Spain Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21.9.2022. (JMI)
Problematic Don Pasquale for the Liceu opener both onstage and in the pit
José M. Irurzun
Xabier Anduaga with his 18 high Cs triumphs as Tonio in his home town of San Sebastián
Spain Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Easo Chorus, Euskadi Orchestra / Lucas Macías (conductor). Kursaal, San Sebastián, 12.8.2022. (JMI)
Marina Rebeka and Sonya Yoncheva both excel as Norma at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Bellini, Norma: Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 22 & 23.7.2022. (JMI)
Teatro Real’s four Nabucco casts and ‘Va, pensiero’ was encored every night
Spain Verdi, Nabucco: Teatro Real Chorus (chorus director: Andrés Máspero), Teatro Real Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti and Sergio Alapont (conductors). Teatro Real, Madrid, 16, 18, 19 & 20.7.2022. (JMI)
Madrid pays homage to Plácido Domingo at the Teatro Real
Spain Verdi, Giordano, Massenet, Thomas: Plácido Domingo (baritone), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Teatro Real Orchestra / Jordi Bernácer (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.7.2022. (JMI)
An excellent Wozzeck at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Alban Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 2.6.2022. (JMI)
Sonya Yoncheva stars in a concert version of Giordano’s Siberia at the Teatro Real
Spain Giordano, Siberia (concert version): Chorus (chorus director: Andrés Máspero), and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 6.5.2022. (JMI)
Teatro Real’s well-sung but sometimes disappointing production of Le nozze di Figaro
Spain Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 27 & 28.4.2022. (JMI)
