing could have nudged me out of my semi-confinement in Normandy and reluctantly onto...
Figaro’s silver screen dazzle at Champs Elysées
Hollywood film director James Gray, winner of the Golden Lion for his film “Little Odessa” (1994)...
Dutch National Opera: Pagliacci/Cavalleria rusticana—A double bill turned inside out
With a double bill that opened the Dutch National Opera (DNO) 19/20 season on Sept. 5th, Robert...
Review: Étienne Dupuis & Philippe Sly star in new Ivo van Hove Don Giovanni for Paris
For the last production of the season celebrating the 350th anniversary of Opéra national de...
Review: Robert Carsen “Bausch period” Iphigénie in Paris
Between the Parisian museums, theatres and opera houses, when Robert Carsen is in town, it is very...