United States 2019 Blossom Music Festival – Bizet, Rodrigo, Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy: Pepe Romero (guitar), Cleveland Orchestra / Thierry Fischer (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 21.7.2019. (MSJ)
Month: July 2019
Three Appealing Cast Combinations for Teatro Real’s Il trovatore
Spain Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18, 19 & 21.7.2019. (JMI)

New York’s Teatro Nuovo Resurrects Two Bel Canto Gems
United States Bellini, La straniera; Rossini, La gazza ladra: Soloists, Teatro Nuovo Chorus and Orchestra / Jakob Lehmann (primo violino e capo d’orchestra), Rose Hall, New York, 17 & 18.7.2019. (RP)

Komische Oper Berlin’s Dazzling, Tech-Savvy Magic Flute Arrives in New York
United States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Choir Soloists of the Komische Oper Berlin, Members of the Tölzer Boys Choir, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra / Louis Langrée (conductor), David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City. 17.7.2019. (BH)

Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra’s Outstanding Proms Performance of Má Vlast
United Kingdom BBC PROM 2 – Dvořák and Smetana: Joshua Bell (violin), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra / Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2019. (AS)

Plácido Domingo Stars in a Pleasing Concert Version of Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco
Spain Verdi, Giovanna d’Arco (concert version): Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / James Conlon (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20.7.2019. (JMI)

A Fabulous Evening at the Proms with Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony
United Kingdom BBC PROM 4 – Adams, Barber, Holst: Nemanha Radulović (violin), Trinity Boys Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2019. (CC)

Chamber Music Concert At Vattnäs Goes Off The Beaten Track
Sweden Chamber Music in the Open: Soloists, Samuel Skönberg (piano), Vattnäs Extended Chamber Orchestra / Gudrun Dahlkvist (conductor), Vattnäs Concert Barn, Dalecarlia, Sweden 7.7.2019. (GF)