Germany R. Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), Bavarian State Orchestra, 31.3.2012 (JFL)
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Exuberance In Paris In Buenos Aires
Argentina Offenbach, La vie parisienne: Compañia Lirica “G.Verdi”. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Compañia Lirica “G.Verdi”, Conductor:Ramiro Soto Monllor. Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 6.4.2013. (JSJ)
Birthday Chunks of Wagner (Gatti, Boston Symphony Orchestra, DeYoung)
United States Wagner: Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York 5.4. 2013 (DA)
Solemnity and Folksiness Collide in Stylish Flute
United States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Stephen Goldstein (director), Isaac Selya (conductor), College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Corbett Auditorium. Cincinnati, Ohio. 7.4.13 (RDA)
Vienna’s Parsifal Runs Far Ahead of the Pack
Austria Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper / Adam Fischer (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 4.4.2013 (SRT)
Stark but Musically Convincing Parsifal in Munich
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera, conducted by Kent Nagano. National Theatre, Munich 28.3.2013. (JPr)
Memorable Cast for Previn’s “Streetcar”
United States André Previn, A Streetcar Named Desire: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Evan Rogister (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 26.3.2013 (JLZ)
Madama Butterfly Sells Out Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, José Miguel Pérez Sierra (conductor). Barcelona’s Liceu, 26 and 27.3.2013. (JMI)