Austria Bizet: Carmen, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 6.9.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliantly Staged and Marvellously Played Carmen in Vienna
José Irurzun
A Brilliant Lohengrin under the Baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus, Staatsoper Wien, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 5.9.2016. (JMI)
A Nicely Played but Uneven Don Giovanni at the 2016 Quincena Musical de San Sebastien
Spain Mozart, Don Giovanni: Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi, Coro Easo, Manuel Hernández-Silva (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastian, 13.8.2016. (JMI)
A Generally Satisfying Recital by Countertenor Xavier Sabata at the Peralada Festival
Spain Various composers – Xavier Sabata (countertenor): Capella Cracoviensis, Jan Tomasz Adamus (conductor and harpsichordist), Iglesias del Carmen, Peralada, 7.8.2016. (JMI)
The Peralada Festival Continues with a New Production of Turandot
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Liceu Orchestra, Coro Intermezzo, Gianpaolo Bisanti (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Peralada, 6.8.2016. (JMI)
Bryan Hymel’s Disappointing Recital with His Wife Mars a Generally Pleasing Festival
Spain Various composers: Bryan Hymel and Irini Kyriakidou, Julius Drake (piano), Iglesia del Carmen, Peralada, 5.8.2016. (JMI)
Henrik Nanasi Leads a Beautifully Played Magic Flute
Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Henrik Nanasi (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 26 & 27.7.2016. (JMI)
Munich’s Exceptional Les Indes galantes Succeeds on all Levels: Music, Voices and Dancing
Germany Rameau, Les Indes galantes: Münchner Festspielorchester, Baltasar-Neumann-Chor, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Prinzregententheater, Munich, 24.7. 2016 (JMI)
