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JM Irurzun

Strauss’ Salome Still Heads Above Contemporary Version

07/11/201405/11/2014 by José Irurzun

 Antoine Mariotte: Salome, Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus, David Angus (conductor), Wexford Opera House, Ireland, 28.10.2014 (JMI)

Salomé by Antoine Mariotte–Wexford Festival Opera 2014 – photo by Clive Barda_
Salomé by Antoine Mariotte–Wexford Festival Opera 2014 – photo by Clive Barda_

 

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Kevin Puts’ Silent Night: Inspired and User-Friendly

07/11/201404/11/2014 by José Irurzun

Kevin Puts: Silent Night, Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Michael Christie (conductor), Wexford Opera House, Ireland, 27.10.2014 (JMI)

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Silent Night-Wexford Festival Photo: C. Barta

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Something Funny, Talented and Thought-Provoking

07/11/201430/10/2014 by José Irurzun

Antonio Cagnoni: Don Bucefalo, Orchestra and Chorus Wexford Opera Festival, Sergio Alapont (conductor), Wexford Opera House, 26.10.2014 (JMI)

 

Don Bucefalo Wexford Festival Opera 2014 Photo Clive Barda

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Recital in Memory of Alfredo Kraus

07/11/201426/10/2014 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Donizetti, Gounod, Massenet, Bizet, Moniuszko, Puccini, Piotr Beczala (tenor), Teatro Real Orchestra, Marc Piollet (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 24.10.2014 (JMI)

 

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Outstanding Alcina: Highlighted by Joyce DiDonato

07/11/201425/10/2014 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain  Handel: Alcina, The English Concert, Harry Bicket (conductor), El Baluarte, Pamplona, and Auditorio Nacional, Madrid, 12 & 14.10.2014 (JMI)

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La Traviata in Barcelona: Filled House, Routine Production

07/11/201424/10/2014 by José Irurzun
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Verdi: La Traviata, Barcelona,-® A Bofill

SpainSpain Verdi: La Traviata, Liceu Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Evelino Pidó (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 20 & 21.10.2014 (JMI)

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Rare Performance of Peter Ronnefeld’s Nachtausgabe

23/10/201414/10/2014 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Ronnefeld: Nachtausgabe, Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli Akademie, Ekkehard Klemm (conductor), Semperoper II, Dresden, 4.10.2014 (JMI)

Nachtausgabe Photo © Matthias Creutziger
Nachtausgabe
Photo © Matthias Creutziger

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Wagner’s Tannhäuser Back in Dresden

06/10/201405/10/2014 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner: Tannhäuser, Staatskapelle and Staatsopernchor Dresden, Cornelius Meister (conductor), Semperoper Dresden, 3.10.2014 (JMI)

Tannhäuser© Matthias Creutziger
Tannhäuser© Matthias Creutziger

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