Spain Arnold Schönberg: Moses und Aron: SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden-Freiburg, EuropaChor Akademie, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real. 7.9.2012 (JMI)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
Moments of Delight in Martinů’s Julietta
United Kingdom Martinů, Julietta: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of English National Opera/Edward Gardner (conductor), London Coliseum, 17.9.2012 (CC)
Bayreuth Festival @ the Liceu: Tristan und Isolde
Spain R. Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Peter Schneider (conductor), Barcelona’s Liceu, 6.9.2012 (JMI)
Bayreuth Festival @ the Liceu: Lohengrin
Spain R. Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Liceu, Barcelona, 5.9.2012 (JMI)
Concert Version
Bayreuth Festival @ the Liceu: Der Fliegende Holländer
Spain R. Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer: Soloists, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Liceu, Barcelona, 4.9.2012 (JMI)
Concert Version
Volksoper Abduction: Men Preferred to Blondes
Austria W.A.Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Orchestra & Chorus Volksoper Wien, Gerrit Priessnitz (conductor), Vienna Volksoper, 13.9.2012 (JMI)
Brilliant Balanchine Divertimento from San Francisco Ballet
United Kingdom San Francisco Ballet (Programme A): Dancers and Orchestra of the San Francisco Ballet / Martin West (conductor), Sadler’s Wells, London, 14.9.2012. (JPr)
ENO’s Much Revived Magic Flute Continues to Delight
United Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Nicholas Collon (conductor), Coliseum, London, 13.9.2012. (JPr)