Germany J. Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Christian Arming (conductor), Frankfurt Opera, 10.11.2011 (JMI)
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Boris Godunov Marks the Beginning of Omer Meir Wellber’s Reign in Valencia
Spain M. Musorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Omer Meir Wellber (conductor), Palau de Les arts de Valencia, 8.11.2011 (JMI)
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s New Production of Lucia di Lammermoor
United States Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Massimo Zanetti (conductor), Civic Opera House, Chicago. 5.11.2011 (JLZ)
Understanding the Tchaikovsky Enigma: Evgene Onegin at Santa Cecilia
Italy Tchaikovsky: Evgene Onegin, opera in three acts in concert form, Sala Santa Cecilia, Parco della Musica, Rome, 9.11.2011 (JB)
Cambreling and Melisande: Debussy Enchants in Madrid
Spain Debussy, Pelleas et Melisande: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Coro Intermezzo. Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Teatro Real de Madrid, 31.10.2011. (JMI)
Welsh National Opera on Tour. Autumn 2011
United Kingdom Welsh National Opera on Tour. Autumn 2011 : Theatre Cymru (North Wales Theatre), Llandudno, 1-5.11.2011(RJF)
A Happy Marriage for Figaro
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Portland Opera, soloists, Ari Pelto (conductor), Stephen Lawless (director) Benoît Dugardyn (sets), Johann Stegmeir (costumes), Pat Collins (lighting designer), Robert Ainsley (harpsichordist/chorus master), Nicola Bowie (choreographer/associate director), Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, 6/11/2011 (BJ)
Jay Hunter Morris Saves the Day as the Almost-Perfect New Siegfried at the Met
United States Met Live in HD 2011/12, Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducted by Fabio Luisi. Produced by Robert Lepage. Directed for TV by Gary Halvorson and broadcast to the IMAX, Waterloo, London (and other cinemas throughout the world), 5.11.11. (JPr)