Travelling and enjoying opera performances
The main mystery of the night was how enhusiastically numerous fans of Domingo will greet him upon entrance. The management probably had similar thoughts and decided to present all soloists before the beginning of the concert performance thus audience erupting in standing ovation and cheering at the Großes Festspielhaus for at least some 3 minutes. […]
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The ticket for this weekend performance in Paris has been acquired together with season subscription at least a year ago, and the enticing promise to see and hear Anna Netrebko as Violetta in the cast complemented by Charles Castronovo as Alfredo and Placido Domingo as Giorgio Germont spiked up expectations. As I was not lucky […]
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This has been a decision questioned by everyone I know: what could be a reason to attend two consequtive performances of “Nabucco” over one weekend? Love for Verdi masterpiece? Learning by heart any of lead roles? Or absolute obsession to gather as much as possible over short time span? Probably each of those might have […]
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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 […]
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Winter operatic treat in Berlin was crowned by Macbeth at Staatsoper Berlin with starry cast: Daniel Barenboim, Conductor and Staatskapelle Berlin Peter Mussbach, Director Andrea Schmidt-Futterer, Costume Designer Erich Wonder, Set Designer Liudmyla Monastyrska, Lady Macbeth Rolando Villazon, Macduff Florian Hoffmann, Malcolm Plácido Domingo, Macbeth René Pape, Banquo Short coffee break before the performance, […]
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