Travelling and enjoying opera performances
The performance of “La traviata” while booking tickets for Munich opera festival was not an intentional choice – my prime target was another Verdi gem – “Les Vêpres siciliennes” on Sunday, and as interim event on Saturday I put it in the booking. Somehow I did not pay too much attention on the planned cast, […]
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It has been 7 weeks since my last opera trip as a virus forced to cancel plans during February, but the performance in Munich gave me an unexpected reward and even more: such emotional fulfilment and happiness that it is still difficult to put the impressions in writing. The production of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordani […]
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La Boheme was the third performance on this year’s Munich Opera Festival visit, and the main driver for the choice was Sonya Yoncheva as Mimi. I have seen and heard her previously live in London, singing Marguerite in “Faust”, where she saved ROH after Anna Netrebko pulled out from the role. Somehow her Mimi has […]
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My plan coming to Munich to see Mefistofele by previously undiscoved composer Arrigo Boito, whom I have known as librettist for last operas of Verdi: Falstaff and Otello, was mostly driven by weekend performance date to fit the work schedule. It did not come to my mind that this particular weekend – last day of […]
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