Germany Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 12.6.2019. (JMI)
Well-Sung Manon Lescaut Under the Excellent Baton of Sir Simon Rattle
José Irurzun
Liceu’s Tosca Revival Has Strong Musical Leadership From John Fiore but Uneven Casts
Spain Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió, Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Fiore (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 9 & 11.6.2019. (JMI)
Richard Strauss Is Well Served by the Teatro Real’s New Capriccio
Spain Richard Strauss, Capriccio: Teatro Real Orchestra / Asher Fisch (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.6.2019. (JMI)
Extraordinary Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Vienna Staatsoper
Austria Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper / Christian Thielemann (conductor), Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, 30.5.2019. (JMI)
An Uneven Concert Version of Handel’s Agrippina at the Teatro Real
Spain Handel, Agrippina (concert version): Il Pomo d’Oro/Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 16.5.2019. (JMI)
TV Reality Show Staging of Les pêcheurs de perles at the Liceu
Spain Bizet, Les pêcheurs de perles: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Yves Abel (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 13 & 14.5.2019. (JMI)
Juan Diego Flórez Triumphs in His Valencia Recital
Spain Bellini, Donizetti, Lehár, Bizet, Gounod, Verdi: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Palau de la Música, Valencia, 12.5.2019. (JMI)
Leo Nucci is, Once Again, a Marvelous Rigoletto
Spain Verdi, Rigoletto: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 11.5.2019. (JMI)
