operaexplorer

Travelling and enjoying opera performances

“La Damnation de Faust” with Castronovo, Kožená, Boesch, Rattle at Staatsoper Berlin.

The choice to come to Berlin twice in a month was made a year ago when new season announcement came in and was driven by name of the director Terry Gilliam, reflecting on his brilliant interpretation of Benvenuto Cellini at ENO a few years ago. Only afterwards I learned that La Damnation in 2011 was […]

Inquisition domesticated: Don Carlo revival in Staatsoper Berlin with Pape, Sartori, Haroutounian, Prudenskaya

The decision to go for Don Carlo in Berlin came in conjunction with booked Andrea Chenier at Deutsche Oper Berlin, which initially had Aleksandrs Antonenko role debut scheduled, and return flight on Monday morning thus providing opportunity to see an extra performance on Sunday. I was intrigued by seeing René Pape and somehow did not […]