Spain Thomas, Hamlet (concert version): Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Daniel Oren (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7.3.2019. (JMI)
An Outstanding Cast Leads the Liceu’s Revival of Hamlet
José Irurzun
Outstanding Production and Impressive Conducting in Teatro Real’s New Idomeneo
Spain Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20 & 21.2.2019. (JMI)
World Premiere of Casablancas’s Intriguing L’enigma di Lea at the Liceu
Spain Benet Casablancas, L’enigma di Lea: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Josep Pons (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.2.2019. (JMI)
An Uneven Presentation of Verdi’s Rarely Heard I masnadieri in Valencia
Spain Verdi, I masnadieri: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 9.2.2019. (JMI)
Frankfurt Opera’s New, Unconvincing Production of La forza del destino
Germany Verdi, La forza del destino: Oper Frankfurt Chorus, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester / Jader Bignamini (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 3.2.2019. (JMI)
A Compelling Cast Shines in Frankfurt Opera’s Xerxes
Germany Handel, Xerxes: Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester / Constantinos Carydis (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 2.2.2019. (JMI)
Frankfurt Opera’s Convincing Revival of the Claus Guth Production of Strauss’s Daphne
Germany Strauss, Daphne: Oper Frankfurt Chorus, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester / Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 1.2.2019. (JMI)
Anja Harteros and Michael Volle Are Wunderbar in Munich’s Arabella
Germany Strauss, Arabella: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Nationaltheatre, Munich, 25.1.2019. (JMI)
