Switzerland Weber: Der Freischütz: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich / Axel Kober (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 29.9.2019 and 4.10.2019. (CCr)
Giving the devil his due, Zurich revives a riotous Der Freischütz
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Redeemed by love and still in ruins: Zurich revives Hermann’s smart La traviata with excellent singing
Switzerland Verdi, La traviata: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 26.9.2019. (CCr)
One Final Mahler From Haitink in his Second-to-Last Lucerne Concert
Switzerland Lucerne Festival [4] – Schubert, Mahler: Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, 20.8.2019. (CCr)
Travelogue from the Santa Fe Opera Festival as it Premieres Poul Ruders’s The Thirteenth Child
United States Poul Ruders, The Thirteenth Child: Soloists and Chorus of the Santa Fe Opera / Paul Daniel (conductor), Santa Fe Opera, New Mexico, 27.7.2019. (CCr)
Less than Sure-Footed, Zurich Revives its 2016 Le nozze di Figaro
Switzerland Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich / Ottavio Dantone (conductor). Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 10.6 and 16.6.2019. (CCr)
Sleepy but epic, Zurich revives a Robert Wilson Norma
Switzerland Bellini: Norma: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 2.6.2019. (CCr)
Opernhaus Zürich Does it Again, This Time with Rameau Firstling
Switzerland Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Orchestra La Scintilla / Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 19 & 22.5.2019. (CCr)
Less Pomp, Less Circumstance, and More of What Counts in Zurich’s La Sonnambula
Switzerland Bellini, La Sonnambula (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich / Maurizio Benini (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 9.5.2019. (CCr)
