Spain Britten, Billy Budd: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 22.2.2017. (JMI)
An Outstanding New Production of Billy Budd Graces the Teatro Real Stage
José Irurzun
A Dispiriting, Disappointing Premiere … and Not Really Opera Either
Spain Mendoza, La Ciudad de las Mentiras: Orchestra of Teatro Real / Titus Engel (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20.2.2017. (JMI)
Nina Stemme and Ricarda Merbeth Excel in Munich as Agamemnon’s Daughters
Germany Strauss, Elektra: Bayerische Staatsorchester / Simone Young (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.2.2017. (JMI)
At the Munich Opera, When the Marschallin Cancels an Empress Takes her Place
Germany Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Bayerische Staatsorchester / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 11.2.2017. (JMI)
Piortr Beczala as Werther Triumphs at the Liceu
Spain Massenet, Werther: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Alain Altinoglu (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 15 & 17.1.2017. (JMI)
An Often Rewarding Der fliegende Holländer Under the Baton of Pablo Heras-Casado
Spain Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17 & 18.12.2016. (JMI)
Fasten Your Seat Belts: Angela Meade Triumphs as Anna Bolena in Seville
Spain Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Coro de la Asociación de Amigos de la Maestranza, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla / Maurizio Benini (conductor), Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 16.12.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliant Evelyn Herlitzius Leads an Outstanding Cast in Elektra on the Liceu Stage
Spain Strauss, Elektra: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 15.12.2016. (JMI)
