Spain Handel, Orlando (concert version): Soloists, Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 24.3.2026. (JMI)
Dear Marc Minkowski: ‘Thank you for Orlando. Please come back to Barcelona soon!’
José Irurzun
A musically disappointing Liceu Manon Lescaut salvaged only by a magnificent Asmik Grigorian
Spain Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23.3.2026. (JMI)
Francesco Corti, il Pomo d’Oro and soloists offer a magnificent Giulio Cesare at Teatro Real
Spain Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto (concert performance): Soloists, il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 21.2.2026. (JMI)
Superstar Nadine Sierra is at her very best in a Barcelona recital
Spain Recital – Nadine Sierra & Ludovic Tézier: Véronique Werklé (piano). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.2.2026. (JMI)
Brilliant conducting by Pinchas Steinberg in a Paul Dukas opera at Teatro Real
Spain Paul Dukas, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15.2.2026. (JMI)
Oropesa and Alaimo are outstanding in a Madrid concert performance of Verdi’s I masnadieri
Spain Verdi, I masnadieri (concert version): Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 14.2.2026. (JMI)
New Francisco Coll opera at Teatro Real with Àlex Rigola’s superb libretto based on Ibsen
Spain Coll, Enemigo del Pueblo: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Christian Karlsen (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 13.2.2026. (JMI)
Lise Davidsen is exemplary singing Isolde for the first time in the new Liceu production of Tristan und Isolde
Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Coro and Orquesta Sinfónica del Liceu / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 27.1.2026. (JMI)
