Travelling and enjoying opera performances
It was another first time to discover a new opera in the exploration journey – it was the first time to hear Verdi’s Les Vêpres Siciliennes live in one of my beloved opera houses – Bayerisches Staatsoper in Nationaltheater. Previously I have seen part of the broadcast from Royal Opera House with Erwin Schrott, but […]
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It has been 7 weeks since my last opera trip as a virus forced to cancel plans during February, but the performance in Munich gave me an unexpected reward and even more: such emotional fulfilment and happiness that it is still difficult to put the impressions in writing. The production of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordani […]
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My plan coming to Munich to see Mefistofele by previously undiscoved composer Arrigo Boito, whom I have known as librettist for last operas of Verdi: Falstaff and Otello, was mostly driven by weekend performance date to fit the work schedule. It did not come to my mind that this particular weekend – last day of […]
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