Argentina Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica, Hernán Schvarztman (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 7.9.2012. (JSJ)
Opera & Ballet
Collected opera and ballet reviews
WNO’s La Bohème Provides an Evening of Powerful Theatre
United Kingdom Puccini, La Bohème (Production Revival): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Simon Phillippo (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 8.9.2012 (GPu)
Triumphant Makropulos in Helsinki
Finland. Janacek The Makropulos Affair. Soloists, orchestra of the Finnish National Opera. Mikko Franck (conductor). 31.8.2012. Premiere. (GF)
San Sebastian: Ivan the Most Wonderful
Spain S. Prokofiev, Ivan the Terrible: Soloists, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yuri Temirkanov (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 27.8.2012 (JMI)
The Two Figaros at Teatro Colón
Argentina Mercadante, I Due Figaro: Soloists, Vienna Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Conductor: Riccardo Muti, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 28.8.2012. (JSJ)
Notes from the 2012 Salzburg Festival – 12
Austria B.A. Zimmermann, Die Soldaten: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Salzburg Festival Children’s Chorus, Ingo Metzmacher (conductor), Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 24.8.2012 (JFL)
Prom 60: Glyndebourne’s Figaro Sparkles with Merriment
Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro (complete) Soloists,Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Robin Ticciati, Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2011. (CC)
Bayreuth Festival 2012 [5]: Beautiful and Emotionally Compelling Parsifal
Germany Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 28.8.2012. (JPr)