operaexplorer

Travelling and enjoying opera performances

Internationally cast Onegin with Mattei, Car, Černoch, Abrahamyan in Paris

Several considerations lead to this opera trip: initially, Opera de Paris announced the cast for the run as a split between Netrebko and Yoncheva, and my interest was to see Yoncheva as her debut in the role of Tatiana was highly praised. Unfortunately, at some point, predictable cast change occurred, and the replacement was Australian […]

Passion crucified: Garanča and Antonacci in Cavalleria Rusticana/ Sancta Susanna at Opéra Bastille

One of the most intriguing questions while preparing for Cavalleria Rusticana / Sancta Susanna at Opéra Bastille was an unusual pairing of those two operas and intrigue how the director would have solved linkage between those quite different pieces. What was clear before the performance – this will be unsurpassed opportunity to hear two outstanding […]