@OperaSpy

My name is David Buchler. Opera has been in my blood since I was 4 years old and my passion still grows. Welcome to my reviews and posts #operareview #operanews

 London, England
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Joined June 2017
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As the coronavirus approached its peak in Britain and the cobwebs grew larger at London’s ... operaspy.com/blog/2020/5/6/s… @E_N_O

Stricken arts world keeps us going, so help it now. — Opera Spy

As the coronavirus approached its peak in Britain and the cobwebs grew larger at London’s Coliseum, there came sad news that the English National Opera’s illustrious head, Sir Peter Jonas, had passed...

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Macbeth - Verdi - The Grange Festival - 5 July 2022 operaspy.com/blog/2022/7/11/…

Macbeth - Verdi - The Grange Festival - 5 July 2022 — Opera Spy

OH LORD – not another dark, dingy, boring, static, Macbeth.  Or is it!!! Would it for once be possible to really understand the intricacies of Shakespeare’s Macbeth play?  Written as an opera, in...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: Verdi’s Luisa Miller opened in Naples at the end of 1849. It was his fifteenth opera and ... operaspy.com/blog/2020/3/9/l… #opera #operanews #operareviews @E_N_O #ENOLuisaMiller @ajoelconductor @HowSoMusic @olisigurdarson @SopranicBrit @NadinBenjamin @OperaSparkle

Luisa Miller – Verdi – English National Opera — Opera Spy

Verdi’s Luisa Miller opened in Naples at the end of 1849. It was his fifteenth opera and regarded as the beginning of his middle period. Based on Schiller’s play Intrigue and Love it never has had...

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LATEST OPERA NEWS: Whilst the first of three versions of Fidelio was premiered in Vienna in ... operaspy.com/blog/2020/3/4/f… #opera #operanews #operareviews @tenorkaufmann @LiseDavidsen @RobinTritschler @TheRoyalOpera @RoyalOperaHouse #ROHFidelio

Fidelio – Beethoven – Royal Opera House — Opera Spy

Whilst the first of three versions of Fidelio was premiered in Vienna in 1805, it wasn’t until 1814 that the final version titled Fidelio – as opposed to Leonore for the previous two – was itself...

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Puccini’s ‘disaster’ Madam Butterfly premiered at La Scala Milan in February 1904 and was so ... operaspy.com/blog/2020/2/28/… #opera #operanews #operareviews @natalyaromaniw @DimitriPittas @Sviceridor @StephanieWL4 @kehawa @Njabza @KatieStevenson @E_N_O @LondonColiseum #ENOButterfly

Madam Butterfly – Puccini – English National Opera — Opera Spy

Puccini’s ‘disaster’ Madam Butterfly premiered at La Scala Milan in February 1904 and was so badly received that it wasn’t until the summer of 1904 that a second version was more successful. Therea...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: I would like to ... operaspy.com/blog/2020/1/21/… #opera #operanews #operareviews @ClementAlthaus @AnnaKasyan @DerhetP @ICotedazur

Cosi fan tutte – Mozart – Nice Opera France — Opera Spy

I would like to think that the seat I occupied at the Nice Opera was once sat on by Napoleon the III himself.  The original 1776 wooden theatre was rebuilt in 1826 and Napoleon the III was known to...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: The intimacy of ... operaspy.com/blog/2020/1/14/… #opera #operanews #operareviews @RoyalOperaHouse @CharlieTenor @a_garifullina @VillaumeMusic @sonyayoncheva

La Boheme – Puccini – Royal Opera House — Opera Spy

The intimacy of Richard Jones’s production of La Boheme is well conceived.  However, the rooftop apartment shared by the writers and artists is rather lacking in 19th century Marseilles style.  It...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: Verdi’s penultimate opera is probably his greatest tragic musical ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/12/10… #opera #operanews #operareviews #ROHOtello @TheRoyalOpera @RoyalOperaHouse @MaestroGKC @ErmonelaJaho @MofidianMichael @DavidSoar76 @bycarbytrain @FreddieRoccoDT

