The holiday season is fast approaching. Nina Minasyan’s luscious creaminess and lovely elegance as Olympia, the mechanical Christmas doll, are wonderful gifts to give any opera fan. Please enjoy my review and share your thoughts. https://youtu.be/hNXGjxEc1uM
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
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A veritable cavalcade of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden’s shining stars have placed their shining stamps on this Liederabend full of Maurice Ravel songs. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions. https://youtu.be/nMgo67o13Ek
Start spreading the news, for Lydia Steier’s production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann takes on a New York setting at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions. https://youtu.be/6ALZERMmFag
Jeanine De Bique conquers Violetta Valery with glorious aplomb, regal elegance, vocal clarity, and technical abandon in this dark and minimalist production of Verdi’s La Traviata.
Overlooking my conflicting sentiments about Rolando Villazón’s overall vocal form as Idomeneo, his unique brand of charisma remains interesting. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Evelyn Herlitzius leaps from Elektra’s bloodthirstily feral vengeance and anguished trauma and steps into Klytämnestra’s elaborate robe decked in guilt-ridden angst and soul-shattering nightmares. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
An eclectic cocktail of slapstick humor and romantic passions percolate Jürgen Flimm’s production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden with some ecstasy and fabulous artistry. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Anna Samuil joins violinist Tatiana Samouil and pianist Matthias Samuil to dedicate this Liederabend to honor María Malibrán’s 215th birthday. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Sally Matthews, a lyric soprano renowned for both her lyric and coloratura work predominantly in Mozart, tackles Beethoven’s iconic heroine who is a paradigm for unconditionally conjugal love, justice for the innocent, and liberty from oppression. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Eve-Maud Hubeaux tackled the elegantly voluptuous yet emotionally temperamental Amneris from Verdi’s Aida at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.