From Elena Pankratova’s beginnings in the more Italianate repertoire to her current tenure in the Wagnerian repertoire, she continues rising as the wrathfully vengeful princess Elektra. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Arianna Manganello
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The slice-of-life character constellations remain strong with Tobias Kratzer’s production of Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten, despite being void of its legendary fairy-tale roots. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Artur Garbas’s vocal performance prowess continues to shine and shimmer as the iconic bird catcher Papageno. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Through Leos Janacek’s mellifluous score and Katharina Thalbach’s vibrant production, The Cunning Little Vixen unfolds its timeless tale of nature and the circle of life at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Oscar Wilde’s short story turned opera by Alexander von Zemlinsky transports the tale of a haplessly enamored dwarf and an impetuously spoiled princess to the late 2010s, as highlighted by Tobias Kratzer’s production. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Gilda Fiume, a dramatic coloratura soprano with a vastly versatile repertoire that includes comedic and dramatic roles, embodies one of her most renowned signature roles, Lucia Ashton. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
A constantly soaring lyric coloratura soprano continues to spread her wings in one of her signature roles. Assisting her are a cavalcade of equally formidable singers. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
This was a grand night for Verismo and post-Verismo Italian art songs courtesy of three sterling singers, a fine pianist, and a charming poet. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
A charming young light lyric soprano, who is also capable of doing coloratura soprano roles, made her mark tonight as the pristinely tender Princess Pamina. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Aigul Akhmetshina, a promising young mezzo-soprano with an exciting future ahead of her, tackles one of her signature roles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.