Sarah Hucal is freelance journalist based out of New York City and Berlin, Germany. After training as a classical singer and performing in opera choruses in Berlin and Bayreuth, she turned to journalism and has since written about culture, politics and everything in between for publications such as Time Out New York, Metropolis Magazine, New York Observer, and The Local in Germany.
It’s a rare treat to experience a performance given by two musicians at the height of their craft, especially when the performers in question are Cecilia Bartoli and Daniel Barenboim.
The magnificent Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires welcomed a full house to the production of Falstaff starring Ambrogio Maestri, the world’s primary portrayer of the pompous knight. Unfortunately, one singer does not an opera make.