Spain Mascagni, Iris (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 4.10.2025. (JMI)
A noteworthy concert performance of Mascagni’s little-known Iris in Madrid
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A superb Asmik Grigorian in a Madrid recital with a disappointing program
Spain Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Lukas Geniušas (piano). Teatro Real, Madrid, 30.9.2025. (JMI)
A rather modest performance of Vivaldi’s Farnace at Teatro Real
Spain Vivaldi, Farnace (concert version): Ensemble | Gemelli / Emiliano González Toro (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 27.9.2025. (JMI)
Grigorian and de León are outstanding and Luisotti’s conducting superb in Teatro Real’s Otello
Spain Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid. 25 and 26.9.2025. (JMI)
Nadine Sierra is Violetta in an excellent La traviata at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Spain Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Henrik Nánási (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 24.6.2025. (JMI)
A concert version of Handel’s Tamerlano in Madrid falls below expectations
Spain Handel, Tamerlano (concert performance): Soloists, Freiburger Barockorchester / René Jacobs (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 16.5.2025. (JMI)
An excellent Madrid production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s tale of the tsar
Spain Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real / Ouri Bronchti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.5.2025. (JMI)
Handel’s Jephtha is presented for the first time in Madrid’s Teatro Real
Spain Handel, Jephtha (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 1.5.2025. (JMI)
