Germany Handel, Partenope: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 15 & 16.11.2021. (JMI)
An uneven presentation of Handel’s Partenope at the Teatro Real
José Irurzun
A rather routine La bohème at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu Opera Barcelona / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21 & 22.6.2021. (JMI)
An outstanding Julia Lezhneva in Vivaldi’s Orlando Furioso, performed for the first time at Teatro Real
Spain Vivaldi, Orlando Furioso (concert performance): Armonia Atenea Orchestra / George Petrou (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 17. 6. 2021. (JMI)
A brilliant Bach’s St Matthew Passion is performed in Pamplona
Spain J.S. Bach, St Matthew Passion: Soloists, Ensemble Pygmalion / Raphaël Pichon (conductor). Baluarte, Pamplona, 24.3.2021. (JMI)
(c) I. Zaldúa
An impressive Amartuvshin Enkhbat proves to be a true Verdi baritone in Valencia’s Nabucco
Spain Verdi, Nabucco: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 14.12.2019. (JMI)
World premiere of a rare Donizetti opera in a staged version at the Bergamo festival
Italy Festival Donizetti Opera 2019 [1] – Donizetti, L’ange de Nisida: Donizetti Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Jean-Luc Tingaud (conductor), Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, 21.11.2019. (JMI)
An Uneven Madama Butterfly at the San Sebastián Quincena Musical
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Easo Choir, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra / Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, 13.8.2019. (JMI)
A Disappointing Otello at the Deutsche Oper
Germany Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 14.6.2019. (JMI)
