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José Irurzun

Two Superb Norinas are the Highlight of the Liceu’s Don Pasquale

26/06/201519/06/2015 by José Irurzun
Credit: A. Bofill
Credit: A. Bofill

SpainSpain Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Diego Mattheuz (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 16 & 17.6.2015 (JMI)

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18 Year Wait for Porgy and Bess at the Madrid Teatro Real

17/06/201513/06/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Teatro Real orchestra, Cape Town Opera Chorus, Tim Murray (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 12.6.2015 (JMI)

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An Engaging Così at the Liceu

07/06/201501/06/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain  Mozart: Così Fan Tutte, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27 & 28.5.2015. (JMI)jose norma-500

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A Sometimes Confusing Yet Often Rewarding Norma

07/06/201528/05/2015 by José Irurzun

 FranceFrance Bellini: Norma, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux, John Fiore (conductor), Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, 25.5.2015 (JMI)

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Norma

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A Superb Reading of Prokofiev in Toulouse

31/05/201527/05/2015 by José Irurzun

 FranceFrance Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery, Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, Tugan Sokhiev (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 24.5.2015 (JMI)

Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery

 

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An Excellent Nabucco Closes the Valencia Season

31/05/201527/05/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi: Nabucco, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra and Chorus, Ramón Tebar (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 14.5.2015 (JMI)

Nabucco Photo  Tato Baeza
Nabucco
Photo Tato Baeza

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A Revelatory Telemann from René Jacobs and the Akademie für Alte Musik

05/07/201511/05/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Telemann: Emma und Eginhard, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs (conductor), Berlin Schiller Theatre, 10.5.2015 (JMI)ter

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A Staged-Concert Version of Abduction From the Seraglio Disappoints

22/05/201511/05/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Christopher Moulds (Conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 9.5.2015 (JMI)Cosi-jose-500

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