Francesco Meli – operaexplorer

Rewritten Aida in Salzburg: Muti leads star cast with Netrebko, Semenchuk, Meli, Salsi

This was one of the most saught-after performances, and without doubt, the hottest ticket of the summer opera festivals season. A new production of “Aida”, to be conducted by renowned Verdian specialist Riccardo Muti, and starring Anna Netrebko in her role debut, supported by equally strong cast – numerous reviews were pouring in immediately after […]

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 […]

Beautifully haunting dream of illusion of happiness

GIUSEPPE VERDI • IL TROVATORE, Salzburg Festspiele, Aug 14, 2015 This was the best performance seen this season in Salzburg, great comparison of impressions after seeing production live with perceptions from recorded/ streamed performances. The cast was well balanced and complementing each other, Anna Netrebko run the performance, while both Meli and Rucinski were believable […]