Spain Puccini: La Bohème, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra, Andra Mari Chorus, José Ramón Encinar (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastián, Spain, 17.8.2014 (JMI)
San Sebastián’s La Bohème: Traditional Yet, All in All, Attractive
José Irurzun
Jonas Kaufmann: Unrivalled in Wagner with the Best Performances in His Encores
Spain Verdi, Massenet, Wagner: Jonas Kaufmann, Orquestra de Cadaqués, Jochen Rieder (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Castell Perelada, Spain, 3.8.2014 (JMI)
Juan Diego Flórez Steals the Spotlight in Barber of Seville
Germany Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 30.7.2014 (JMI)
Anja Harteros Saves Tosca from Last Minute Replacement
Germany Puccini: Tosca, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Carlo Montanaro (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 18.7.2014 (JMI)
Le Nozze di Figaro:A Production That Shows Its Age
Germany Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Dan Ettinger (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 17.7.2014 (JMI)
Tara Erraught Triumphs in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito
Germany Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Adam Fischer (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 16.7.2014 (JMI)
Kristine Opolais (Vitellia), Tara Erraught (Sesto), Tareq Nazmi (Publio)
Rarely Performed Rossini Disappoints
Germany Rossini: Guillaume Tell, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Dan Ettinger (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 2.7.2014 (JMI)
Anna Netrebko Debuts as Lady Macbeth
Germany Verdi: Macbeth, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 1.7.2014 (JMI)
