Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 11.5.2018. (JMI)
An Excellent Die Walküre on the Second Night of Leipzig Opera’s Ring
José Irurzun
Leipzig Opera’s Ring Cycle Begins with a Convincing Das Rheingold
Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 10.5.2018. (JMI)
Meade and Rachvelishvili Fly High in Deutsche Oper’s Il trovatore
Germany Verdi, Il trovatore: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 9.5.2018. (JMI)
A New Production of Strauss’s Ever-Popular Die Fledermaus
Germany J. Strauss, Die Fledermaus: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 8.5. 2018. (JMI)
An Exciting Month of Verdi at the Deutsche Oper Includes a Disappointing Rigoletto
Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Guillermo Garcia Calvo (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 7.5.2018. (JMI)
Rubinstein’s The Demon, Almost Forgotten, Is Rediscovered with a Major European Tour
Spain Rubinstein, The Demon: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Mikhail Tatarnikov (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 5.5. 2018. (JMI)
A Brilliant Bluebeard’s Castle from Spain’s National Orchestra
Spain Parra, Bartók: Orquesta Nacional de España / David Afkham (conductor), Auditorio de Música, Madrid, 21.4.2018. (JMI)
Better Late Than Never: Britten’s Gloriana Makes an Impressive Madrid Debut
Spain Britten, Gloriana: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 12 & 13.4.2018. (JMI)
