operaexplorer

Travelling and enjoying opera performances

The quest for the meaning of life on vacations. Hamlet by Franco Faccio, Bregenz Festspielhaus, July 28th, 2016

It is interesting how mass marketing absorbs our minds and narrows perception of certain brands, in my case this has happened with Bregenz Festival, which has been put on my list mostly as summer opera event to be “checked off the list”. I was coming to see lake stage in the sunset with its […]

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 […]