Spain Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Chorus Teatro Real, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real 13.5.2013 (JMI)
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Ecological Rheingold Disappoints
Spain R. Wagner, Das Rheingold: Liceu’s Symphony Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor). Barcelona’s Liceu, 25 and 26.4.2013. (JMI)
The Magic Flute Ends Season in Valencia
Spain W.A.Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Chorus Generalitat Valenciana, Ottavio Dantone (conductor), Valencia Palau de les Arts, 13.4.2013 (JMI)
Don Giovanni: Lifeless Even Before Going to Hell
W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Alejo Pérez (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 12.4.2013 (JMI)
Juan Diego Flórez: Exceptional Voice But Not Right for Les Pêcheurs de Perles
Spain Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Oren (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real. 31.3.2013 (JMI)
Madama Butterfly Sells Out Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Liceu’s Orchestra and Chorus, José Miguel Pérez Sierra (conductor). Barcelona’s Liceu, 26 and 27.3.2013. (JMI)
Great Don Giovanni, Not as Successful Don Giovanni
France W.A.Mozart: Don Giovanni, Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, Attilio Cremonesi (conductor), Toulouse’s Capitole, 17.3.2013 (JMI)
Uncommon Duo Opens Seville Season
Spain L. Janacek: Sarka, P. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana, Seville’s Symphony Orchestra, Maestranza Chorus, Santiago Serrate (conductor). Seville’s Teatro de la Maestranza, 5.2.2013 (JMI)