United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Marc Piollet (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 11 & 12.10.2017. (JMI)
An Excellent Don José and Two Impressive Carmens at the Teatro Real
José Irurzun
A Rather Modest Trovatore Takes the Stage in Oviedo
Spain Verdi, Il trovatore: Ópera de Oviedo Chorus, Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra / Ramón Tébar (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 5.10.2017. (JMI)
An Excellent and Rarely Performed Opera by the Young Mozart
Spain Mozart, Lucio Silla: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 16 & 17.9.2017. (JMI)
Remembering Alberto Zedda at the Liceu’s Revival of Il viaggio a Reims
Spain Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims: Liceu Orchestra/Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 13 & 14.9.2017. (JMI)
García Calvo and Mikhail Vekua Excel in Oviedo’s Semi-Staged Siegfried
Spain Wagner, Siegfried: Principado de Asturias and Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestras / Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 6.9.2017. (JMI)
2017 Quincena Musical Ends with a Successful Verdi Requiem Led by a Promising Young Conductor
Spain Verdi, Messa da Requiem: Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastián, 26.8.2017. (JMI)
An Uneven Le nozze di Figaro at the Quincena Musical
Spain Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Easo Choir, Orquesta de Euskadi / Yi-Chen Lin (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 13.8.2017. (JMI)
San Sebastian’s Quincena Musical Opens with Fidelio and Stuart Skelton’s Superb Florestan
Spain Beethoven, Fidelio (concert performance): Orfeón Donostiarra, BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 4.8.2017. (JMI)