Spain Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Massimo Zanetti (Conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12.4.2016. (JMI)
Leo Nucci Shines in the Liceu’s Simon Boccanegra
José Irurzun
A Magnificent Ballo in Maschera Led by Zubin Mehta
Germany Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Zubin Mehta (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 28.3.2016. (JMI)
Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper
Lothar Koenigs Conducts a Superbly Played and Beautifully Sung Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.3.2016. (JMI)
A Pleasing Concert Version of a Seldom-Heard Scarlatti Opera
Spain Scarlatti, Cain, overo il primo omicidio (concert version): Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor), Madrid Auditorio Nacional, 20.3.2016. (JMI)
A Splendid Concert Version of this George Benjamin Opera (but One Does Miss the Staging)
Spain Benjamin, Written on Skin: Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid 17.3.2016. (JMI)
A Marvelous Concert Version of Rossini’s Seldom-Performed Semiramide
France Rossini, Semiramide: Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Choeur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux, Paolo Olmi (conductor), L’Auditorium de Bordeaux, 12.3.2016 (JMI)
Wagner’s Ring Comes to a Musically Satisfying Close in Barcelona
Spain Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Liceu Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7.3.2016. (JMI)
An Outstanding Staging in Madrid of a Rarely-Seen Early Wagner Opera
Spain Wagner, Das Liebesverbot: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Ivor Bolton/Francesc Prat (conductors), Teatro Real, Madrid, 3 & 4.3.2016. (JMI)
