Spain Handel, Orlando (HWV 31): Soloists, Teatro Real Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 12.11.2023. (JMI)
A somewhat disappointing staging of Handel’s Orlando at the Teatro Real
José Irurzun
Outstanding concert version of the Polish opera Halka at the Teatro Real
Spain Moniuszko, Halka (concert version): Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Łukasz Borowicz (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9.11.2023. (JMI)
An energetic concert version of Haydn’s Orlando paladino from Il Giardino Armonico at the Liceu
Spain Haydn, Orlando paladino (concert version): Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 29.10.2023. (JMI)
John Adams’s Antony and Cleopatra triumphs in its European premiere at the Liceu
Spain John Adams, Antony and Cleopatra: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Adams (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 28.10.2023. (JMI)
Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades opens the new season in Valencia
Spain Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / James Gaffigan (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 10.10.2023. (JMI)
After 25 years, Eugene Onegin is back on stage at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Theatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 1 and 2.10.2023. (JMI)
Cherubini’s Médée is staged for the first time at Teatro Real
Spain Cherubini, Médée: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 19 & 20.9.2023. (JMI)
Anna Pirozzi’s Turandot and Nicola Luisotti’s conducting excel in Teatro Real’s multiple casts
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 and 17.7.2023. (JMI)
