Germany Puccini: Tosca, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 1.7.2016 (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko and a Trio of Contemporary Opera Greats Deliver a Spectacular Tosca
José Irurzun
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)
A Baffling and Disappointing ‘Update’ of Mozart’s Seraglio
Germany Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Deutsche Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 17.6.2016. (JMI)
An Opera Buffa Version of Il trovatore Displays Some Clever Tricks
United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Roberto Rizzi Brignoli (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 16.6.2016. (JMI)
