Spain Moniuszko, Halka (concert version): Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Łukasz Borowicz (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9.11.2023. (JMI)
Outstanding concert version of the Polish opera Halka at the Teatro Real
José M. Irurzun
An energetic concert version of Haydn’s Orlando paladino from Il Giardino Armonico at the Liceu
Spain Haydn, Orlando paladino (concert version): Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 29.10.2023. (JMI)
John Adams’s Antony and Cleopatra triumphs in its European premiere at the Liceu
Spain John Adams, Antony and Cleopatra: Liceu Chorus and Orchestra / John Adams (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 28.10.2023. (JMI)
Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades opens the new season in Valencia
Spain Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / James Gaffigan (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 10.10.2023. (JMI)
After 25 years, Eugene Onegin is back on stage at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Theatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 1 and 2.10.2023. (JMI)
Cherubini’s Médée is staged for the first time at Teatro Real
Spain Cherubini, Médée: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 19 & 20.9.2023. (JMI)
Anna Pirozzi’s Turandot and Nicola Luisotti’s conducting excel in Teatro Real’s multiple casts
Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 and 17.7.2023. (JMI)
A respectable but not overwhelming L’incoronazione di Poppea at the Liceu
Spain Monteverdi, L’incoronazione di Poppea: Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 14.7.2023. (JMI)
