Spain Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Coro Infantil Amics de la Unió, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 13.1.2024. (JMI)
Calixto Bieito’s production of Carmen is back at the Liceu with an uneven cast
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Turandot is back at the Liceu in an updated version of the Nuria Espert production
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Alondra de la Parra (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 28 & 29.11.2023. (JMI)
An energetic concert version of Haydn’s Orlando paladino from Il Giardino Armonico at the Liceu
Spain Haydn, Orlando paladino (concert version): Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 29.10.2023. (JMI)
John Adams’s Antony and Cleopatra triumphs in its European premiere at the Liceu
Spain John Adams, Antony and Cleopatra: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Adams (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 28.10.2023. (JMI)
After 25 years, Eugene Onegin is back on stage at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Theatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 1 and 2.10.2023. (JMI)
A respectable but not overwhelming L’incoronazione di Poppea at the Liceu
Spain Monteverdi, L’incoronazione di Poppea: Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 14.7.2023. (JMI)
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała in an excellent recital at the Liceu
Spain Various: Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano), Piotr Beczała (tenor), Sarah Tysman (piano). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 13.7.2023. (JMI)
An excellent concert version of Orfeo ed Euridice from René Jacobs and RIAS Kammerchor
United States Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice (concert version): Freiburger Barockorchester and RIAS Kammerchor / René Jacobs (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8.6.2023. (JMI)
