Germany Léhar, Giuditta: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra des Bayerisches Staatsoper / Titus Engel (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 18.12.2021. (ALL)
Christoph Marthaler’s new slapstick-heavy Giuditta at the Bayerisches Staatsoper
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Houston Grand Opera’s The Snowy Day is a visual and musical delight
United States Joel Thompson, The Snowy Day: Soloists, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra / Patrick Summers (conductor). Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 9.12.2021. (RP)
Two solid casts are featured in the return of La bohème to the Teatro Real
Spain Puccini, La bohème: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18 & 19.12.2021. (JMI)
Conductor Patrick Fournillier shines in Barbara Wysocka’s compelling new La bohème in Warsaw
Poland Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Władysław Skoraczewski Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Patrick Fournillier (conductor). Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 11.12.2021. (RP)
Gergiev’s Mariinsky proves there is much to admire in Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress
Russian Federation Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 4.12.2021. (GT)
Manuel García’s five-opera cycle comes to an end in Madrid with Un avvertimento ai gelosi
Spain Manuel García, Un avvertimento ai gelosi: Members of Centro de Perfeccionamiento del Palau de les Arts / Rubén Fernández de Aguirre (conductor and piano ). Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 17.12.2021. (JMI)
Valencia’s Madama Butterfly marked by unexpected cast changes
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Antonino Fogliani (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 16.12.2021. (JMI)
Figaro and Don Bartolo go mano a mano in Opera Krakowska’s The Barber of Seville
Poland Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Opera Krakówska Chorus and Orchestra / Tomasz Tokarczyk (conductor). Opera Krakówska, Kraków, 10.12.2021. (RP)
