Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 15.6.2019. (JMI)
Daniel Barenboim Leads a Magnificent Tristan und Isolde in Berlin
José Irurzun
A Disappointing Otello at the Deutsche Oper
Germany Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 14.6.2019. (JMI)
An Imaginative, Delightful New Production of Don Quichotte in Berlin
Germany Massenet, Don Quichotte: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 13.6.2019. (JMI)
Well-Sung Manon Lescaut Under the Excellent Baton of Sir Simon Rattle
Germany Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.6.2019. (JMI)
Liceu’s Tosca Revival Has Strong Musical Leadership From John Fiore but Uneven Casts
Spain Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Fiore (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 9 & 11.6.2019. (JMI)
Richard Strauss Is Well Served by the Teatro Real’s New Capriccio
Spain Richard Strauss, Capriccio: Teatro Real Orchestra / Asher Fisch (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.6.2019. (JMI)
Juan Diego Flórez Makes an Uneven Debut in the Wiener Staatsoper’s Manon
Austria Massenet, Manon: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Frédéric Chaslin (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 1.6.2019. (JMI)
(c) Wiener Staatsoper Michael Pöhn
Anna Netrebko Shines as Maddalena di Coigny in Vienna
Austria Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Marco Armiliato (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 31.5.2019. (JMI)
(c) Wiener Staatsoper/Michael Poehn