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)
A rather routine La bohème at Barcelona’s Liceu
José Irurzun
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)
An Imaginative, Delightful New Production of Don Quichotte in Berlin
Germany Massenet, Don Quichotte: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Emmanuel Villaume (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 13.6.2019. (JMI)
