Argentina Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Permanent Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 7.9.2023. (JSJ)
An excellent Il turco in Italia at Teatro Colón
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Berkshire Festival Opera’s La bohème celebrates youth, talent and ingenuity
United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Brian Garman (conductor). Berkshire Opera Festival, The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA, 1.9.2023. (RP)
Fine performances in Salzburg fail to redeem Martinů’s flawed The Greek Passion
Austria Salzburg Festival 2023 [9] – Martinů, The Greek Passion: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Choir, Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 22.8.2023. (MB)
Salzburg’s contemporary new production of Le nozze di Figaro only partly meets expectations
Austria Salzburg Festival [6] – Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Raphaël Pichon (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 20.8.2023. (MB)
Sonya Yoncheva and Vittorio Grigòlo star in Verona’s unashamedly traditional Tosca
Italy Puccini’s Tosca at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023 [2]: Soloists, Children’s Choir (conductor: Elisabetta Zucca), Chorus (chorus director: Roberto Gabbiani) and Orchestra of Arena di Verona / Francesco Ivan Ciampa (conductor). Recorded (directed by Tiziano Mancini) at the Arena di Verona on 5.8.2023 and available on ARTE Concert until 12.11.2023. (JPr)
Anna Netrebko leads a starry cast in Teatro Colón’s semi-staged Il trovatore
Argentina Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Permanent Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 15.8.2023. (JSJ)
Seattle Opera’s Das Rheingold triumphs with a strong cast and innovative staging
United States Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot (conductor). Seattle Opera at MaCaw Hall, Seattle, 12.8.2023. (ZC)
A fine cast for Tobias Kratzer’s close to classic Tannhäuser at Bayreuth
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [4] – Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, 16.8.2023. (MB)
