Spain G. Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Coral Polifónica El Eco, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (conductor). Palacio de la Ópera de La Coruña 07.09.2011 (JMI)
JM Irurzun
Quincena Musical San Sebastián 2011 (2) – Pan awakens for Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Spain Mahler: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Orfeón Donostiarra (chorus), Karen Cargill (mezzo), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Auditorio Kursaal. 13.8.2011. (JMI)
Mahler: Symphony No.3
Quincena Musical San Sebastián 2011 – An imaginative Barbiere that doesn’t quite work
Spain G. Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra, Easo Choir. Andrés Orozco- Estrada (Conductor). San Sebastian’s Auditorio Kursaal. 8.8.2011. (JMI)
Cura Bad, Frittoli Fantastic: The 60th Santander International Festival Opens with a Mixed Otello
Spain G. Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Bilbao Opera Chorus. Mario de Rose (conductor). Santander Festival Palace. 01.08.2011 (JMI)
A Tosca for our Times: Sondra Radvanovsky in Madrid
Spain G. Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Madrid Symphonic Orchestra, Intermezzo Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor). Madrid Teatro Real. 28.07.2011 (JMI)
Munich Opera Festival’s new Mitridate Re di Ponto
Germany Mozart, Mitridate, Re di Ponto: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor) Prinzregententheater Munich. 26.7.2011. (JMI)
Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia at the Munich Opera Festival
Germany Donizetti, Lucrezia Borgia: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera, Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor). Munich National Theater. 25.7.2011 (JMI)
Mixed feelings – Reviewer vs. Audience – Bellini at the Munich Opera Festival
Bellini, I Capuleti è I Montecchi: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus, Yves Abel (conductor). National Theater Munich. 24. 7.2011 (JMI)