A bizarrely confusing Regietheater production of Strauss’s Arabella made its premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin three days ago with a cast of both veterans and fresh-faced singers. Enjoy my review and please let me know your opinions as well.
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Jordan Shanahan, a dramatic baritone whose career has seen him rise from handsomely lyrical roles to more viscerally challenging roles, takes on Jochanaan the mysterious yet raving prophet. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
How did Karita Mattila fare when she graduated from the virginal yet anxious princess Chrysothemis to the hysterically neurotic yet relatively stately queen Klytämnestra? Find out in my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Jorge Puerta, a fine full lyric tenor boasting a huge and diverse repertoire, makes his mark as the impassioned Genoese gentleman Gabriele Adorno. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Tackling the role of the villainous Plebian partisan, Paolo Albiani, is Joel Allison, a baritone with a promising future ahead of him. Enjoy my review, despite it being a week late, and let me know your opinions as well.
It was quite an evening of orchestral music and chamber music, specifically from music composed by Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner, at the Gethsemanekirche Berlin. Enjoy my review.
Verdi’s opera about political intrigue and familial drama has been updated from 14th-century Genoa to 21st-century Genoa in this new Simon Boccanegra production at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Enjoy my review.
A light lyric soprano with heaps of potential to shine and on the cusp of an exciting career tackles Violetta Valery, one of Verdi’s most iconic tragic heroines. Enjoy my review.
From her beginnings in delightful soubrette roles to establishing herself in the light lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire, how does Kim-Lillian Strebel fare as Rusalka in Barrie Kosky’s bleak production? Find out in my review.
Goldeneye 007 is considered as one of the best (if not THE best) video game tie-in of all time. Not only is this game celebrating 25 years, but a re-release of the game was recently announced for Nintendo Switch as well as Xbox Game Pass. However for a game like this, I had to get help from none other than 007 himself, James Bond. But does this game still hold up after 25 years? We’re about to find out right now. Special thanks to warzonethecreator (https://instagram.com/warzonethecreator?igshid=NmNmNjAwNzg=) for designing the title card, LandyRS (https://www.youtube.com/user/Maruigi44) for providing the voice of Sonic for this video’s Patreon shout-outs, and a very special thanks to Brian Ganzevoort for portraying James Bond for the review.