Spain Bellini, La sonnambula: Soloists, Liceu Chorus (conductor: Pablo Assante) and Orchestra / Lorenzo Passerini (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 5.5.2025. (JMI)
Nadine Sierra is superb in Bellini’s La sonnambula at the Liceu
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A Vienna Lohengrin that demanded to be heard and was also worth seeing
Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Extra Chorus, and Choir Academy, Stage Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra / Christian Thielemann (conductor). Vienna State Opera, Vienna, 1.5.2025 (MB)
Eye-catching Tristan und Isolde heads for space at the Staatstheater Cottbus
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Philharmonic Orchestra of Staatstheater Cottbus / Alexander Merzyn (conductor). Staatstheater Cottbus, 4.5.2025. (DM-D)
An enjoyable evening of Ravel and Puccini in Valencia
Spain Ravel, Puccini: Soloists, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana / Michele Spotti (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 4.5.2025. (JMI)
The fierce and tragic beauty of Ainadamar at LA Opera
United States Osvaldo Golijov, Ainadamar: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Lina González-Granados (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 26.4.2025. (JRo)
An excellent Madrid production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s tale of the tsar
Spain Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Ouri Bronchti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.5.2025. (JMI)
Handel’s Jephtha is presented for the first time in Madrid’s Teatro Real
Spain Handel, Jephtha (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 1.5.2025. (JMI)
Federica Lombardi shines in a first-class production of Le nozze di Figaro from The Met: Live in HD
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Joana Mallwitz (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, performance of 26.4.2025, seen at Avenue Cinema, Belfast, 30.4.2025. (RB)
