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José Irurzun

Thielemann and a Stellar Cast Triumph in Götterdämmerung

09/11/201703/11/2017 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Staatskapelle and Staatsopernchor Dresden / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Semperoper, Dresden, 1.11.2017. (JMI)

Gotterdammerung © K. Gigga
Gotterdammerung © K. Gigga

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Lise Davidsen’s Powerful Voice Impresses in the Wexford Festival Opera’s Medea

05/11/201731/10/2017 by José Irurzun

Wexford

IrelandIreland Wexford Festival Opera 2017 [3] – Cherubini, Medea: Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus / Stephen Barlow (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 28.10.2017. (JMI)

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Medea (c) Wexford Festival Opera

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Another Rediscovered Opera Gem at the Wexford Festival: Alfano’s Risurrezione

05/11/201730/10/2017 by José Irurzun

Wexford

IrelandIreland Wexford Festival Opera [2] – Alfano, Risurrezione: Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 27.10.2017. (JMI)

Risurrezione, courtesy of Wexford Festival Opera
Risurrezione, courtesy of Wexford Festival Opera

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A Compelling but Neglected Foroni Opera at the Wexford Festival

02/11/201728/10/2017 by José Irurzun

Wexford

IrelandIreland Wexford Festival 2017 [1] – Foroni, Margherita: Wexford Festival Orchestra and Chorus/Timothy Myers (conductor), National Opera House, Wexford, 26.10.2017. (JMI)

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Wexford Festival Opera’s Margherita (c) Wexford Opera Festival

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Piotr Beczala and Carlos Álvarez Shine in the Liceu’s Un ballo in maschera

30/10/201725/10/2017 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus / Renato Palumbo (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23 & 24.10.2017. (JMI)

Un ballo in maschera: © A. Bofill
Un ballo in maschera © A. Bofill

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An Excellent Don José and Two Impressive Carmens at the Teatro Real

18/10/201715/10/2017 by José Irurzun

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bizet, Carmen: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Marc Piollet (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 11 & 12.10.2017. (JMI)

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Teatro Real’s Carmen © J. del Real

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A Rather Modest Trovatore Takes the Stage in Oviedo

12/10/201707/10/2017 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Il trovatore: Ópera de Oviedo Chorus, Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra / Ramón Tébar (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 5.10.2017. (JMI)

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Il trovatore (c) Ópera de Oviedo

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An Excellent and Rarely Performed Opera by the Young Mozart

26/09/201720/09/2017 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, Lucio Silla: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 16 & 17.9.2017. (JMI)

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Lucio Silla © J. del Real

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