Spain Bernstein, Candide (concert version): Liceu Chorus and Orchestra /John DeMain (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.10.2018. (JMI)
Bernstein’s Candide Triumphs at the Liceu
José Irurzun
Jordi Savall Shines in Vivaldi
Spain Vivaldi, Juditha triumphans (concert version): Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall (conductor), L’Auditori, Barcelona, 17.10.2018. (JMI)
Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena Enjoy Huge Success in Liceu’s I puritani
Spain Bellini, I puritani: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Christopher Franklin (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10 & 11.10.2018. (JMI)
Sonya Yoncheva Triumphs in the Staatsoper’s Médée
Germany Cherubini, Médée: Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Unter den Linden, Berlin, 7.10.2018. (JMI)
A Clever New Robert Carsen Production of Die tote Stadt at the Komische Oper
Germany Korngold, Die tote Stadt: Komische Oper Orchestra, Chorus and Kinderchorus/ Ainars Rubikis (conductor), Komische Oper, Berlin, 6.10.2018. (JMI)
Superb Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Staatsoper Berlin
Germany Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Simone Young (conductor), Unter den Linden, Berlin, 5.10.2018. (JMI)
Anja Harteros Is Magnificent in the Deutsche Oper’s Tosca
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Orchestra, Chorus and Kinderchor of the Deutsche Oper / Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 4.10.2018. (JMI)
Excellent Performance of Tristan und Isolde but Capricious Staging
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper/Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 3.10.2018. (JMI)
