Germany Brett Dean, Hamlet: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 25.6.2023. (ALL)
A musically excellent Hamlet opens the 2023 Munich Opera Festival
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Schwanda the Bagpiper is back where it belongs at Prague’s National Theatre
Czech Republic Jaromir Weinberger, Schwanda the Bagpiper: Soloists, Pupils of the Olga Kyndlová Ballet School, National Theatre Opera Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra / Zbyněk Müller (conductor). National Theater, Prague, 24.6.2023. (RP)
The always popular Luisa Fernanda is back at Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela
Spain Moreno Torroba, Luisa Fernanda: Chorus of the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra / Miguel Gómez Martínez (conductor). Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, 23 and 24.6.2023. (JMI)
The Royal Opera’s Werther revival is a mixed bag, but Pappano’s conducting carries the evening
United Kingdom Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Royal Opera house, Covent Garden, 23.6.2023. (CC)
Dresden’s Le nozze di Figaro is splendidly sung though the production is still underwhelming
Germany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Sächsische Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Dresden / Georg Fritzsch (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 27.5.2023. (MC)
There was musical gold in the Dresden Music Festival’s historically-informed Das Rheingold
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2023 [15] – 14.6.2023, Kulturpalast, Dresden: Soloists, Dresden Festival Orchestra and Concerto Köln / Kent Nagano (conductor). (LV)
A clash of cultures front and center in Dvořák’s Armida at Prague’s National Theatre
Czech Republic Dvořák, Armida: Soloists, National Theatre Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra / Robert Jindra (conductor). National Theatre, Prague, 16.6.2023. (RP)
Anna Netrebko is the standout performer in a spectacular new Aida at the 100th Verona Opera Festival
Italy Verdi’s Aida at the 100th Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2023 [1]: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of Arena di Verona / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast live on Rai1 from the Arena di Verona, 16.6.2023. (JPr)
