Spain Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts), Alexander Nevsky: St. Petersburg Philarmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastian, Spain, 18.8.2015 (JMI)
José Irurzun
Ainhoa Arteta Shines as Tosca in San Sebastian
Puccini: Tosca, Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi, Coro Easo, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain, 13.8.2015 (JMI) Cast: Floria Tosca: Ainhoa Arteta Mario Cavaradossi: Teodor Ilincai Baron Scarpia: Roberto Frontali Angelotti: David Lagares Sacristán: Valeriano Lanchas Spoletta: Francisco Vas Sciarrone: Rubén Ramada Jailer: Juan Carlos Rey Shepherd: Luis Larrañaga Production: Barcelona’s … Read more
A Beautifully Sung Otello Graces the Peralada Stage
Spain Verdi: Otello, Orchestra and Chorus of Barcelona’s Liceu, Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Peralada Auditorium, 1.8.2015 (JMI)
Anja Harteros and René Pape ̶ A Superb Pairing in Don Carlo
United Kingdom Verdi: Don Carlo, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.7.2015 (JMI)
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien Triumph in Eugene Onegin
Germany Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Leo Hussain (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.7.2015 (JMI).
Photo Credit: Wielfried Hösl
Diana Damrau Shines in an Otherwise Uneven Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Oksana Lyniv (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 25.7.2015 (JMI) Cast: Lucia: Diana Damrau Edgardo: Pavol Breslik Enrico: Dalibor Jenis Raimondo: Alexander Tsymbaliuk Arturo: Emmanuele D’Aguanno Alisa: Rachel Wilson Normanno: Dean Power Production: Bayerische Staatsoper Direction: Barbara Wysocka Sets: Barbara Hanicka Costumes: Julia Kornacka Lighting: Rainer Casper I’m … Read more
A Superbly Sung Elektra Delights Munich Fans
GermanyRichard Strauss: Elektra, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 16.7.2015 (JMI)
Edita Gruberova: Organizer, Entrepreneur and Star
United Kingdom Donizetti: Roberto Devereux, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Friedrich Haider (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 15.7.2015
