Germany Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro: Deutsche Oper Orchestra and Chorus, Yves Abel (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 8.10.2015 (JMI)
An Attractive but Ultimately Disappointing Marriage of Figaro in Berlin
José Irurzun
A Splendidly Performed Meistersinger in a Brilliant New Production
Germany Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 7.10.2015 (JMI)
Copyright: Bernd Uhlig
A Singular Berlin Staging of Der Freischütz Fails to Deliver
Germany Weber, Der Freischütz: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Alexander Soddy (conductor), Schiller Theatre, Berlin, 6.10.2015 (JMI)
A Rewarding Double Bill Opens the Toulouse Season
United Kingdom Dallapiccola: Il Prigioniero; Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle, Capitole Orchestra and Chorus, Tito Ceccherini (conductor), Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, 4.10.2015 (JMI)
Roberto Devereux in Madrid: A New Opera Season Begins
Spain Donizetti: Roberto Devereux: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Bruno Campanella and Andriy Yurkevych (conductors), Teatro Real, Madrid, 30.9 & 1.10.2015 (JMI)
(c) Javier del Real
An Impressive Don Carlo Opens the Bordeaux Season
France Verdi: Don Carlo: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Choeur de l’Opéra National de Bordeaux, Choeur Intermezzo, Paul Daniel (conductor), L’Auditorium de Bordeaux, 27.9.2015 (JMI)
A New Production of Die Walküre Continues the Ring in Oviedo
Spain Wagner: Die Walküre: Principado de Asturias Orchestra, Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, 13.9.2015 (JMI)
in Oviedo’s Die Walküre
The Exceptional Leo Nucci Delights in La Coruña
Spain Recital: Leo Nucci: Ramón Tébar (piano), Teatro Rosalía de Castro, La Coruña, 4.9.2015 (JMI)