Spain S. Prokofiev, Ivan the Terrible: Soloists, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 27.8.2012 (JMI)
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The Two Figaros at Teatro Colón
Argentina Mercadante, I Due Figaro: Soloists, Vienna Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Conductor: Riccardo Muti, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 28.8.2012. (JSJ)
Notes from the 2012 Salzburg Festival – 12
Austria B.A. Zimmermann, Die Soldaten: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Salzburg Festival Children’s Chorus, Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 24.8.2012 (JFL)
Prom 60: Glyndebourne’s Figaro Sparkles with Merriment
Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro (complete) Soloists,Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Robin Ticciati, Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2011. (CC)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [5]: Beautiful and Emotionally Compelling Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 28.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [4]: “Diluted” Tannhäuser is Festival Highlight
Germany Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 27.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 3: Bayreuth Stalwarts Bow Out in Final Tristan Performance
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival. / Peter Schneider. (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 26.8.2012. (JPr)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [2]: Nelsons Conducts an Engrossing Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Andris Nelsons (conductor), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 25.8.2012. (JPr)