On 28th October 1837, Roberto Devereux, an opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, premiered at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples. This work, based on Jacques-François Ancelot’s tragedy Elisabeth d’Angleterre,

The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and I are always delighted to be guests at the prestigious Budapest Zeneakadémia and now we are about to return there. On 19th October, I’m conducting an all-Brahms concert which I know will be lyrical and passionate thanks to the sound of our orchestra and the skills of pianist Simon Trpčeski.

Attila, like other early Verdi operas, has always sparked my interest. It’s a ‘patriotic opera’, but careful analysis reveals a certain scepticism behind the composer’s patriotism. The opera was received from the outset with some ambivalence,

We’ve just reached the end of the 2023/2024 season, which I’ve had the privilege of concluding at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, with Maria Stuarda (at the Naples opera house, I’m carrying forward this ‘Tudor Queens’ project,