Spain Mozart, Don Giovanni: Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi, Coro Easo, Manuel Hernández-Silva (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastian, 13.8.2016. (JMI)
José Irurzun
A Generally Satisfying Recital by Countertenor Xavier Sabata at the Peralada Festival
Spain Various composers – Xavier Sabata (countertenor): Capella Cracoviensis, Jan Tomasz Adamus (conductor and harpsichordist), Iglesias del Carmen, Peralada, 7.8.2016. (JMI)
The Peralada Festival Continues with a New Production of Turandot
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Liceu Orchestra, Coro Intermezzo, Gianpaolo Bisanti (conductor), Castle Gardens Auditorium, Peralada, 6.8.2016. (JMI)
Bryan Hymel’s Disappointing Recital with His Wife Mars a Generally Pleasing Festival
Spain Various composers: Bryan Hymel and Irini Kyriakidou, Julius Drake (piano), Iglesia del Carmen, Peralada, 5.8.2016. (JMI)
Henrik Nanasi Leads a Beautifully Played Magic Flute
Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Henrik Nanasi (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 26 & 27.7.2016. (JMI)
Munich’s Exceptional Les Indes galantes Succeeds on all Levels: Music, Voices and Dancing
Germany Rameau, Les Indes galantes: Münchner Festspielorchester, Baltasar-Neumann-Chor, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Prinzregententheater, Munich, 24.7. 2016 (JMI)
Munich’s Don Giovanni – Nicely Sung, but a Totally Absurd Production
Germany Mozart, Don Giovanni: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, James Gaffigan (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 23.7.2016. (JMI)
A Somewhat Uneven Flying Dutchman Returns to Munich’s National Theatre
Germany Wagner, Der fliegende Holländer: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Asher Fisch (conductor), National Theatre, Munich, 22.7.2016. (JMI)
