Spain Various: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, 6.6.2023. (JMI)
Joyce DiDonato on her ‘Eden’ tour triumphs in an unusual hymn to nature recital
José M. Irurzun
Tristan und Isolde in Madrid – a great conductor and outstanding protagonists
Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (concert performance): Teatro Real Men’s Chorus and Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 25.4.2023. (JMI)
A compelling Nixon in China at Teatro Real
Spain John Adams, Nixon in China: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Olivia Lee-Gundermann (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 24.4.2023. (JMI)
A convincing and successful Tristan und Isolde in Valencia
Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / James Gaffigan (conductor). Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 23.4.2023. (JMI)
A well-deserved triumph for Nadine Sierra in the Liceu’s Manon
Spain Massenet, Manon: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21 and 22.4.2023. (JMI)
A bright vocal cast joins Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria
Spain Monteverdi, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (concert performance): Palau Chamber Music Chorus, Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi (conductor). Palau de la Música, Barcelona, 11.2.2023. (JMI)
The new production of Macbeth at Barcelona’s Liceu is really little more than a concert version
Spain Verdi, Macbeth: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19 and 20.2.2023. (JMI)
El retablo de Maese Pedro at Teatro Real with neither puppets nor heroes
Spain Manuel de Falla, El retablo de Maese Pedro (concert version): Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Pablo Heras Casado (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18.2.2023. (JMI)
