Germany Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Stefano Ranzani (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.2.2015 (JMI)
Madama Butterfly: In Traditional Staging in Munich
José Irurzun
Tristan Almost Semi-Staged, but Vocally Fully Sung
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Orchestre national du Capitole, Claus Peter Flor (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 11.2.2015 (JMI) Cast: Tristan: Robert Dean Smith Isolde: Elisabete Matos Brangaene: Daniela Sindram King Marke: Hans-Peter König Kurwenal: Stefan Heidemann Melot: Thomas Dolié Sailor/Shepherd: Paul Kaufmann Production: Théâtre du Capitole Direction: Nicolas Joel (original) Stephane Roche (revival) … Read more
Gregory Kunde’s Pollione Shines in Barcelona’s Liceu Coproduction of Norma
Spain Bellini: Norma, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8 & 9.2.2015 (JMI)
Photo © A Bofill
Rare Veracini Opera Highlighted by Vivica Genaux
Spain Veracini: Adriano in Siria, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (conductor), Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, 26.1.2015 (JMI)
High Expectations Met in New Dresden Arabella
Germany Strauss: Arabella, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 10.11.2014 (JMI)
Berlin’s Bright and Imaginative La Belle Heléne
Germany J.Offenbach: La Belle Hélène, Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Kristiina Poska (conductor), Berlin Komische Oper, 8.11.2014 (JMI).
Haunting Turn of the Screw Makes its Mark
Switzerland Britten: The Turn of the Screw Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich conductor Constantin Trinks, Zurich Opera 7.11.14 (JR)
La Fille du Regiment, in Need of a Superstar
Spain Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Bruno Campanella and Jean-Luc Tingaud (conductors), Madrid Teatro Real, 5 & 7.11.2014 (JMI).
