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José Irurzun

Outstanding Cast Graces Munich’s Less Than Satisfying Production of Tannhäuser

24/05/201907/05/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Simone Young (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 5.5.2019. (JMI)

Bayerische Staatsoper’s Tannhäuser © W. Hösl

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Anja Harteros Stands Out in the Bayerische Staatsoper’s Latest Tosca

24/05/201905/05/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Andrea Battistoni (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 4.5.2019. (JMI)

Anja Harteros (Tosca) © W. Hösl

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A New Production of Falstaff Opens in Madrid

19/05/201926/04/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Falstaff: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Daniele Rustioni (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 23 & 24.4.2019. (JMI)

From Falstaff at the Teatro Real © J. del Real
Teatro Real’s Falstaff © J. del Real

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Anna Pirozzi Excels in the Liceu’s La Gioconda

28/04/201910/04/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Guillermo García Calvo (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7 & 8.4.2019. (JMI)

From La Gioconda © A. Bofill
From La Gioconda © A. Bofill

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Dido and Aeneas in Madrid Puts the Emphasis on Ballet over Opera

15/04/201901/04/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Vocalconsort Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Christopher Moulds (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 31.3.2019. (JMI)

Dido and Aeneas © J. del Real

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Another Incomparable Parsifal under Kiril Petrenko in Munich

06/04/201931/03/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Wagner, Parsifal: Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 28.3.2019. (JMI)

Bayrerische Staatsoper’s Parsifal © R. Walz & W. Hösl

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Edita Gruberová in Roberto Devereux: Munich Bids Farewell to a Great Singer

06/04/201929/03/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Friedrich Haider (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.3.2019. (JMI)

Edita Gruberová in Roberto Devereux (c) W. Hösl

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Anja Kampe Triumphs in Munich’s New La fanciulla del West

06/04/201927/03/2019 by José Irurzun

GermanyGermany Puccini, La fanciulla del West: Chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper and Bayerisches Staatsorchester / James Gaffigan (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.3.2019. (JMI)

Bayerische Staatsoper’s La fanciulla del West © W. Hösl

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