Spain Britten, Gloriana: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 12 & 13.4.2018. (JMI)
Better Late Than Never: Britten’s Gloriana Makes an Impressive Madrid Debut
José Irurzun
Attila at the Liceu: a Bel Canto Feast
Spain Verdi, Attila (concert performance): Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Speranza Scappucci (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6.4.2018. (JMI)
A New Production of Verdi’s Il corsaro Takes the Stage in Valencia
Spain Verdi, Il corsaro: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Fabio Biondi (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 5.4.2018. (JMI)
A Disappointing New Production of Verdi’s Les Vêpres siciliennes
Germany Verdi, Les Vêpres siciliennes: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 22.3. 2018. (JMI)
Delightful and Well-Received Der Rosenkavalier under Kirill Petrenko
Germany Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 21.3.2018. (JMI)
A Superb Ariodante from the Incomparable William Christie and Les Arts Florissants
Spain Handel, Ariodante (concert performance): Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 14.3.2018. (JMI)
A Return to the Brilliant Days of the Liceu with a Superb Andrea Chénier
Spain Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12 & 13.3.2018. (JMI)
Baroque Opera is Well Served by Madrid’s Concert-Version Rinaldo
Spain Handel, Rinaldo (concert performance): The English Concert / Harry Bicket (conductor), Auditorio de Música, Madrid, 11.3.2018. (JMI)