Charles Castronovo

Opéra National de Paris: Verdi's La Traviata
as Alfredo GermontIn Benoît Jacquot’s production, Manet’s Olympia dominates the stage of the Opéra Bastille. In...
Movie pageLa Traviata - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
as Alfredo GermontNatalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violetta in La traviata in a new...
Movie pageBecoming Traviata
as Himself / AlfredoHow can emotion come to light on the opera set? Does it come from singing, acting or music? How...
Movie pagePuccini La Rondine
as RuggeroLa Rondine (The Swallow) is possibly the least performed of Giacomo Puccinis later operas, but...
Movie pageThe ROH Live: La Traviata
as Alfredo GermontAlfredo Germont and the courtesan Violetta Valéry fall in love at a party in Violetta's Paris...
Movie pageRoyal Opera All-Star Gala
as uncreditedAntonio Pappano conducts a stellar cast of singers in favourite arias, duets and choruses from...
Movie pageThe ROH Live: Lucia di Lammermoor
as EdgardoLucia’s brother Enrico is horrified to learn she has fallen in love with his sworn enemy...
Movie pageLucia di Lammermoor
as EdgardoDiana Damrau’s reputation as the world’s leading coloratura soprano has been built on her...
Movie pageVerdi: Simon Boccanegra (Salzburg Festival)
as Gabriele AdornoPower struggles among rival families in 14th-century Genoa, a story of tragic love, a young girl...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute
as uncreditedJulie Taymor’s kaleidoscopic production returns to select cinemas this holiday season in an...
Movie pageThe Abduction from the Seraglio
as BelmonteWithout question, this is an incredibly bizarre production. The revised storyline makes little...
Movie pageMozart Don Giovanni
as Don OttavioA live recording of Don Giovanni from the Festspielhaus Baden Baden, recorded on May 23rd 2013.
Movie pageMireille
as VincentIn 2009, Frédéric Mistral’s tale of love and loss in Provence came to the Opéra de Paris with a...
Movie pageMefistofele
as uncreditedPresented at Baden-Baden’s Pentecost Festival, this production of Boito’s Mefistofele captured...
Movie pagePuccini: La bohème
as RodolfoRichard Jones’ “La bohème” is an important weapon in the Royal Opera’s commercial arsenal. This...
Movie pageGluck: Alceste
as AdmèteThe Belgian dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui interprets Glucks late Baroque opera...
Movie pageThe Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
as TaminoMet Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Tony Award winner Julie Taymor’s production...
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