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Jonathan Spencer Jones

Juventus Lyrica Revives Its 2013 Magical Flute

21/08/201901/08/2019 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica / Hernán Schvartzman (conductor), Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 26.7.2019. (JSJ)

Juventus Lyrica’s Magic Flute (c) Liliana Morsia

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Rossini’s Barber Attracts New Audiences In Buenos Aires

29/06/201912/06/2019 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Ensamble Lírico Orquestal. Conductor: Gustavo Codina, Teatro Astral, Buenos Aires. 5.6.2019. (JSJ)

Ensamble Lírico Orquestal’s Il barbiere di Siviglia

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Excellent Anniversary Year La traviata From Juventus Lyrica

19/06/201930/05/2019 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica / Antonio Maria Russo (conductor). Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 24.5.2019. (JSJ)

Carolina Gómez (Violetta) and Sebastián Russo (Alfredo) (c) Liliana Morsia

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Raw Streetcar Named Desire Premieres In Buenos Aires

08/06/201920/05/2019 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Previn, A Streetcar Named Desire: Soloists and Orchestra / David Brophy (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 14.5.2019. (JSJ)

A Streetcar Named Desire premiered in Teatro Colón. (Photo Arnaldo Colombaroli)
A Streetcar Named Desire (c) Arnaldo Colombaroli

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Welcome Il trovatore Opens Buenos Aires Indys 2019

24/05/201904/05/2019 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Ensamble Lírico Orquestal / Gustavo Codina (conductor), Auditorio de Belgrano, Buenos Aires. 27.4.2019. (JSJ)

María Luján Mirabelli (Azucena) and the gypsy camp (c) Ensamble Lírico Orquestal

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Engaging Rigoletto Opens Buenos Aires 2019

06/04/201925/03/2019 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra / Maurizio Benini (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 19.3.2019. (JSJ)

Teatro Colón’s Rigoletto (c) Máximo Parpagnoli

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Outstanding Tristan und Isolde For Barenboim Festival In Buenos Aires

13/08/201828/07/2018 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 18.7.2018. (JSJ)

Harry Kupfer’s Tristan und Isolde in Teatro Colón (c) Arnaldo Colombaroli.

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Teatro Colón’s Moving Verdi Requiem

19/07/201811/07/2018 by Jonathan Spencer Jones

ArgentinaArgentina Verdi: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Enrique Arturo Diemecke (conductor), Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 3.7.2018. (JSJ)

Dario Schmunck (tenor) , Enrique Arturo Diemecke (conductor) & Teatro Colón Orchestra (c) Máximo Parpagnoli

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