A Grand Macabre “premiere” in a troubled Colón: Ligeti, Le Grand Macabre: Soloists, Chorus and Pianos and percussion. Conductor: Baldur Brönnimann, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 3.04.2011. (JSJ)
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Günter Krämer’s Siegfried At Opéra Bastille
Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris, Philippe Jordan (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 30.3.2011 (MB)
Bruno Mantovani’s Akhmatova in Paris
Bruno Mantovani, Akhmatova: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris (chorus master: Patrick Marie Aubert), Pascal Rophé (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 31.3.2011 (MB)
Katya Kabanova in Paris
Janáček, Katya Kabanova: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus master: Patrick Marie Aubert), Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris, 1.4.2011 (MB)