operaexplorer

Travelling and enjoying opera performances

Repentance from eternal perdition: Tannhäuser at Deutsche Oper Berlin December 2, 2017

The performance of Tannhäuser was not my orginal intent when planning trip to Berlin, – Le Prophete the next day at Duetsche Oper Berlin was the point of focal interest, but the flight options permitted to squeeze another performance on the day of arrival, and from all available choices offered by Berlin opera scene, Tannhäuser […]

Discovering “Les Huguenots” at Deutsche Oper Berlin, November 17th, 2016

The opera exploration journey this year has brought me to know several masterpieces from classical heritage which are not part of the popular “go-to” list, including Arrigo Boito and “Mephistophele”, Frommenthal Halevy and “La Juive”, and now also Giacomo Meyerbeer and “Les Huguenots”. Until now I have heard several arias, and when Deutsche Oper Berlin […]