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José Irurzun

Rossini’s L’Inganno Felice Returns to City in which it was Premiered

06/10/201426/09/2014 by José Irurzun

ItalyItaly Rossini: L’Inganno Felice, La Fenice Orchestra, Stefano Montanari (conductor), Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 21.9.2014 (JMI)

 

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Bryn Terfel as an Ideal Holländer

25/09/201423/09/2014 by José Irurzun

AustriaAustria Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Graeme Jenkins (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 12.9.2014 (JMI)

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Der fliegende Hollaender TerfeL

 

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Rusalka: Opera as a Sublime Art

16/01/202123/09/2014 by José Irurzun

AustriaAustria Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wiener Staatsoper  Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Vienna Staatsoper, 13.9.2014. (JMI)

Rusalka – Olga Bezsmertna and Piotr Beczala

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Magnificent Verdi Requiem

11/09/201429/08/2014 by José Irurzun
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Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Rotterdam Philharmonic

SpainSpain Verdi: Messa da Requiem, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastiàn, Spain, 26.8.2014 (JMI)

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San Sebastián’s La Bohème: Traditional Yet, All in All, Attractive

11/09/201424/08/2014 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini: La Bohème, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra, Andra Mari Chorus, José Ramón Encinar (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastián, Spain, 17.8.2014 (JMI)

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Jonas Kaufmann: Unrivalled in Wagner with the Best Performances in His Encores

18/08/201406/08/2014 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Massenet, Wagner: Jonas Kaufmann, Orquestra de Cadaqués, Jochen Rieder (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Castell Perelada, Spain, 3.8.2014 (JMI)

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Jonas Kauffman at Castell Perelada, SPain

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Juan Diego Flórez Steals the Spotlight in Barber of Seville

06/08/201402/08/2014 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 30.7.2014 (JMI)

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Anja Harteros Saves Tosca from Last Minute Replacement

29/07/201423/07/2014 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Puccini: Tosca, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Carlo Montanaro (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 18.7.2014 (JMI)

Tosca Photo Nation
Tosca Photo Nation

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