Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Zubin Mehta (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 10.2.2016. (JMI)
Fidelio at the Staatsoper: Fine Singing but an Unsatisfactory Staging
José Irurzun
An Intriguing Premiere in Munich of a Much-Anticipated Opera
Germany Srnka, South Pole: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 9.2.2016 (JMI)
© Wilfried Hösl
The Liceu Mounts a Disappointing Verdi Otello Across Two Casts
Spain Verdi, Otello: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Philippe Auguin (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 5 & 7.2.2016. (JMI)
A Splendid Concert Version of Rossini’s Rarely Performed Otello
Spain Rossini, Otello: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Christopher Franklin (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6.2.2016. (JMI)
A Worthy but Uneven Caprices de Marianne from the CFPL
France Sauguet, Les Caprices de Marianne: Orchestre national du Capitole, Claude Schnitzler (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 29.1.2016. (JMI)
An Imaginative and Delightful Magic Flute in Madrid
Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 25 & 26.1.2016. (JMI)
A Puzzling and Ultimately Disappointing Samson et Dalila in Valencia
Spain Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila: Orquestra Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, 12.1.2016. (JMI)
An Intriguing Revival of a Relatively Obscure Donizetti Opera
Spain Donizetti, Il Duca d’Alba: Orchestra Oviedo Filarmonia, Chorus Ópera de Oviedo, Roberto Tolomelli (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 19.12.2015. (JMI)
