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JM Irurzun

Terry Gilliam’s Benvenuto Cellini Triumphs at the Liceu

15/11/201511/11/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain  Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.11.2015 (JMI)

 

Cellini
Copyright: A. Bofill

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A Remarkable Reading of Nabucco from Daniel Oren in Barcelona

24/10/201523/10/2015 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi: Nabucco, Orchestra and Chorus of the Liceu, Daniel Oren (conductor), Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19 & 21.10.2015 (JMI)

Credit: A. Bofill
Credit: A. Bofill

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An Impressive Production of a Rarely Heard Meyerbeer Opera

18/10/201514/10/2015 by José Irurzun

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Meyerbeer: Vasco da Gama, Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra and Chorus, Enrique Mazzola (Conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 11.10.2015 (JMI)

Vasco da Gama Photo; Copyright: Bettina Stöss
Vasco da Gama  Photo: Copyright: Bettina Stöss

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A Classic Production of Elektra Returns to the Hamburg Stage

14/10/201512/10/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany  Strauss: Elektra, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester, Kent Nagano (conductor), Staatsoper, Hamburg, 10.10.2015 (JMI)

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A Rather Brief but Enjoyable Recital by Klaus Florian Vogt

04/08/201501/08/2015 by Stan

SpainSpain Klaus Florian Vogt, Jobst Schneiderat (piano), Iglesia del Carmen, Festival Castell Peralada, 31.7.2015 (JMI)

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Anja Harteros and René Pape  ̶  A Superb Pairing in Don Carlo

02/08/201529/07/2015 by José Irurzun
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Don Carlo Photo Credit: Wilfried Hösl

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi: Don Carlo, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.7.2015 (JMI)

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Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien Triumph in Eugene Onegin

17/12/201527/07/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany  Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Leo Hussain (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.7.2015 (JMI).

 Munich Trovatore Photo Credit: Wielfried Hösl
Munich Trovatore
Photo Credit: Wielfried Hösl

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A Superbly Sung Elektra Delights Munich Fans

25/07/201519/07/2015 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermanyRichard Strauss: Elektra, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 16.7.2015 (JMI)

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Evelyn Herlitzius Credit: Wilfried Hösl

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