Argentina Dallapiccola, Volo di notte & Il prigioniero: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra / Christian Baldini (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 26.10.2016. (JSJ)
Dark Double Dallapiccola In Buenos Aires
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Wexford Festival Continues to Attract Opera Lovers with Its Programme of Rarities
Ireland David, Herculanum: Wexford Opera Festival Orchestra and Chorus / Jean-Luc Tingaud (conductor), O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 1.11.2016. (JMI)
Patrice Chéreau Brings his Production of Elektra to Berlin
Germany Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Berlin State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schillertheater, Berlin, 29.10.2016. (MB)
Three Norma Performances in Madrid Featuring Three Impressive Casts
Spain Bellini, Norma: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real/Roberto Abbado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 26, 30 and 31.10.2016. (JMI)
Fidelio Benefits from Outstanding Orchestral Playing and Choral Singing under Barenboim’s Baton
Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Berlin State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Schillertheater, Berlin, 28.10.2016. (MB)
An Outstanding Tannhäuser under Pedro Halffter
Spain Wagner, Tannhäuser: Coro de la Asociación de Amigos dela Maestranza, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla / Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 28.10.2016. (JMI)
Unmasking Un Ballo 2
Italy Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Chorus (Chorus Master: Roberto Gabbiani) and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera Rome / Jesús López Cobos (conductor). Teatro dell’Opera Rome, 27.10.2016. (JB)
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The Met’s New Tristan: Musically Sumptuous, But Dramatically Inert
United States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, chorus and orchestra, Metropolitan Opera / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. 24.10.2016. (HS)
