Spain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 and 17.7.2023. (JMI)
Anna Pirozzi’s Turandot and Nicola Luisotti’s conducting excel in Teatro Real’s multiple casts
José M. Irurzun
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)
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała in an excellent recital at the Liceu
Spain Various: Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano), Piotr Beczała (tenor), Sarah Tysman (piano). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 13.7.2023. (JMI)
Tenor Javier Camarena in his Madrid recital performed works from opera, zarzuela and Mexican popular music
Spain Various: Javier Camarena, Mariachi Sol de América, Ciudad de Granada Orchestra / Iván López Reynoso (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 12.7.2023. (JMI)
The always popular Luisa Fernanda is back at Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela
Spain Moreno Torroba, Luisa Fernanda: Chorus of the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra / Miguel Gómez Martínez (conductor). Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid, 23 and 24.6.2023. (JMI)
A new production of Il turco in Italia triumphs in Madrid
Spain Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9 and 11.6.2023. (JMI)
An excellent concert version of Orfeo ed Euridice from René Jacobs and RIAS Kammerchor
Jordan Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice (concert version): Freiburger Barockorchester and RIAS Kammerchor / René Jacobs (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 8.6.2023. (JMI)
A solid Parsifal at the Liceu with an outstanding René Pape as Gurnemanz
Spain Wagner, Parsifal: Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 7.6.2023. (JMI)
