Travelling and enjoying opera performances
The season opening at the Opera National de Paris set high expectations with the most sought-after ticket of the season and actually unmatchable vocal feast – a starry constellation to die for! Just a glimpse at the cast list would make any opera lover to sacrifice a lot just to be there in October for […]
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The long awaited and triumphal coming-back prima happened a few days ago, thus all of us gathering for the second performance of Lohengrin in Opera Bastille were throbbing impatiently in presentiment. In the adrenaline rush just a day before the sacred date I have logged onto Opera de Paris web page and sourced another ticket, […]
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Another night with high expectations was turned into mild disappointment in the planning phase and then into unanimous approval and enthusiastic applause by sold out and packed Opera Bastille cheering main protagonists, conductor and director who was not there to receive gratitude from the public. The run of performances of Les Contes d’Hoffmann was highly […]
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There has been so much controversy about the new production of La Damnation by Alvis Hermanis in Opera Bastille that it was almost impossible to come to the show without preconception or some opinion of what has to be expected. As I have not been lucky enough and free to choose dates for travel […]
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