Everything You Need to Know About the Opera National de Paris’ 2017-18 Season

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The 2017-18 season announcements just keep on coming in. After Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence announced their upcoming schedules, the Paris National Opera has finally unveiled its hotly anticipated season. In sum there are a grand total of 21 operas to see, including nine new productions. Opening Night “The Merry Widow” kicks off the proceedings on {…}

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Weekend Preview (12/23-25) – International: Piotr Beczala and Nino Machaidze Celebrate the Holidays in Two Different Productions of “La Boheme’

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This weekend is a time to celebrate and to get into the Christmas spirit. And that is exactly what all the opera companies are doing. The weekend will see works by Mozart, Puccini, Humperdinck and Verdi presented. Many of the world’s most famous are on vacation but there are still stars ready to sing including Piotr Beczala, Rene Pape, Nino {…}

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Festival Aix-en-Provence 2025 Review: The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor

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It is official: Britten is in now. It is not as if the Master of Snape was ever ‘out,’ but Aix’s adaptation of “Billy Budd” — along with Deborah Warner’s “Peter Grimes” from a couple of years ago — reiterates the timeliness of his work and theater. Watching Britten today, it feels like his works have just been waiting for {…}

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Teatro Alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Die Walküre

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(Credits: Brescia e Amisano) ‘The error in the art-genre of Opera consists herein – a Means of expression (Music) has been made the objective, while the End of expression (the Drama) has been made a means.’ – Richard Wagner “Opera and Drama” (1851) Words and Tones, A Drama Must Make Wagner is difficult, though he attempted, through a lifetime {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Opera National de Paris’ 2017-18 Season

Weekend Preview (12/23-25) – International: Piotr Beczala and Nino Machaidze Celebrate the Holidays in Two Different Productions of “La Boheme’

Festival Aix-en-Provence 2025 Review: The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor

Teatro Alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Die Walküre