Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloist, Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 16.6.2019. (JMI)
Nadine Sierra’s Outstanding Gilda Leads the Cast in Staatsoper Berlin’s Rigoletto
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Daniel Barenboim Leads a Magnificent Tristan und Isolde in Berlin
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 15.6.2019. (JMI)
A Disappointing Otello at the Deutsche Oper
Germany Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 14.6.2019. (JMI)
WNO’s Admirable Dallapiccola and Beethoven Double Bill Reveals Similarities and Differences
United Kingdom Dallapicolla, The Prisoner and Beethoven, Fidelio (Act II): Soloists, WNO Chorus, WNO Community Chorus, BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Lothar Koenigs (conductor). Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 14.6.2019. (GPu)
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Un ballo is Another Stimulating Production from Opera Holland Park
United Kingdom Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Cast, Opera Holland Park Chorus, City of London Sinfonia / Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor). Holland Park, London, 12.6.2019. (CC)
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Cincinnati Opera Opens 99th Season with Charming Figaro
United States Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra / Marc Piollet (conductor), Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio. 14.6.2019. (RDA)
An Imaginative, Delightful New Production of Don Quichotte in Berlin
Germany Massenet, Don Quichotte: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 13.6.2019. (JMI)
Well-Sung Manon Lescaut Under the Excellent Baton of Sir Simon Rattle
Germany Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.6.2019. (JMI)
