Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Coro Intermezzo. Conductor: Víctor Pablo Pérez. Teatro Real de Madrid. 30.5.2011 (JMI)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
La Coruña Mozart Festival’s Budget Rediscovered Opera
La Coruña Mozart Festival – D. Terradellas, Sesostri, Re d’Egitto: Soloists, Orquesta Real Compañía de Ópera de Cámara de Barcelona. Conductor: Juan Bautista Otero. Teatro Colón de La Coruña 29. 5.2011 (JMI)
Verdi’s La Battaglia di Legnano in Rome
Verdi, La Battaglia di Legnano: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome, 29.5.2011 (JB)
Scottish Opera’s Rigoletto in Edinburgh
Verdi, Rigoletto : Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Conductor: Tobias Ringborg. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 28.5.2011 ( SRT )
Christopher Alden’s Turandot revived at WNO
Puccini, Turandot: (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre, 28.5.2011 (LRK)
Revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s Macbeth thrills audiences at Royal Opera House
United Kingdom Verdi Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappano 24.5.2011. (CC)
Best Ever Magic Flute in Budapest
W.A. Mozart, The Magic Flute: Vígszínház (Comedy Theater), Budapest 14.5.11 (BM)
Fascinating Poulenc and refreshing Stravinsky in Royal Ballet’s triple bill.
Stravinsky and Poulenc: Thomas Trotter (organ), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet, Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 28.5.2011 (MB)