Otello – Verdi – Royal Opera House — Opera Spy

Verdi’s penultimate opera is probably his greatest tragic musical masterpiece and the opening night of Keith Warner’s 2017 production did not disappoint. Warner’s production followed in the footsteps...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: The fourth of ENO’s contrasting Orpheus myth operas is perhaps its ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/11/27… #opera #operanews #operareviews @philipglass @PatersonGHS @LesterNicholas @LaTynan @Jenni_France #ENOOrphee @E_N_O @LondonColiseum

Orphee – Glass – English National Opera — Opera Spy

The fourth of ENO’s contrasting Orpheus myth operas is perhaps its strongest. Philp Glass’s Orphee based on Jean Cocteau’s 1950 film is directed by Netia Jones with vivid modern black and white set...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: The evening didn’t start well.  The writer’s request for a ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/10/22… #opera #operanews #operareviews @bay_staatsoper @Spikelmyers @MicheleLosier @ctrinks

Les Contes d'Hoffmann – Offenbach - Bayerische Staatsoper Munich — Opera Spy

The evening didn’t start well.  The writer’s request for a complimentary programme to enhance information for a review was soundly rebuffed by the Vorderhausmanager in charge of the Opera House,...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: Why is Milly Forrest so important?  This wonderful lyric ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/10/16… #opera #operanews #operareviews @MillyF0rrest

Milly Forrest – St Michael & all Angels Church — Opera Spy

Why is Milly Forrest so important?  This wonderful lyric soprano put on an interesting Church Hall performance of wide variety showing her talent at its fullest.  For a 25 year old fledgling singer...

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Children with Cancer UK teamed up with Diva Opera at Syon Park to ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/7/19/… #opera #operareviews #operanews @psmithbaritone @satriya_krisna @cammenzies @DivaOperaUK

Madama Butterfly – Puccini – Diva Opera at Syon Park & Children with Cancer UK — Opera Spy

Children with Cancer UK teamed up with Diva Opera at Syon Park to deliver an adventurous piano-led Madama Butterfly, simultaneously raising sufficient funds for a very worthy cause.  Every year...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: It is an Indian summer for Country House opera festivals in the ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/6/11/… #opera #operanews #operareviews @AmyOperaGirl @kasperholten @charliemjones @dazjeffery @Maudalicious @MaeHeydorn @MEBLeBrocq @markstonesinger @AnthonyNegus1 @lfotweet

Das Rheingold – Wagner – Longborough Festival Opera — Opera Spy

It is an Indian summer for Country House opera festivals in the UK.  Longborough joins the roster of great productions this year as it opens its season with a tremendous portrayal of Wagner’s...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: In an ambitious tilt at major opera houses, Grange Park Opera has ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/6/7/d… #opera #operanews #operareviews @LeslieTravers @LyricMarina @b8sso @BrettPolegato @capalbotenor @VittorioGrigolo @gianlu1976 @grangeparkopera #GPODonCarlo

Don Carlo – Verdi – Grange Park Opera — Opera Spy

In an ambitious tilt at major opera houses, Grange Park Opera has revived its 2016 staging of the immense and dramatic Verdi opera, Don Carlo, which was premiered in 1867.  The original five act...

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LATEST OPERA REVIEW: Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chenier, often regarded as the poor ... operaspy.com/blog/2019/6/5/a… #opera #operanews #operareviews #ROHChenier #DimitriPlatanias @RoyalOperaHouse @TheRoyalOpera @SondraRadvan @roberto_alagna @danieloren1000

Andrea Chenier – Giordano – Royal Opera House — Opera Spy

Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chenier, often regarded as the poor relation of the 19th century Verismo operas, had its first revival at the ROH since David McVicar’s 2015 controversial new production. ...

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“Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music”- Nina Simone #MondayMotivation
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