Germany Rossini, The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin/Daniel Cohen (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 10.9.2016. (MC)
Deutsche Oper Takes Rossini’s Barber to the Seaside
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Teatro Argentino’s Fun Così fan tutte
Argentina Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Argentino / Rubén Dubrovsky (conductor). Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 2.9.2016. (JSJ)
Hugo de Ana’s Grand Macbeth Starring Plácido Domingo Debuts at NCPA
China Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of China NCPA, Daniel Oren (conductor), National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, 7.9.2016. (RP)
A Competent Though Not Especially Memorable Madama Butterfly
Austria Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.9.2016. (JMI)
The Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus Excel Once Again in Turandot
Austria Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.9.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliantly Staged and Marvellously Played Carmen in Vienna
Austria Bizet: Carmen, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 6.9.2016. (JMI)
Passion and Power Abound in La Scala on Tour’s Concert Version of Simon Boccanegra
China Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Bruno Casoni (chorus master), Myung-Whun Chung (conductor), Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai, 3.9.2016. (RP)
A Brilliant Lohengrin under the Baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus, Staatsoper Wien, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 5.9.2016. (JMI)
