From his beginnings as a light lyric tenor to his current tenures in challenging leading tenor roles, Saimir Pirgu tackles Idomeneo the Cretan King torn between his regal duty and filial bond with his son Idamante. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
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Teresa Romano came to the rescue in a role she has sung for many years, from her initial tenure as a spinto/dramatic soprano to her current engagements as a mezzo-soprano. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Clémentine Margaine, with her increasing forays into the dramatic mezzo-soprano repertoire, rises up to the challenge to tackle one of Verdi’s most iconic mezzo-soprano princesses. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Dramatic coloratura soprano Marina Rebeka tackles her role debut head-on as Aida, accompanied by a cavalcade of fellow star singers, in Calixto Bieito’s garish and messy production. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Waltraud Meier’s second to the last hurrah as Klytämnestra, the beautiful yet guilt-ridden Queen of Mycenae, was in full swing tonight. Enjoy my review, and please enjoy Frau Meier’s final hurrah to the operatic stage on October 20.
Damiano Michieletto’s production of Jenufa transports the action from a bucolic Moravian village to a cold, desolate, icy locale with minimal props. At least Evelyn Herlitzius and Asmik Grigorian carry the evening. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Charisma, charm, elegance, and vivacity are the lexemes that thoroughly define Victoria Randem as a light lyric soprano who gave her first-ever Lied recital at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
David McVicar’s production of Mozart’s Idomeneo may eclectically combine Feudal-Era Japanese, Middle Eastern, European, and Greek aesthetics, but how do the singers fare in their roles in this production? At least it was nice that I have achieved my dream of seeing Olga Peretyatko and Anna Prohaska together on stage as the two rivaling princesses Elettra and Ilia respectively. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Rainelle Krause, a lyric coloratura soprano renowned for her fearlessness as an aerial acrobat, heralds the stage as one of her calling-card roles, The Queen of the Night, alongside the astounding light lyric soprano Victoria Randem as Pamina and the sweet soprano light lyric coloratura Regina Koncz as Papagena. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
There has never been a production of Bizet’s Carmen that has left me feeling cold and frigid until I caught Martin Kusej’s vision of this famous French opera set in Seville. Enjoy my review and please let me know your opinions as well.