José M. Irurzun – Page 7 – Seen and Heard International

Il trittico triumphs at Barcelona’s Liceu with superb casts and an outstanding conductor

02/03/202303/12/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Puccini, Il trittico: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Theatre del Liceu / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 1.12.2022. (JMI)

Lise Davidsen (Giorgetta) and Ambrogio Maestri (Michele) in *Il tabarro* © D. Ruano

Two fine casts in Il trovatore at Barcelona’s Liceu

23/04/202330/10/2022 by José Irurzun

United Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Chorus and Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Riccardo Frizza (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 27 and 28.10.2022. (JMI)

Hibla Gerzmava (Leonora) and Yonghoon Lee (Manrico) © T. Bofill

Madrid opens the opera season with myriad Aida casts and a surprise

29/10/202228/10/2022 by José Irurzun

Krassimira Stoyanova (Aida), Piotr Beczala (Radamès) and Jamie Barton (Amneris) © Javier del Real

Spain Verdi, Aida: Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 24, 25, 26.10.2022. (JMI)

Donizetti’s Anna Bolena triumphs in Valencia under Maurizio Benini

15/10/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia,13.10.2022. (JMI)

Eleonora Buratto (Anna Bolena) and Ismael Jordi (Percy) © Miguel Lorenzo and Mikel Ponce

Problematic Don Pasquale for the Liceu opener both onstage and in the pit

13/12/202222/09/2022 by José Irurzun

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)

Sara Blanch (Norina) and Carlos Chausson (Don Pasquale) © Toni Bofill

Xabier Anduaga with his 18 high Cs triumphs as Tonio in his home town of San Sebastián

18/10/202214/08/2022 by José Irurzun

Spain Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Easo Chorus, Euskadi Orchestra / Lucas Macías (conductor). Kursaal, San Sebastián, 12.8.2022. (JMI)

Xabier Anduaga (Tonio) and Elena Sancho Pereg (Marie)

Marina Rebeka and Sonya Yoncheva both excel as Norma at Barcelona’s Liceu

24/07/2022 by José Irurzun

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)

Marina Rebeka (Norma) and Varduhi Abrahamyan (Adalgisa) © D. Ruano

Teatro Real’s four Nabucco casts and ‘Va, pensiero’ was encored every night

22/07/2022 by José Irurzun

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)

Saoia Hernández (Abigaille) and Elena Maximova (Fenena) © J. del Real

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