Germany Strauss, Daphne: Oper Frankfurt Chorus, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester / Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Opernhaus, Frankfurt, 1.2.2019. (JMI)
Frankfurt Opera’s Convincing Revival of the Claus Guth Production of Strauss’s Daphne
José Irurzun
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)
Kirill Petrenko Leads a Magnificent Bayerisches Staatsorchester and an Impressive Cast in Fidelio
Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), National Theater, Munich, 24.1.2019. (JMI)
Madrid’s Ring Cycle Begins with a Stirring Das Rheingold
Spain Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists and Teatro Real Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.1.2019. (JMI)
Enthusiastic, Sold-out Houses Greet Both Nights of Madama Butterfly at the Liceu
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 15 and 16.1.2019. (JMI)
Varduhi Abrahamyan and Luca Pisaroni Are Outstanding in Liceu’s L’italiana in Algeri
Spain Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / Riccardo Frizza (conductor), Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 18.12.2018. (JMI)
Radvanovsky’s Performance as Tosca Is the Highlight of the Deutsche Oper’s Vintage Production
Germany Puccini, Tosca: Deutsche Oper Chorus, Kinderchor and Orchestra / Ivan Repušić (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 9.12.2018. (JMI)
Excellent Performance of The Love for Three Oranges Results in a Delightful Evening
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Die Liebe zu drei Orangen (The Love for Three Oranges): Komische Oper Orchestra and Chorus / Ainārs Rubiķis (conductor), Komische Oper Berlin, 8.12.2018. (JMI)
