Sweden Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, The Opera på Skäret Chorus, Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Lorenzo Coladonato (conductor). Opera på Skäret, Kopparberg, 29.7.2023. (GF)
Superb Gilda elevates Rigoletto at Skäret
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Striking Rake’s Progress at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires
Argentina Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Kakhi Solomnishvili (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 26.7.2023. (JSJ)
Garanča, Zeppenfeld and Heras-Casado make Bayreuth’s new Parsifal memorable even in 2D
Germany Bayreuth Festival 2023 [1] – Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Pablo Heras-Casado. Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Germany, 25.7.2023. (JPr)
Teatro Nuovo’s quest for authenticity triumphs in Donizetti’s Poliuto
United States Donizetti, Poliuto: Soloists, Teatro Nuovo Chorus and Orchestra / Jakob Lehmann (primo violino et direttore dell’opera). Frederick P. Rose Theater, New York, 19.7.2023. (RP)
Sofia’s Götterdämmerung is a remarkable triumph for Plamen Kartaloff and Bulgarian music
Bulgaria Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 13.7.2023. (GT)
Triumphant Siegfried of great colour and drama marks another success for Kartaloff’s new Ring cycle in Sofia
Bulgaria Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 10.7.2023. (GT)
Anna Pirozzi’s Turandot and Nicola Luisotti’s conducting excel in Teatro Real’s multiple casts
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 and 17.7.2023. (JMI)
Sofia’s immensely powerful new Die Walküre: Brünnhilde and Wotan standout but Valkyries steal the show
Bulgaria Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Dancers, Orchestra of Sofia Opera and Ballet / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Sofia Opera and Ballet Theatre, 9.7.2023. (GT)
