Germany Hartmann: Des Simplicius Simplicissimus Jugend, Staatskapelle Berlin, Jugend Chor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Adrian Heger (conductor), Schiller Theater-Werkstatt, Berlin, 2.10.2014 (JMI)
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New Production of Un Ballo in Maschera Static and Bland
France Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera, Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Oren (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 30.9.2014
Nozze Times 2: Second One Excels
Spain Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17 & 18.9.2014 (JMI)
Barcelona’s Barbiere in Need of Better Staging
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 16 & 22.9.2014 (JMI) Casts: Figaro: Mario Cassi/Lionel Lhote Rosina: Annalisa Stroppa/Ketevan Kemoklidze Almaviva: Juan Francisco Gatell/Bogdan Mihai Don Bartolo: Carlos Chausson/José Fardilha Don Basilio: John Relyea/Dmitry Ulyanov Berta: Marisa Martins Fiorello/Officer: Manel Esteve Production: Liceu … Read more
Rossini’s L’Inganno Felice Returns to City in which it was Premiered
Italy Rossini: L’Inganno Felice, La Fenice Orchestra, Stefano Montanari (conductor), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 21.9.2014 (JMI)
Bryn Terfel as an Ideal Holländer
Austria Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Graeme Jenkins (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 12.9.2014 (JMI)
Rusalka: Opera as a Sublime Art
Austria Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wiener Staatsoper Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Vienna Staatsoper, 13.9.2014. (JMI)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Magnificent Verdi Requiem
Spain Verdi: Messa da Requiem, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastiàn, Spain, 26.8.2014 (JMI)