Strangers in the night
One needs liberty in order to be a libertine.
Pavol Breslik
12 pieces since 2009 — in 6 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Bayerischen Staatsoper.
12
pieces
6
roles
7
companies
18
years
Role Don Ottavio
Summer night
The dream cast put together for this second revival of Kasper Holten’s Don Giovanni production shines at the Royal Opera House.
The beautiful stage is empty
Two productions at the Aix-en-Provence festival shared one look.
Role Gennaro
“And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges”
Christof Loy’s dreamlike, pared-down production of Donizetti’s 1833 masterpiece Lucrezia Borgia, created for the Bayerischen Staatsoper, is brought to life on Medici DVD from performances in July 2009. The DVD of the performance is accompanied by another hour-long DVD, The Art of Bel Canto: Edita Gruberova, which includes some fascinating rehearsal and performance footage of […]
Role Idomeneo
Direct-to-video
As a burgeoning opera fan, I relied on YouTube to connect me with the art form.
Role Jaquino
Stage animal control
Following Gundula Janowitz and Janet Baker, Chris’s Cache sends birthday greetings to another favorite diva—Karita Matilla—with a quartet of broadcasts.
Role Narraboth
Ich will dir alles geben, was dein Herz begehrt
A parterre box exclusive: a live recording of Lise Davidsen‘s first Judean princess
Role Prince
Married to the mob
Contrasting approaches to Regie duke it out in Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci and Rusalka in Munich
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
