Spain Various: Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano), Piotr Beczała (tenor), Sarah Tysman (piano). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 13.7.2023. (JMI)
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała in an excellent recital at the Liceu
Barcelona
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)
A solid Parsifal at the Liceu with an outstanding René Pape as Gurnemanz
Spain Wagner, Parsifal: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7.6.2023. (JMI)
Joyce DiDonato on her ‘Eden’ tour triumphs in an unusual hymn to nature recital
Spain Various: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, 6.6.2023. (JMI)
Michael Fabiano milks Liceu’s Manon for every last melodramatic drop
Spain Massenet, Manon: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 24.4.2023. (SS)
A well-deserved triumph for Nadine Sierra in the Liceu’s Manon
Spain Massenet, Manon: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21 and 22.4.2023. (JMI)
A bright vocal cast joins Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
Spain Monteverdi, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (concert performance): Palau Chamber Music Chorus, Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi (conductor). Palau de la Música, Barcelona, 11.2.2023. (JMI)
The new production of Macbeth at Barcelona’s Liceu is really little more than a concert version
Spain Verdi, Macbeth: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19 and 20.2.2023. (JMI)
