Spain Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Ramón Tebar (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 9.1.2018. (JMI)
A Revival of the Liceu’s Well-Known L’elisir Has Its Ups and Downs
José Irurzun
Teatro Real’s New La bohème – Sometimes Appealing, but Short on Emotion
Spain Puccini, La bohème: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Paolo Carignani (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 19 & 20.12.2017. (JMI)
Highlights and Shadows Abound in This Don Carlo
Spain Verdi, Don Carlo: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra and Chorus / Ramón Tebar (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 21.12.2017. (JMI)
Klaus Florian Vogt Is Magnificent in the Deutsche Oper’s Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Axel Kober (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 17.12.2017. (JMI)
Outstanding Cast and Brilliant Conducting for Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète at Deutsche Oper
Germany Meyerbeer, Le Prophète: Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 16.12.2017. (JMI)
Ainhoa Arteta Shines as Maddalena in Andrea Chénier
Spain Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Ópera de Oviedo Chorus, Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra / Gianluca Marcianò (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 10.12.2017. (JMI)
Spinosi Leads Splendid Orchestra and Cast in Monteverdi’s Last Opera
Spain Monteverdi, L’Incoronazione di Poppea (concert version): Ensemble Matheus / Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 1.12. 2017. (JMI)
Stefan Vinke and Iréne Theorin Are Outstanding in the Liceu’s Tristan und Isolde
Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 28.11.2017. (JMI)
