Bryn Terfel – operaexplorer

The all-star cast for Tosca captivates in Munich. Puccini, Tosca, Munich Opera Festival, July 1st, 2016

It has been the performance of the year, for sure. And it seems that not only me, but dozens of other opera lovers were mesmerized by this particular performance and did not let it go – at least judging by numbers of fans at the stage door, and the most patient ones I have left behind […]

Wishlist and plans for operatic adventures in 2016

Starting new year there are a lot of reviews of 2015 and just a few forward looking insights, thus I decided to put together my wishlist (or hopeful list) while absorbed in listening to Jonas Kaufmann singing Puccini at La Scala. Main unknowns yet are Munich Festspiele and Salzburg Festspiele ticket allocations which should come […]

Damnation of the future: Faust recreated. La Damnation de Faust, Hector Berlioz, Opera National de Paris, December 27th, 2015

There has been so much controversy about the new production of La Damnation by Alvis Hermanis in Opera Bastille that it was almost impossible to come to the show without preconception or some opinion of what has to be expected. As I have not been lucky enough and free to choose dates for travel […]