Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [4] – Weber, Oberon: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Prinzregententheater, Munich, 24.7.2017. (JMI)
An Excellent New Staging at the Munich Opera Festival of a Rare Weber Opera
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A Sublime and Delectable Rossinian Fantasy in Läckö
Sweden Rossini, A Turk in Italy (Sung in Swedish): Soloists and Chorus of Läckö Slottsopera, Läckö Opera Orchestra / Simon Phipps (conductor), Läckö Castle courtyard, 22.7.2017. (NS)
(c) Daniel Strandroth
Anja Harteros Comes to the Rescue of a Tedious Verdi Production
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [3] – Verdi, La forza del destino: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 23.7.2017. (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko Conducts A Remarkable, Unforgettable Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [2] – Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 22.7.2017. (JMI)
Joyce DiDonato and a Superb Cast Triumph in Munich Opera Festival’s Semiramide
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [1] – Rossini, Semiramide: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Michele Mariotti (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 21.7.2017. (JMI)
Up Rossini’s ‘Silken Ladder’ In Buenos Aires
Argentina Rossini, La scala di seta: Soloists, Orchestra, Carlos David Jaimes (conductor). Teatro Picadero, Buenos Aires. 17.7.2017. (JSJ)
& Sebastián Russo (Dorvil) in Buenos Aires Lírica’s La scala di seta (c) Buenos Aires Lírica
Stuart Skelton’s Outstanding Florestan is the Highlight of Fidelio at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom 2017 BBC PROMS 9 – Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Orfeón Donostiarra, BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2017. (JPr)
conducted by Juanjo Mena (c) BBC/Chris Christodoulou
Welsh National Opera Fascinates with Tchaikowsky’s Merchant of Venice
United Kingdom André Tchaikowsky, The Merchant of Venice: Soloists; Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Lionel Friend. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 19.7.2017. (CC)
