(Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez) Lyric lovers who travelled to Strasbourg last year for “Otello” and who made it again to Nancy in late September to see this production again, must have had some reservations before entering the doors of the Nancy-Lauraine Opera House. Its stiffness and lack of sparkle remain fresh in my memories. Production Details However, the renewed focus {…}
Opéra national de Nancy-Lorraine has announced its 2026-27 season. Samuel Sakker leads Verdi’s “Otello” with Yaritza Véliz, Daniel Scofield, and Joel Prieto. Giulio Cilona conducts the production by Ted Huffman. Performance Dates: Sept.26-Oct. 4, 2026 Robert Lewis, Florie Valiquette, Janis Kelly, Anouk Defontenay, Noam Heinz, James Kryshak, Simon Butteriss, and Jules Werner star in Bernstein’s “Candide.” Gaetano Lo Coco conducts the production {…}
(Photo: © Jean-Louis Fernandez) Co-produced by the Opéra National de Normandie, where it was first staged, Francis Poulenc’s opera Les Dialogues des Carmélites (The Carmelites dialogs) is now being performed in Nancy from Jan. 25 to 31. This production is nearly a complete success. Tiphaine Raffier’s realistic staging lends rawness and extra humanity to certain scenes in the opera, such {…}
