Austria Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wiener Staatsoper Tomáš Netopil (conductor). Vienna Staatsoper, 13.9.2014. (JMI)
Rusalka: Opera as a Sublime Art
JM Irurzun
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Magnificent Verdi Requiem
Spain Verdi: Messa da Requiem, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orfeón Donostiarra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastiàn, Spain, 26.8.2014 (JMI)
San Sebastián’s La Bohème: Traditional Yet, All in All, Attractive
Spain Puccini: La Bohème, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra, Andra Mari Chorus, José Ramón Encinar (conductor), Kursaal Centre, San Sebastián, Spain, 17.8.2014 (JMI)
Jonas Kaufmann: Unrivalled in Wagner with the Best Performances in His Encores
Spain Verdi, Massenet, Wagner: Jonas Kaufmann, Orquestra de Cadaqués, Jochen Rieder (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Castell Perelada, Spain, 3.8.2014 (JMI)
Juan Diego Flórez Steals the Spotlight in Barber of Seville
Germany Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 30.7.2014 (JMI)
Der Rosenkavalier in an Old and Uneven Production
Germany Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Constantin Trinks (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 29.7.2014 (JMI)
Monteverdi in Munich in New Production
Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, Monteverdi Continuo Ensemble, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Prinzregententheater, Munich, 27.7.2014 (JMI)
Anja Harteros Saves Tosca from Last Minute Replacement
Germany Puccini: Tosca, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Carlo Montanaro (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 18.7.2014 (JMI)
