United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Arabella, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Philippe Jordan (conductor), Nationaltheater, 14.7.2015 (JMI)
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Wilfried Hösl
Anja Harteros as Arabella Triumphs in Munich
Photo Credit:
Wilfried Hösl
José Irurzun
Photo Credit:
Wilfried Hösl
A Serviceable Butterfly Returns for the Munich Festival
Germany Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Daniele Callegari (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.7.2015 (JMI)
Waltraud Meier’s Dazzling Farewell to Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Philippe Jordan (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 12.7.2015 (JMI) Cast: Isolde: Waltraud Meier Tristan: Robert Dean Smith King Marke: René Pape Brangaene: Michelle Breedt Kurwenal: Alan Held Melot: Francesco Petrozzi Pilot: Christian Rieger Shepherd: Kevin Connors Young Seaman: Dean Power Production: Bayerische Staatsoper Direction: Peter Konwitschny Sets … Read more
A Disappointing Traviata Returns to the Liceu Stage
Spain Verdi: La Traviata, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Evelino Pidò (conductor), Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 11.7.2015 (JMI)
Madrid’s Opera Season Ends with a Surprise Triple Bill
Spain Granados: Goyescas, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 9.7.2015 (JMI)
Two Superb Norinas are the Highlight of the Liceu’s Don Pasquale
Spain Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Diego Mattheuz (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 16 & 17.6.2015 (JMI)
18 Year Wait for Porgy and Bess at the Madrid Teatro Real
Spain Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Teatro Real orchestra, Cape Town Opera Chorus, Tim Murray (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 12.6.2015 (JMI)
An Engaging Così at the Liceu
Spain Mozart: Così Fan Tutte, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27 & 28.5.2015. (JMI)