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Tainted Love: a passionate Hungarian double bill in Hackney
A double bill of operas that were literally made for each other, Péter Eötvös wrote his one act masterpiece Senza sangue in 2015 to act as a partner piece for Bartók's Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.
A rather conventional Werther in Tokyo
This new production of Massenet’s Werther in Tokyo suffered multiple personnel changes even before it opened...
After a century's absence, Massenet's Le Cid returns to its birthplace
With outstanding performances from Roberto Alagna and Paul Gay, Pierre Corneille's elegant poetry shines through the return of Massenet's Le Cid to the Opéra de Paris, more than a century after it was last seen there.
Chung and Alagna outstanding in Otello at Orange
From Otello's opening thunderstorm, Myung Whun Chung and the Orchestre Philharmonique de France leave us gasping, while Alagna turns in a magnetic performance in the title role.
Le retour d'un Rigoletto dramatique à l’Opéra de Marseille
La reprise de la mise en scène de Charles Roubaud est une réussite, surtout pour ses trois rôles principaux, bien défendus par Sebastian Catana, John Osborn et Ruth Iniesta.
Un Comte Ory drôle et léger à l'Opéra de Metz
L'Opéra de Metz propose un Comte Ory dénué de lourdeur ou de vulgarité, servi par une très belle distribution.