Spain Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10 & 11.10.2016. (JMI)
José Irurzun
Toulouse marks the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death with a Berlioz Opera
France Berlioz, Béatrice et Bénédict: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Thèâtre du Capitole / Tito Ceccherini (conductor), Thèâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 2.10.2016. (JMI)
Verdi’s Otello Opens the Teatro Real 2016-2017 Season
Spain Verdi: Otello, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Renato Palumbo (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 24 & 25.9.2016. (JMI)
A Rarely Heard Tchaikovsky Opera Has Its Spanish Premiere in Oviedo
Spain Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa, Orchestra Principado de Asturias, Coro Ópera Oviedo, Rossen Milanov (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 17.9.2016. (JMI)
A Competent Though Not Especially Memorable Madama Butterfly
Austria Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 8.9.2016. (JMI)
The Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus Excel Once Again in Turandot
Austria Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Marco Armiliato (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 7.9.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliantly Staged and Marvellously Played Carmen in Vienna
Austria Bizet: Carmen, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Wiener Staatsoper, Philippe Auguin (conductor), Staatsoper, Vienna, 6.9.2016. (JMI)
A Brilliant Lohengrin under the Baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Austria Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus, Staatsoper Wien, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 5.9.2016. (JMI)