Spain Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists and Teatro Real Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.1.2019. (JMI)
Madrid’s Ring Cycle Begins with a Stirring Das Rheingold
José Irurzun
Enthusiastic, Sold-out Houses Greet Both Nights of Madama Butterfly at the Liceu
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 15 and 16.1.2019. (JMI)
Varduhi Abrahamyan and Luca Pisaroni Are Outstanding in Liceu’s L’italiana in Algeri
Spain Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 18.12.2018. (JMI)
Radvanovsky’s Performance as Tosca Is the Highlight of the Deutsche Oper’s Vintage Production
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Deutsche Oper Chorus, Kinderchor and Orchestra / Ivan Repušić (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 9.12.2018. (JMI)
Excellent Performance of The Love for Three Oranges Results in a Delightful Evening
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Die Liebe zu drei Orangen (The Love for Three Oranges): Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus / Ainārs Rubiķis (conductor), Komische Oper Berlin, 8.12.2018. (JMI)
Simone Schneider, Klaus Florian Vogt and René Pape Shine in Staatsoper’s Fidelio
Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Staatsopernchor and Staatskapelle Berlin / Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 7.12.2018. (JMI)
Magnificent Reading by Simon Rattle and an Exceptional Cast in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie
Germany Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie: Staatsopernchor, Freiburger Barockorchester / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 6.12.2018. (JMI)
Appealing, Traditional Production of Andrea Chénier with Strong Vocal Cast
Germany Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 5.12.2018. (JMI)
