José Irurzun – Seen and Heard International

A satisfying Magic Flute at the Liceu, though it failed to meet prior expectations

23/06/202222/06/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Cor Infantil Amics de la Unio (chorus director: Josep Vila Jover), Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 20 & 21.6.2022. (JMI)

Lucy Crowe (Pamina) and Javier Camarena (Tamino) © D. Ruano

Excellent production of works by Honegger and Debussy at the Teatro Real

18/06/202218/06/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Arthur Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher & Claude Debussy‘s La Damoiselle élue: Pequeños Cantores JORCAM (chorus director: Ana González); Chorus (chorus director: Andrés Máspero) and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Juanjo Mena (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 16.6.2022. (JMI)

The Madrid premiere of de Pablo’s final opera, El Abrecartas: an homage to the Generation of ’27

10/05/202223/02/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Luis de Pablo, El Abrecartas (The Letter Opener): Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Fabián Panisello (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 22.2.2022. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s El Abrecartas © J. del Real

In the Liceu revival of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, ‘cancellation’ becomes a major protagonist

27/03/202209/02/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Dmitri Jurowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 6 & 8.2.2022. (JMI)

Larissa Diadkova as the Old Countess in her death scene (c) A. Bofill

An uneven presentation of Handel’s Partenope at the Teatro Real

30/12/202117/11/2021 by José Irurzun

United States Handel, Partenope: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 15 & 16.11.2021. (JMI)

Handel’s Partenope at Teatro Real © J. del Real

A rather routine La bohème at Barcelona’s Liceu

25/07/202123/06/2021 by José Irurzun

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)

Liceu Opera Barcelona’s La bohème (© David Ruano)

An outstanding Julia Lezhneva in Vivaldi’s Orlando Furioso, performed for the first time at Teatro Real

25/07/202118/06/2021 by José Irurzun

Spain Vivaldi, Orlando Furioso (concert performance): Armonia Atenea Orchestra / George Petrou (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 17. 6. 2021. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Orlando Furioso (c) J. del Real

A brilliant Bach’s St Matthew Passion is performed in Pamplona

14/05/202126/03/2021 by José Irurzun

Spain J.S. Bach, St Matthew Passion: Soloists, Ensemble Pygmalion / Raphaël Pichon (conductor). Baluarte, Pamplona, 24.3.2021. (JMI)

Stéphane Degout (Jesus), Ensemble Pygmalion & Raphaël Pichon (conductor)
(c) I. Zaldúa

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