Abbé Prévost’s Novel “Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut,” written back in 173,1 was an inspiration to many opera composers, includi...
A premier at the Zurich Opera has probably never drawn so much international attention than the one of this production in early November. The reason f...
It is barely believable how political decisions can ban a cultural masterpiece from the mind of a society for almost a full century. Owing to his Jewi...
It happens quite often that Giuseppe Verdi’s 1862 opera La Forza del Destino is criticized for its implausible and weak plot. The focus is the love be...
What makes a story still so relevant even though it’s a part of ancient legends that have their origin over 3000 years ago? It’s the identification wi...
The sorceress Alcina reigns over an enchanted island where she entices heroes to come as lovers but eventually converts them into plants, animals or r...
Recent years have seen a growing number of oratorios, cantatas, and song cycles explored for their theatrical potential on stage, involving a range of...
Eterno addio…Per sempre addio. These are the last words the lovers Carlo and Elisabetta sing before they are brutally separated by King Philip. The cu...
If you want to see an opera about love, passion and religion war, or just a phenomenal production, with talented singers, then I can recommend this pr...
