Opéra Royal de Wallonie

La Favorite: beautiful bel canto in Liège

November 27, 2017 Laura Roling 0

La Favorite: beautiful bel canto in Liège The Opéra Royal de Wallonie’s new production of Donizetti’s rarely-performed French opera La Favorite is definitely worth a visit, not in the least due to tenor Celso Albelo’s […]

Auber's Manon Lescaut - Sumi Jo and Wiard Witholt

Auber’s Manon Lescaut shines musically in Liège

April 25, 2016 Laura Roling 0

In 1856, long before either Massenet or Puccini composed their ‘Manon operas’, Auber composed a Manon Lescaut. This unfamiliar Manon was put on stage for five performances only by the Opéra Royal de Wallonie. The […]