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José Irurzun

A Seldom Performed Schubert Opera has its La Scala Premiere

03/07/201820/06/2018 by José Irurzun

ItalyItaly Schubert, Fierrabras: Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra / Daniel Harding (conductor), Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 19.6.2018. (JMI)

Fierrabras © Brescia/Amisano/Teatro alla Scala

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A Convincing Fidelio Returns to La Scala

03/07/201820/06/2018 by José Irurzun

ItalyItaly Beethoven, Fidelio: Teatro all Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 18.6.2018. (JMI)

Fidelio. Credit: Brescia/Amisano, Teatro alla Scala
La Scala’s Fidelio (c) Brescia/Amisano/Teatro alla Scala

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Anja Harteros is a Magnificent Arabella in the History of Opera

23/06/201817/06/2018 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Munich Opera Festival – Strauss, Arabella: Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Munich Nationaltheater, Munich, 16.6.2018. (JMI)

Anja Harteros (Arabella) & Michael Volle (Mandryka) in Arabella © W. Hösl

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A Somewhat Passionless Manon Lescaut at the Liceu

23/06/201813/06/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10 & 11.6.2018. (JMI)

Liceu’s Manon Lescaut © A. Bofill

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Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten Triumphs in Its Spanish Premiere

06/06/201829/05/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Zimmermann, Die Soldaten: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Pablo Heras Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 28.5.2018. (JMI)

Susanne Elmark (Marie Wesener) in Die Soldaten © J. del Real

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Kurt Weill Comes Back to Teatro Real

06/06/201828/05/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Weill, Street Scene: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Tim Murray (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 27.5.2018. (JMI)

Street Scene © J. del Real
Street Scene © J. del Real

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Götterdämmerung Brings Wagner’s Ring in Leipzig to a Beautiful Conclusion

30/05/201814/05/2018 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists and Chorus of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 13.5.2018. (JMI)

Leipzig Opera’s Götterdämmerung © T. Schulze

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Wagner’s Ring Continues at the Leipzig Opera House with Siegfried

30/05/201813/05/2018 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 12.5.2018. (JMI)

Leipzig Opera’s Siegfried © T. Schulze

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