Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 11.5.2018. (JMI)
An Excellent Die Walküre on the Second Night of Leipzig Opera’s Ring
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Leipzig Opera’s Ring Cycle Begins with a Convincing Das Rheingold
Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists of Leipzig Opera, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Ulf Schirmer (conductor), Leipzig Opera House, 10.5.2018. (JMI)
Scarlatti ‘Triumph’ In Buenos Aires
Argentina Scarlatti, Il trionfo dell’onore: Soloists and Orchestra / Iñaki Encina Oyón (conductor), Centro Cultural 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires. 4.5.2018. (JSJ)
Evelyn Ramírez (Leonora) & Josué Miranda (Aunt Cornelia)
(c) Máximo Parpagnoli
Meade and Rachvelishvili Fly High in Deutsche Oper’s Il trovatore
Germany Verdi, Il trovatore: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 9.5.2018. (JMI)
A New Production of Strauss’s Ever-Popular Die Fledermaus
Germany J. Strauss, Die Fledermaus: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 8.5. 2018. (JMI)
An Exciting Month of Verdi at the Deutsche Oper Includes a Disappointing Rigoletto
Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper / Guillermo Garcia Calvo (conductor), Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 7.5.2018. (JMI)
Scottish Opera’s Outstanding Performances of Rare Rachmaninov Operas
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Aleko and Francesca da Rimini: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal Glasgow, 6.5.2018. (GT)
Rubinstein’s The Demon, Almost Forgotten, Is Rediscovered with a Major European Tour
Spain Rubinstein, The Demon: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Mikhail Tatarnikov (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 5.5. 2018. (JMI)
