Ekaterina Siurina, a coloratura soprano of such pristinely precise vocal beauty and indubitably immense dedication to her craft, tackles the role of the iconically poignant seamstress with a malady Mimí. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
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Coming into his own in the leading tenor roles is none other than Attilio Glaser, whose career has been opening new doors especially with this iconic poet in love. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
For decades, Karita Mattila has embodied the role of the tragically ill-fated heroine, Katya, whose life goes from misery after misery. Now, she embodies the cruel, perfidious, and ruthless Marfa Ignateva Kabanova aka the Kabanicha. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Known to the world for her charmingly waif-like figure and sweet countenance, Miss Aida Garifullina takes on one of Verdi’s purest heroines, which has become one of her all-time signature roles. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Boasting such a vast repertoire from playing vibrant young men to sexy, sumptuous, sinuous seductresses, how did this mezzo-soprano fare in one of her signature roles? Enjoy my review to find out and let me know your opinions as well.
From her beginnings in the full lyric and spinto soprano repertoires to nowadays coming into her own in the dramatic repertoire, how well did Christine Goerke stack up to one of her signature roles, especially joined by a cast that looks good on paper? Enjoy and find out in my review.
Kasper Holten’s hypnotic production comes to life at the Royal Opera House backed up by a veteran of portraying the legendary licentious gentleman and a bass who has made his role debut as his manservant. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
My Dresden opera journey goes out with a bang, at least for now, with the famous barber of Seville about to get married to his darling chambermaid bride-to-be in this anachronistically minimalistic production. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
An international cavalcade of superstars have come together to star in this vivid and magnificently-detailed production of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
I have come back to Dresden to catch a Rossini opera, which called for an army of soloists. The question remains, how well did this cast of singing actors fare in their respective roles? Stay tuned to my review to find out more.