Germany Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 14.7.2016. (JMI)
Superlative Rosenkavalier Featuring Anja Harteros and an Impressive Cast under Kirill Petrenko
José Irurzun
Klaus Florian Vogt Shines as Lohengrin under the Baton of Lothar Koenigs
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 2.7.2016. (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko and a Trio of Contemporary Opera Greats Deliver a Spectacular Tosca
Germany Puccini: Tosca, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 1.7.2016 (JMI)
A Nicely Sung Version of Halévy’s Rarely Performed La Juive
Germany Halévy: La Juive, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bertrand De Billy (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 30.6.2016 (JMI)
A Well-Conducted Performance of a Rarely Seen Zemlinsky Opera
Spain Zemlinsky, Der König Kandaules: Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 22.6.2016. (JMI)
An Uneven but Generally Pleasing La bohème
Spain Puccini, La bohème: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Marc Piollet (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 20 & 21.6.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliant Finish to Berlin’s Ring of the Nibelung
Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 19.6.2016. (JMI)
An Outstanding Cast Triumphs in Berlin’s Tristan und Isolde
Germany Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 18.6.2016 (JMI)
