Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper/Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 3.10.2018. (JMI)
Excellent Performance of Tristan und Isolde but Capricious Staging
José Irurzun
Piotr Beczala Proves to Be an Artistic Heir to Alfredo Kraus in Teatro Real’s Faust
Spain Gounod, Faust: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra/Dan Ettinger (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 22 & 23.9.2018. (JMI)
A New Production of The Magic Flute Premieres at the Festival Castell Peralada
Spain Festival Castell Peralada 2018 [2] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra/Josep Pons (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Peralada, 6.8.2018. (JMI)
An Appealing Rinaldo at the Peralada Festival
Spain Festival Castell Peralada 2018 – Handel, Rinaldo (concert version): Vespres D’Arnadí/Dani Espasa (conductor), Iglesia del Carmen, Peralada, 5.8.2018. (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko Conducts an Outstanding Götterdämmerung at the 2018 Munich Opera Festival
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2018 [8] – Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.7.2018. (JMI)
A Strong Cast Leads the 2018 Opera Festival’s Les Vêpres siciliennes
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2018 [7] – Verdi, Les Vêpres siciliennes: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.7. 2018. (JMI)
A Beautifully Sung New Staging of Haydn’s Rarely Performed Orlando paladino
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2018 [6] – Haydn, Orlando paladino: Münchener Kammerorchester / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Prinzregententheater, Munich, 25.7.2018. (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko and a Stellar Cast in the Munich Opera Festival’s Siegfried
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2018 [5] – Wagner, Siegfried: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra/Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 24.7.2018. (JMI)
