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Barcelona

A rather routine La bohème at Barcelona’s Liceu

25/07/202123/06/2021 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu Opera Barcelona / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21 & 22.6.2021. (JMI)

Liceu Opera Barcelona’s La bohème (© David Ruano)

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An elegant and satisfying La clemenza di Tito in Barcelona

30/03/202021/02/2020 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Philippe Auguin (conductor). Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19 & 20.2.2020. (JMI)

Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito (c) A. Bofill

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A nicely sung Aida at the Liceu – and the classic Mestres Cabanes sets remain a thing of great beauty

24/02/202029/01/2020 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Aida: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27 & 28.1.2020. (JMI)

Liceu’s Aida (c) A. Bofill

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Roberto Alagna is outstanding in the Liceu’s Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci

21/01/202012/12/2019 by José Irurzun
Aleksandra Kurzak (Nedda) and Roberto Alagna (Canio) in Pagliacci
(c) A. Bofill

SpainSpain Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana, & Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Liceu Chorus & Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 9 & 10.12.2019. (JMI)

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Doña Francisquita – nicely sung zarzuela on stage at Barcelona’s Liceu

26/11/201913/11/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Amadeo Vives, Doña Francisquita: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Óliver Díaz (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 11 & 12.11.2019. (JMI)

Doña Francisquita (c) A. Bofill

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Gregory Kunde is an excellent Calaf in the Liceu’s pleasing new production of Turandot

04/11/201910/10/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Turandot: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7 & 8.10.2019. (JMI)

Turandot at the Liceu (c) A. Bofill

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Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala Triumph in Barcelona’s Luisa Miller

09/08/201926/07/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Luisa Miller: Soloists, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23 & 24.7.2019. (JMI)

Sondra Radvanovsky (Luisa) and Piotr Beczala (Rodolfo) © Antoni Bofill

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Liceu’s Tosca Revival Has Strong Musical Leadership From John Fiore but Uneven Casts

29/06/201913/06/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Fiore (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 9 & 11.6.2019. (JMI)

Jonathan Tetelman (Cavaradossi) & Liudmyla Monastyrska (Tosca) (c) A. Bofill

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