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Two fine Barcelona casts in the Liceu’s production of La Gioconda

21/02/2026 by Jim Pritchard

Spain Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Orfeó Català, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu / Daniel Oren (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 19.2.2026. (JMI)

Ekaterina Semenchuk (La Gioconda) and Martin Muehle (Enzo Grimaldo) © D.Ruano

Superstar Nadine Sierra is at her very best in a Barcelona recital

21/02/202620/02/2026 by José Irurzun

Spain Recital – Nadine Sierra & Ludovic Tézier: Véronique Werklé (piano). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.2.2026. (JMI)

Ludovic Tezier (baritone) and Véronique Werklé (piano) © S. Panizo

Brilliant conducting by Pinchas Steinberg in a Paul Dukas opera at Teatro Real

18/02/202618/02/2026 by José Irurzun

Spain Paul Dukas, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15.2.2026. (JMI)

Silvia Tro Santafé (Nurse) and Paula Murrihy (Ariane) © J. del Real

Oropesa and Alaimo are outstanding in a Madrid concert performance of Verdi’s I masnadieri

17/02/202616/02/2026 by José Irurzun

Spain Verdi, I masnadieri (concert version): Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 14.2.2026. (JMI)

Final bows for *I masnadieri* at Teatro Real © J. del Real

New Francisco Coll opera at Teatro Real with Àlex Rigola’s superb libretto based on Ibsen

17/02/202616/02/2026 by José Irurzun

Spain Coll, Enemigo del Pueblo: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Christian Karlsen (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 13.2.2026. (JMI)

Brenda Rae (Petra) and José Antonio López (Doctor) © J. Del Real

Lise Davidsen is exemplary singing Isolde for the first time in the new Liceu production of Tristan und Isolde

28/01/202628/01/2026 by José Irurzun

Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Coro and Orquesta Sinfónica del Liceu / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona, 27.1.2026. (JMI)

Lise Davidsen as Isolde and Clay Hilley as Tristan in Act I © S. Panizo

Overall, an excellent performance of Eugene Onegin in Valencia

26/01/2026 by José Irurzun

Spain Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 23.1.2026. (JMI)

Corinne Winters (Tatyana) and Mattia Olivieri (Onegin) © M. Lorenzo, M. Ponce

A new production of Carmen at Madrid’s Teatro Real proves disappointing

14/12/2025 by José Irurzun

Spain Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 10.12.2025. (JMI)

Charles Castronovo (Don José) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © J. del Real

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