Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Marco Armiliato (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 15 & 16.7.2017. (JMI)
Ermonela Jaho Triumphs in Teatro Real’s Madama Butterfly
José Irurzun
A Magnificent Jenůfa from the Bayerische Staatsoper
Germany Janáček, Jenůfa: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 14.7.2017. (JMI)
Diana Damrau Continues to Be the Great Lucia of the Century
Germany Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Oksana Lyniv (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.7.2017. (JMI)
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Mariusz Kwiecien and Carlos Álvarez: Two Superb Don Giovannis Lead the Way at the Liceu
Spain Mozart, Don Giovanni: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 26 & 27.6.2017. (JMI)
Tancredi Returns to Spain with an Attractive Staging and Agreeable Voices
Spain Rossini, Tancredi: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra and Chorus / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 25.6.2017. (JMI)
A Magnificent Joyce DiDonato at the Teatro Real
Spain Joyce DiDonato, In War & Peace: Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanichev (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.6.2017. (JMI)
The Golden Cockerel Is Finally Staged in Madrid
Spain Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 31.5.2017 & 1.6.2017. (JMI)
Egils Silins and Anja Kampe Shine in a Flying Dutchman Beset by Cancellations
Spain Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Oksana Lyniv (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 22 & 26.5.2017. (JMI)
