Travelling and enjoying opera performances
The performance of “La traviata” while booking tickets for Munich opera festival was not an intentional choice – my prime target was another Verdi gem – “Les Vêpres siciliennes” on Sunday, and as interim event on Saturday I put it in the booking. Somehow I did not pay too much attention on the planned cast, […]
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Sometimes great performance chooses me rather than opposite and seems that Un Ballo in Opera Bastille was one of those events. The original intent on visiting Paris was unseen opera (oratorio) Jephtha by Haendel scheduled for Saturday, but when flight ticketing day came, the flight for 2 nights stay in Paris came up better priced, […]
Read More…Šī gada Minhenes operas festivāls lutina opermīļus ar lieliskām izrādēm un izpildītājiem, Tāpat kā pagājušajā gadā esmu izvēlējusies festivāla noslēgumu, tam šogad izvēlēta Džakomo Pučīni “Manona Lesko” ar superzvaigznes Jonasa Kaufmana un Kristīnes Opolais līdzdalību. Redzēju šo izrādi jau decembrī, bet tā atstāja tik dziļu iespaidu, ka labprāt to redzētu vēl un vēlreiz, izbaudot nianses […]
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