Performer: Mireille Lebel

A rare chance to see the first extant opera written by a woman, Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’ isola d’ Alcina. 

Even without the costumes and choreography, Collegium 1704's presentation of Arsilda was enthralling.

Opera Atelier's return to the earliest part of the repertoire with Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria showcases their strengths in a relatively restrained production anchored by a strong ensemble cast.

With Lully’s death in 1687 and Louis XIV’s increasing immersion in religious piety under the influence of Madame de Maintenon, the court ceased to exercise a strangle hold on opera.

Ana Sokolović Svabda (Marriage) leaves six singers in search of an opera on Aix's Théâtre du Jeu de Paume stage. 

Von der Inszenierung farbenlos, in der Regie mit Potential, sängerisch mitreißend: Strauss' Meisteroper kann auch ohne Wiener Kulisse Kontur gewinnen.