Spain Rubinstein, The Demon: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Mikhail Tatarnikov (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 5.5. 2018. (JMI)
Rubinstein’s The Demon, Almost Forgotten, Is Rediscovered with a Major European Tour
Barcelona
Attila at the Liceu: a Bel Canto Feast
Spain Verdi, Attila (concert performance): Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Speranza Scappucci (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6.4.2018. (JMI)
A Superb Ariodante from the Incomparable William Christie and Les Arts Florissants
Spain Handel, Ariodante (concert performance): Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 14.3.2018. (JMI)
A Return to the Brilliant Days of the Liceu with a Superb Andrea Chénier
Spain Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12 & 13.3.2018. (JMI)
An Uninspired and Disappointing Roméo et Juliette
Spain Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 22.2.2018. (JMI)
A Bel Canto Feast: Poliuto at the Liceu
Spain Donizetti, Poliuto (concert version): Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Daniele Callegari (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.1.2018. (JMI)
A Revival of the Liceu’s Well-Known L’elisir Has Its Ups and Downs
Spain Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Ramón Tebar (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 9.1.2018. (JMI)
Spinosi Leads Splendid Orchestra and Cast in Monteverdi’s Last Opera
Spain Monteverdi, L’Incoronazione di Poppea (concert version): Ensemble Matheus / Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 1.12. 2017. (JMI)