Germany Mozart: Don Giovanni: Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Cohen (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.11.2015. (JMI)
Schwab’s Don Giovanni Reappears on the Berlin Stage, Marred by Some Fundamental Problems
José Irurzun
Terry Gilliam’s Benvenuto Cellini Triumphs at the Liceu
Spain Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.11.2015 (JMI)
Wookyung Kim is a Great Success in Frankfurt’s Don Carlo
Germany Verdi, Don Carlo: Frankfurt Orchestra and Chorus, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 7.11.2015. (JMI)
Frankfurt Stages a Splendid Revival of Korngold’s Moving Die Tote Stadt
Germany Korngold: Die Tote Stadt: Frankfurt Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Björn Huestege (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 6.11.2015. (JMI)
A Superb Production of a Glinka Rarity
Germany Glinka: Ivan Susanin, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 5.11.2015 (JMI)
Julianna Di Giacomo Triumphs in Seville’s Otello
Spain Verdi: Otello: Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, Chorus of the Association of Friends of the Teatro de la Maestranza, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 3.11.2015. (JMI)
An Often-Mystifying Production of Alcina Arrives in Madrid
Spain Handel: Alcina, Teatro Real Orchestra, Christopher Moulds (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 1 & 2. 11. 2015 (JMI)
Wexford Festival Ends with a Sprightly Production of Another Opera Rarity, Le Pré aux Clercs
Ireland Hérold, Le Pré aux Clercs: Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Jean-Luc Tingaud (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 29.10.2015 (JMI)
