Germany Verdi, Il Trovatore, Bayerische Staatsoper’s Orchestra and Chorus, Paolo Carignani (conductor), Munich’s Nationaltheater 8.7.2013 (JMI)
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Rare Mozart Returns to Barcelona’s Licieu
Spain Mozart: Lucio Silla, Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus / Harry Bicket (conductor), Barcelona’s Liceu. 1 and 2.7.2013. (JMI)
Rienzi: Both Opera and Performance a Mixed Bag
Spain Wagner: Rienzi: Barcelona’s Symphony Orchestra, Liceu’s Chorus and Polifónica Puig-Reig / Pablo González (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, 30.6.2013. (JMI)
Rigoletto: Two Casts, Two Different Performances
Spain Verdi: Rigoletto: Seville Symphony Orchestra, Maestranza Chorus, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro Maestranza, 25 & 26.6.2013 (JMI)
Der Rosenkavalier Not Up to Expectations
Germany Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper Dresden, 16.6.2013 (JMI)
Manon Lescaut Disappoints
Germany Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden, Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Semperoper Dresden 18.6.2013 (JMI).
Dresden’s Der Fliegende Holländer as Senta’s Nightmare
Germany Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer, Staatskapelle and Staatsoper Dresden / Constantin Trinks (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 15.6.2013. (JMI)
La Fanciulla del West : First Rate Production By Christof Loy
Germany Puccini: La Fanciulla del West, Frankfurter Opern und Museumsorchester, Male Chorus Oper Frankfurt, Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus Frankfurt, 9.6.2013 (JMI)