Germany Der Ring des Nibelungen [1]: Wagner, Das Rheingold, Die Walkűre: Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 21 & 22.9.2019. (JMI)
José Irurzun
A brilliant cast triumphs in the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Cav & Pag
Germany Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 20.9.2019. (JMI)
Teatro Real begins the 2019-2020 season with Verdi’s Don Carlo
Spain Verdi, Don Carlo: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 18 & 19.9.2019. (JMI)
A Brilliant Performance of Britten’s War Requiem at the San Sebastián Quincena
Spain Britten, War Requiem: Orchestre de Paris, Orfeón Donostiarra, Orfeón Txiki / Daniel Harding (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, 21.8.2019. (JMI)
An Uneven Madama Butterfly at the San Sebastián Quincena Musical
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Easo Choir, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra / Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, 13.8.2019. (JMI)
A Convincing Ekaterina Bakanova Stars in Peralada’s La traviata
Spain Festival Castell de Peralada [2] – Verdi, La traviata: Intermezzo Chorus, Liceu Orchestra / Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Peralada, 5.8.2019. (JMI)
Joseph Calleja Shines in Tchaikovsky and Tosti at the Peralada Festival
Spain Festival Castell de Peralada [1] – Various: Joseph Calleja (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Iglesia del Carme, Peralada, 4.8.2019. (JMI)
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala Triumph in Barcelona’s Luisa Miller
Spain Verdi, Luisa Miller: Soloists, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23 & 24.7.2019. (JMI)