Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Staatskapelle and Staatsopernchor Dresden / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 1.11.2017. (JMI)
Thielemann and a Stellar Cast Triumph in Götterdämmerung
José Irurzun
Lise Davidsen’s Powerful Voice Impresses in the Wexford Festival Opera’s Medea
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2017 [3] – Cherubini, Medea: Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus / Stephen Barlow (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 28.10.2017. (JMI)
Another Rediscovered Opera Gem at the Wexford Festival: Alfano’s Risurrezione
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera [2] – Alfano, Risurrezione: Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 27.10.2017. (JMI)
A Compelling but Neglected Foroni Opera at the Wexford Festival
Ireland Wexford Festival 2017 [1] – Foroni, Margherita: Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus/Timothy Myers (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 26.10.2017. (JMI)
Piotr Beczala and Carlos Álvarez Shine in the Liceu’s Un ballo in maschera
Spain Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Renato Palumbo (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23 & 24.10.2017. (JMI)
An Excellent Don José and Two Impressive Carmens at the Teatro Real
United Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Marc Piollet (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 11 & 12.10.2017. (JMI)
A Rather Modest Trovatore Takes the Stage in Oviedo
Spain Verdi, Il trovatore: Ópera de Oviedo Chorus, Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra / Ramón Tébar (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 5.10.2017. (JMI)
An Excellent and Rarely Performed Opera by the Young Mozart
Spain Mozart, Lucio Silla: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 16 & 17.9.2017. (JMI)
