GermanyRichard Strauss: Elektra, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 16.7.2015 (JMI)
A Superbly Sung Elektra Delights Munich Fans
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Buxton Festival Presents an Operatic Rarity: Charpentier’s Louise
United Kingdom Gustav Charpentier (1860-1956), Louise. (an opera in four acts, 1900), Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus and Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Barlow (conductor), Buxton Festival, Opera House, Buxton, 16.7.2015. (RJF)
Edita Gruberova: Organizer, Entrepreneur and Star
United Kingdom Donizetti: Roberto Devereux, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Friedrich Haider (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 15.7.2015
Anja Harteros as Arabella Triumphs in Munich
United Kingdom Richard Strauss: Arabella, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Philippe Jordan (conductor), Nationaltheater, 14.7.2015 (JMI)
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Wilfried Hösl
A Serviceable Butterfly Returns for the Munich Festival
Germany Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Daniele Callegari (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.7.2015 (JMI)
Waltraud Meier’s Dazzling Farewell to Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Philippe Jordan (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 12.7.2015 (JMI) Cast: Isolde: Waltraud Meier Tristan: Robert Dean Smith King Marke: René Pape Brangaene: Michelle Breedt Kurwenal: Alan Held Melot: Francesco Petrozzi Pilot: Christian Rieger Shepherd: Kevin Connors Young Seaman: Dean Power Production: Bayerische Staatsoper Direction: Peter Konwitschny Sets … Read more
Klaus Florian Vogt Triumphs as the Swan Knight
Switzerland Wagner: Lohengrin, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, Simone Young (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 11.7.15 (RP)
Buxton Do a Creditable Job with One of Verdi’s Less Inspired Early Creations.
United Kingdom Verdi, Giovanna D’Arco (1845): Soloists, Buxton Festival Chorus. Northern Chamber Orchestra / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Opera House, Buxton, 11.7.2015. (RJF)
