Alla Sigalova – operaexplorer

When love for gold disappears: Die Liebe der Danae in Salzburger Festspiele, August 12th, 2016

Unfortunately the performance I have been waiting most impatiently to see left me disappointed and a bit confused. After long weekend in April, devoted to Richard Strauss, as part of Straus-Wochen in Berlin, where Danae did not fit my travel schedule, I was quite eager to get to know the opera, and had high hopes […]

The Inevitable Death in Venice. I Due Foscari, Teatro alla Scala, March 18th, 2016

It was a beautiful sunny day in Milano, and sitting on the rooftop terrasse of La Rinascente, sipping pre-opera espresso and watching the sun setting over the picturesque city, excitement was gradually increasing before going to see the live performance of the newest production by Alvis Hermanis at La Scala. I should admit, that it […]