France R. Wagner, Rienzi: Soloists Capitole National Orchestra, Capitole Chorus & Chorus from the Teatro alla scala Academy, Pinchas Steinberg (conductor), Theâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 7.10.2012 (JMI)
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Boris Godunov, Über-Complete in Madrid
Spain M. Musorgski, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real, Hartmut Haenchen (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 3.10.2012 (JMI)
“Macbeth” Goes Mondrian
Canada Verdi, Macbeth: Pacific Opera Victoria, soloists, Victoria Symphony, Timothy Vernon (conductor), Royal Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia, 4.10.2012 (BJ)
De Falla: Briefer than Magical
Spain M. de Falla, El Amor Brujo & La Vida Breve: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro de la Zarzuela, Juanjo Mena (conductor), Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, 5.10.2012 (JMI)
Gorgeous Singing, Bewildering Staging for Bellini in San Francisco
United States Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues): Soloists, chorus and orchestra of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 3.10.2012 (HS)
Washington’s Don Giovanni: Eros to the End
United States W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Washington National Opera Orchestra, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Washington National Opera, Kennedy Center, Washington, 1.10.2012 (RRR)
Fairy Tale Cenerentola at Teatro Colón
Argentina Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Reinaldo Censabella, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 28.9.2012. (JSJ)
Jenufa in Zurich: an Auspicious Start to a New Era
Switzerland Janacek: Jenufa: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich and Chorus of Zurich Opera (chorus master Ernst Raffelsberger), Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, 30.9.12 (JR)