Argentina Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists,Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor:Ira Levin, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 14.6.2013. (JSJ)
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Der Rosenkavalier Not Up to Expectations
Germany Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper Dresden, 16.6.2013 (JMI)
Manon Lescaut Disappoints
Germany Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Semperoper Dresden 18.6.2013 (JMI).
Dresden’s Der Fliegende Holländer as Senta’s Nightmare
Germany Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 15.6.2013. (JMI)
The Voice of Purcell
Italy Purcell, Dido and Aeneas. Chorus and String Orchestra of Teatro dell’Opera, Rome (Chorus Master, Roberto Gabbiani), Conductor: Jonathan Webb. East Gymnasium of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. 13.6.2013. (JB)
La Fanciulla del West : First Rate Production By Christof Loy
Germany Puccini: La Fanciulla del West, Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Male Chorus Oper Frankfurt, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus Frankfurt, 9.6.2013 (JMI)
Two Disparate Operas: Nothing in Common But Quality
Germany Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle: Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Steven Sloane (conductor), Opernhaus Frankfurt, 8.6.2013 (JMI)
New Production of Early Handel Opera Teseo in Frankfurt
Germany Handel: Teseo, Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Felice Venanzoni (conductor), Frankfurt’s Bockenheimer Depot, 7.6.2013. (JMI)