Germany Weber, Der Freischütz: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Alexander Soddy (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 6.10.2015 (JMI)
A Singular Berlin Staging of Der Freischütz Fails to Deliver
José Irurzun
A Rewarding Double Bill Opens the Toulouse Season
United Kingdom Dallapiccola: Il Prigioniero; Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle, Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, Tito Ceccherini (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 4.10.2015 (JMI)
Roberto Devereux in Madrid: A New Opera Season Begins
Spain Donizetti: Roberto Devereux: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Bruno Campanella and Andriy Yurkevych (conductors), Teatro Real, Madrid, 30.9 & 1.10.2015 (JMI)
(c) Javier del Real
An Impressive Don Carlo Opens the Bordeaux Season
France Verdi: Don Carlo: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux, Choeur Intermezzo, Paul Daniel (conductor), L’Auditorium de Bordeaux, 27.9.2015 (JMI)
A New Production of Die Walküre Continues the Ring in Oviedo
Spain Wagner: Die Walküre: Principado de Asturias Orchestra, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 13.9.2015 (JMI)
in Oviedo’s Die Walküre
The Exceptional Leo Nucci Delights in La Coruña
Spain Recital: Leo Nucci: Ramón Tébar (piano), Teatro Rosalía de Castro, La Coruña, 4.9.2015 (JMI)
A Superb Trovatore Opens the Season in La Coruña
Spain Verdi: Il Trovatore (new production): Galicia Symphony Orchestra, Coro Gaos, Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor), Palacio de la Ópera, La Coruña, 3.9.2015 (JMI)
Orfeón Donostiarra Excels in the Brahms Requiem
Spain Brahms: Eine Deutsche Requiem, WDR Köln Sinfonieorchester, Orfeón Donostiarra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastian, 28.8.2015 (JMI)