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José Irurzun

Fasten Your Seat Belts: Angela Meade Triumphs as Anna Bolena in Seville

22/12/201618/12/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain 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)

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Anna Bolena (c) Teatro de la Maestranza

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A Brilliant Evelyn Herlitzius Leads an Outstanding Cast in Elektra on the Liceu Stage

22/12/201618/12/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Strauss, Elektra: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 15.12.2016. (JMI)

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Evelyn Herlitzius (Elektra) © A. Bofill

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Some Fine Moments in a Generally Disappointing Revival of I Vespri Siciliani

20/12/201614/12/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, I Vespri Siciliani: Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra and Chorus / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 13.12.2016. (JMI)

Il Vespri Siciliano © Tato Baeza
Il Vespri Siciliani © Tato Baeza

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Kirill Petrenko’s Magical Conducting and Anja Kampe’s Superb Voice Highlight This Shostakovich Opera

08/12/201606/12/2016 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 4.12.2016. (JMI)

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District © W. Hösl
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District © W. Hösl

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An Uneven Turandot Weighed Down by an Excessive Production

15/12/201604/12/2016 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Puccini, Turandot: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Dan Ettinger (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 3.12.2016. (JMI)

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Turandot © Bayerische Staatsoper

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A Well-Staged and Well-Sung L’elisir d’amore in Munich

08/12/201603/12/2016 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Daniele Callegari (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 2.12.2016. (JMI)

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L’elisir d’amore © Bayesrische Staatsoper

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Diana Damrau and Simon Keenlyside Are Superb in Milan’s Le nozze di Figaro

03/12/201629/11/2016 by José Irurzun

ItalyItaly Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 27.11.2016. (JMI)

Le nozze di Figaro ©Teatro alla Scala
Le nozze di Figaro © Teatro alla Scala

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A Musically Pleasing but Uneven Performance in Bergamo of a Donizetti Rarity

03/12/201629/11/2016 by José Irurzun

ItalyItaly Donizetti, Olivo è Pasquale: Accademia Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Donizetti Opera Chorus / Federico Maria Sardelli (conductor), Teatro Sociale, Bergamo, 26.11.2016. (JMI)

<i>Olivo è Pasquale</i> © Rota/Fondazione Donizetti
Olivo è Pasquale © Rota/Fondazione Donizetti

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