Sweden Tenth Anniversary Concert. Soloists, Opera på Skäret Orchestra & Chorus, Marcello Mottadelli (conductor). Opera på Skäret, Kopparberg, Sweden. 27.7.2013 (GF)
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Madama Butterfly in Barcelona: Second Cast First
Spain G. Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, Daniele Callegari (conductor), Barcelona’s Liceu, 26 & 27.07.2013 (JMI).
PROM 20: Barenboim’s Ring Reaches its Climactic Conclusion
United Kingdom Prom 20, Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Royal Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London 28.7.2013. (JPr)
Madrid Opera Closes Season with Catán’ s Il Postino
Spain D. Catán, Il Postino: Teatro Real orchestra and chorus / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 23.7.2013. (JMI)
Cura’s Otello Grips
Argentina Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Massimo Zanetti / Carlos Vieu. Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 18.7.2013. (JSJ)
Galileo from Philip Glass: Visually Arresting and Dramatically Cohesive
United States Glass, Galileo Galilei: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Kelly Kuo (conductor), Ted Huffman (stage director), David A. Center (scenic design), Rebecca Senske (costume design), Thomas C. Hase (lighting design), James D. Geier (make-up and hair), Yara Travieso (movement). Cincinnati, Ohio, 19.7.2013 (RDA)
Photo: Philip Groshung
Grandeur and Intimacy in Poignant Aida
United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Carlo Rizzi (conductor), Music Hall. Cincinnati, Ohio. 18.7.2013 (RDA)
Photo: Philip Groshung
Magic in the Making: the Muti, Serjan, Meli Nabucco
Italy Verdi, Nabucodonosor. Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome. Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani. Conductor, Riccardo Muti. Staging and Sets, Jean-Paul Scarpitta. Costumes, Maurizio Millenotti. Lighting, Anne-Claire Simar. Teatro dell’Opera 18.07.2013 (JB)