Ever since it first premiered, Mozart’s quasi-moralising opera Don Giovanni has taught its audiences about the gates of hell that await those who can’t live up to civic standards. Our title character, part-time aristocrat and […]
In 2009, Christof Loy created his Munich production of Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia especially for the aging belcanto superstar Edita Gruberova. Ever since, the Slovak soprano has regularly reappeared in the part. Even though her singing […]
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 […]
The Met’s ‘Live in HD’ performances, streamed live to cinemas around the world, provide a different way of experiencing opera. The camera mercilessly captures a singer’s acting abilities – or lack thereof. It is no […]
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