Samson Alessandro Zummo 16/07/2024In 1733, the great philosopher Voltaire and the renowned composer Jean-Philippe Rameau created an opera inspired by the Bible (Book...
Madama Butterfly Alessandro Zummo 13/07/2024Puccini is not frequently performed at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, having only made his debut with Tosca in 2019. This 2024...
Pelléas et Mélisande Alessandro Zummo 12/07/2024Katie Mitchell’s production of Claude Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande is an absolute masterpiece. This is a revival of the 2016...
Iphigénie en Aulide – Iphigénie en Tauride Alessandro Zummo 11/07/2024Christoph Willibald Gluck’s operas, “Iphigénie en Aulide” and “Iphigénie en Tauride,” composed six years apart, offer contrasting perspectives on the...
Pagliacci (Clowns) Josi Steinfeld 16/04/2024Leoncavallo’s one-act verismo opera I Pagliacci is based on the true-life murder of a family servant by two jealous brothers...
Reviewer's rating Age of Content Chloe Darnaud 25/09/2023Kicking off the Théâtre de la MC2’s 2023-2024 season, Age of Content, presented by the National Ballet of Marseille, unveils...
Reviewer's rating The Age of Reinvention L’invention de nos vies Chloe Darnaud 18/12/2022The Age of Reinvention is an audacious, thought-provoking, fast-paced, thrilling play. Adapted from Karine Tuil’s best seller (L’Invention de Nos...
Reviewer's rating Gabriel Emilie Proudhon-Dumesny 11/10/2022The beginning of this new season at the Comédie Française offers a look at George Sand’s work – a 19th...
Reviewer's rating Le Barbier de Séville Emilie Proudhon-Dumesny 07/06/2022This season at the Opera Bastille nearly comes to its end with a refreshing production of Gioacchino Rossini’s opera buffa...
Reviewer's rating Les Précieuses Ridicules Pretentious Young Ladies Emilie Proudhon-Dumesny 20/04/2022Is 2022 the year the Comédie Française goes camp? With Sébastien Pouderoux and Stéphane Varupenne’s new adaptation of Les Précieuses...
