Spain G. Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Coral Polifónica El Eco, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (conductor). Palacio de la Ópera de La Coruña 07.09.2011 (JMI)
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Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor in Buenos Aires
Argentina Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica. Conductor: Hernán Sánchez Arteaga, Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 26.8.2011. (JSJ)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 17 ) – Věc Makropulos
Austria L.Janáček, Věc Makropulous: Soloists, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Vienna Philharmonic, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 18.8.2011 (JFL)
Notes from the 2011 Salzburg Festival ( 16 ) – Die Frau ohne Schatten
Austria R.Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Vienna Philharmonic, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 17.8.2011 (JFL)
An opera grows in Brooklyn – A bucolic La Calisto at Proteus Gowanus
United States Francesco Cavalli, La Calisto: Soloists; Rachel Evans, Joan Plana Nadal (Baroque violins); Richard Kold, Theorbo, Motomi Igarashi (Viola da gamba and lirone); Judith Barnes (director); Jennifer Peterson (conductor and harpsichord); The VPR Chorus; Vertical Player Repertory. Proteus Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York. 10.8.2011 (GG)
Local premiere of Tristan und Isolde in La Plata
Argentina Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and Orchestra of Teatro Argentino. Conductor: Alejo Pérez, Teatro Argentino, La Plata. 19.8.2011. (JSJ)
Bayreuth Festival 2011 [3] – Memories of the Third Reich haunt Herheim’s Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 21.8.2011. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2011 (2) – Rats play pivotal role in Neuenfels’ Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 20.8.2011. (JPr)