In Amsterdam, Mozart's Marriage of Figaro became an 'Upstairs Downstairs' setting... Above a spacious, bright, minimally furnished space with walls...
Medusa restores a lost mythological female voice to its rightful place. She poses the question: who is she? A question we...
When it became known that Mieczysław Weinberg's The Passenger would be performed by the National Opera, Basia Jaworski, editor of...
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie continues its tradition of presenting lesser-known bel canto operas with a gem by Gaetano...
With Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) Bühnenweihjestspiel Parsifal, Deutsche Oper Berlin presented on Saturday, April 11 no evening-long entertainment,...
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen enjoyed a resounding triumph with Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi. From the orchestra pit to the gods, the house erupted...
Over three days in March, International Opera Academy programmed Così fan tutte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's third Da Ponte opera...
The Queen of Spades, together with Eugene Onegin, is one of the most famous and popular operas by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The passionate...
There was much anticipation for Tristan and Isolde at the National Opera and Ballet, the revival of the production that the late...
The new director of the Royal Mint Theatre, Christina Scheppelmann, hit the ground running at the Royal Mint Theatre! The lady...
With Don Giovanni, Tom Goossens presents his second Mozart opera, again one from the Da Ponte trilogy. The director is seasoned...
Director Olivier Lepelletier-Leeds explains in his program notes that his starting point was to "create a world...
This season, the Muntheatre has scheduled several masterpieces from the opera repertoire that are built to last. It started with Verdi's Falstaff in September (see KC 30-9-25), now...
Dear Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, let me not beat around the bush: please reprogramme this work and give...
After the death of soprano Jodie Devos (June 2024), her family and friends took the initiative to establish a fund for...
To commemorate the death of composer Luc Brewaeys, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen presented a remarkable concert....
You know Rossini in his buffo operas as a master of confusion, surprise, and absurd situations? Nino Rota matches him hands down!...
Così fan tutte at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie Confident and somewhat cunning, Don Alfonso stands before the curtain rises...
Over the last six years, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen was musically led by conductor Alejo Pérez, who is now departing and heading elsewhere...
https://youtu.be/sNXH2jcfBTc Ritmisch samenspel van scène en orkest Naar een nieuwe productie van Verdi’s Falstaff gaan kijken met nog haarscherpe herinneringen...
