United States Richard Wagner, The Fying Duthchman: LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, (9.03.2013) (JRo)
An Entertaining but Perplexing Staging of The Flying Dutchman
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Konwitschny’s Tristan, Meier’s Isolde: Still Young at Fifteen
Germany R. Wagner, Tristan & Isolde: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), Bavarian State Orchestra, 7.3.2013 (JFL)
Boring Barbiere in Valenica
Spain G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Chorus Generalitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 6.3.2013 (JMI)
The Edita Gruberová Show in Madrid: Roberto Devereux
Spain G.Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real, Andriy Yurkevych (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 3.3.2013 (JMI)
Madrid Così: That’s how Haneke Does It
Spain W.A.Mozart, Così Fan Tutte: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 4.3.2013 (JMI)
Street Scenes of Madrid
Spain Kurt Weill, Street Scene: Soloists, Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Tim Murray (conductor), Liceu, Barcelona 5.3.2013 (JMI)
Munich’s Godunov: A Bullet to the Head
Germany M. Musorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Kent Nagano (conductor), Bavarian State Orchestra, 20.2.2012 (JFL)
Pallid New Opera Based on The Secret Garden
United States Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison, The Secret Garden: Soloists and members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, Calif. 2.3.2013 (HS)