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International Opera

All opera reviews from sources other that the UK

A Remarkable Jenufa in Stuttgart

04/04/201529/03/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Janáček: Jenufa, Orchestra and Chorus of the Stuttgart Staatsoper, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Staatstheater, Stuttgart, 27.3.2015 (JMI).favicon10

Jenufa Photo credit: A.T. Schaefer.
Jenufa Photo credit: A.T. Schaefer.

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Munich’s Wagner Tetralogy Features a Brilliant Siegfried

29/03/201527/03/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner: Siegfried, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.3.2015 (JMI)

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A Rich Tapestry of Voice and Music in The Marriage of Figaro

29/03/201523/03/2015 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States  Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.3.2015-12.4.2015 (JRo)

Marriage of Figaro Photo: Craig T. Matthew/LAO
Marriage of Figaro
Photo: Craig T. Matthew/LAO

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An Unremarkable Siegfried at the Liceu

29/03/201521/03/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain  Wagner: Siegfried, Liceu Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 19.3.2015 (JMI)

Photo: (c) Antonio Bofill.
© Antonio Bofill

 

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Dark Drama in Stockholm’s New Otello

29/03/201521/03/2015 by Stan

 Verdi, Otello. Soloists, Royal Stockholm Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor). Royal Stockholm Opera. 14.3.2015, Premiere. (GF)

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Powerful Holocaust Memories in Weinberg’s The Passenger

29/03/201520/03/2015 by Stan

United StatesUnited States Mieczysław Weinberg, The Passenger: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 15.3.2015 (JLZ)

PASSENGER KUS-5108   Photo (c) Robert Kusel
PASSENGER KUS-5108 Photo (c) Robert Kusel

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Tristan in Barcelona: Inappropriately Cast

29/03/201520/03/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Mariinsky Orchestra, Liceu Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.3.2015 (JMI)

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New Production of Norma in Valencia Expertly Sung by Matiella Devia

18/03/201516/03/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Bellini, Norma  Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Gustavo Gimeno (conductor), Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 14.3.2015 (JMI)

Norma
Norma Tosca: Picture courtesy Palau de les Arts, © Tato Baeza

 

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