Opera Criticism in a Modern World

Grande Puccini in Piccolo Noicattaro

Skipping a Meal, Performing Less, and Finding a New Job Is on Today’s Agenda

And It Is Time to Stop the War (Between Us)

The European Opera Houses Give Ingenious Lessons on How to Anger the Authorities

Auditorium Chatter or The Best They Were Allowed to Do

The Five-Year Progress of the LNOBT Is Interrupted By the Questionable Choice of Ministry of Culture

The Modern Biz-Dev Strategies At the Met Seem to Cause a Predictable Public Response

Kristian Benedikt’s Controversial Performance in Minsk Criticized By the State May Play Into the Tenor’s Political Career

A Little Prayer for the Russian Artists

Here’s How the English National Opera Can Continue to Serve The Nation

This is an article created by OperaWire staff in December 2022. It includes my thoughts on my favorite operatic performance of 2022 and the…

The Presentation of ‘Boris Godunov’ at Prima della Scala Is Not a Sign of Support For Russia or Ukraine. It’s For Italy

Alex Esposito & Alessandro Corbelli Shine in Donizetti Festival’s Sandbox

How Anna Netrebko’s Case Proves Opera As The Most Political Artform

A Note From a Russian Critic’s Daily Record

Can Art Bring Together What War Has Torn Apart?

How Modern Artists (& Audiences) Struggle With the Imposed Stories Of Cruelty In Classical Operas

What Would One Call the Worst Problem Of the Aging Opera Industry?

Can Opera Help Break Through Europe’s Prejudice Against Refugees?

How Opera Houses Adapt to the New Balance of Safety Requirements and the Political Decisions of the Governments of Different Countries

What if the Opera is a Museum?

At the Start of a New Season, Opera Workers Have Decided to Act While They Are Still in High Demand

Operatic Art Reaps the Juicy Fruits of the Protracted World Crisis

The Opera World Turned Out To Be Morally Lagging In the Reality & It’s Time to Learn to Respect and Love Again