Vinzenzo Bellini – operaexplorer

Soul devastating pain by Sonya Yoncheva in “Il Pirata” at Teatro alla Scala

“Il pirata” by Bellini is another opera I have not had a chance to hear or see before, thus was eager to experience the joy of new discovery, especially with superb interpreter of the lead role of Imogene. The opera itself was a debut of Bellini at La Scala in 1827, nowadays it is not […]

Atonement for La Sonnambula: Florez, Pisaroni, Fally and Nazarova in Vienna Staatsoper, January 13th, 2017.

To get into opera travel on Friday, 13th might be an adventurous proposal even for the least superstitious opera fan as it turned out. Flight delay, mad dash by a taxi from the airport to arrive at the evening box office to collect the ticket just 5 minutes to start, then get changed in a […]

Passionate and self-sacrificing Norma by Cecilia Bartoli overwhelms Paris. Theatre des Champs-Elysees, October 16, 2016

It was unplanned, spontaneous decision triggered by email received on Friday when packing for my trip to Paris for two first performances on Opera de Paris subscription package – “Eligabalo” at Palais Garnier and “Samson et Dalila” at Opera Bastille. The message stated that due to strike announced the performance of Samson et Dalila might be […]