Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Staatsopernchor and Staatskapelle Berlin / Karl-Heinz Steffens (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 7.12.2018. (JMI)
Simone Schneider, Klaus Florian Vogt and René Pape Shine in Staatsoper’s Fidelio
José Irurzun
Magnificent Reading by Simon Rattle and an Exceptional Cast in Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie
Germany Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie: Staatsopernchor, Freiburger Barockorchester / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 6.12.2018. (JMI)
Appealing, Traditional Production of Andrea Chénier with Strong Vocal Cast
Germany Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Giampaolo Bisanti (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 5.12.2018. (JMI)
Laurent Pelly’s Imaginative Staging of Hoffmann Comes to the Deutsche Oper
Germany Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Enrique Mazzola (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 4.12.2018. (JMI)
A Musically Outstanding Turandot at the Teatro Real
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2 & 3.12.2018. (JMI)
Bayerische Staatsoper’s Traditional Così Staging Continues to Please
Germany Mozart, Così fan tutte: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 29.11.2018. (JMI)
Kirill Petrenko and Anja Harteros Are Magnificent in the Staatsoper’s Otello
Germany Verdi, Otello: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 28.11.2018. (JMI)
Bayerische Staatsoper Triumphs in a Revival of Their Production of Jenůfa
Germany Janáček, Jenůfa: Bayerische Staatsoper Chorus and Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.11.2018. (JMI)
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