Sweden Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, Läckö Chamber Orchestra, Simon Phipps (conductor) Läckö Castle, Sweden, 26.7.2011 (NS)
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A moving Simon Boccanegra in Buenos Aires
Argentina Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón. Conductor: Stefano Ranzani, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 22.7.2011. (JSJ)
Munich Opera Festival’s new Mitridate Re di Ponto
Germany Mozart, Mitridate, Re di Ponto: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor) Prinzregententheater Munich. 26.7.2011. (JMI)
Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia at the Munich Opera Festival
Germany Donizetti, Lucrezia Borgia: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera, Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor). Munich National Theater. 25.7.2011 (JMI)
Aspen Music Festival 2011 (8) – “Falstaff” and Recitals by Denk, DeYoung and the American Brass Quintet
Aspen Music Festival (8): Verdi’s Falstaff; Jeremy Denk plays Ligeti and Bach; American Brass Quintet; Michelle DeYoung sings Brahms. 29.7.2011 (HS)
The Tricks of Comedy – Macerata’s Così fan Tutte
Mozart, Così fan Tutte: Conductor, Riccardo Frizza; Sets, Costumes and Staging, Pier Luigi Pizzi; Lighting, Vincenzo Raponi; Chorus Master, David Crescenzi; Choreographer, Roberto Maria Pizzuto. Orchestra Regionale delle Marche; Marchigiano Chorus V Bellini; Salvadei (on-stage) band. Teatro Lauro Rossi, Macerata 24.7.2011 (JB)
Mixed feelings – Reviewer vs. Audience – Bellini at the Munich Opera Festival
Bellini, I Capuleti è I Montecchi: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, Yves Abel (conductor). National Theater Munich. 24. 7.2011 (JMI)
Munich Festival’s Wholly Elegant Rosenkavalier
R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, Constantin Trinks (conductor). National Theater Munich. 23. 7.2011. (JMI)