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Bernstein’s Candide Triumphs at the Liceu

04/11/201821/10/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Bernstein, Candide (concert version): Liceu Chorus and Orchestra /John DeMain (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.10.2018. (JMI)

Meghan Picerno and Paul Appleby in Candide © A. Bofill

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Jordi Savall Shines in Vivaldi

04/11/201819/10/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Vivaldi, Juditha triumphans (concert version): Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall (conductor), L’Auditori, Barcelona, 17.10.2018. (JMI)

Jordi Savall © David Ignaszewski

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Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena Enjoy Huge Success in Liceu’s I puritani

26/10/201814/10/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Bellini, I puritani: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Christopher Franklin (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10 & 11.10.2018. (JMI)

Javier Camarena & Pretty Yende in I puritani © A. Bofill

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The Liceu Opera Season Comes to a Close with Donizetti’s La favorite

19/07/201815/07/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Donizetti, La favorite: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Patrick Summers (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 11 & 13.7.2018. (JMI)

La favorite © A. Bofill

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A Somewhat Passionless Manon Lescaut at the Liceu

23/06/201813/06/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10 & 11.6.2018. (JMI)

Liceu’s Manon Lescaut © A. Bofill

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Rubinstein’s The Demon, Almost Forgotten, Is Rediscovered with a Major European Tour

12/05/201807/05/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Rubinstein, The Demon: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Mikhail Tatarnikov (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 5.5. 2018. (JMI)

The Demon © A. Bofill
The Demon © A. Bofill

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Attila at the Liceu: a Bel Canto Feast

14/04/201808/04/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Attila (concert performance): Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Speranza Scappucci (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6.4.2018. (JMI)

Attila © A. Bofill

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A Superb Ariodante from the Incomparable William Christie and Les Arts Florissants

21/03/201816/03/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Handel, Ariodante (concert performance): Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 14.3.2018. (JMI)

Ariodante © A. Bofill
Ariodante © A. Bofill

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