Spain Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Henrik Nánási (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 24.6.2025. (JMI)
Nadine Sierra is Violetta in an excellent La traviata at Madrid’s Teatro Real
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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)
New production at Teatro Real of Mitridate, re di Ponto, Mozart’s first opera
Spain Mozart, Mitridate, re di Ponto: Soloists, Teatro Real Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 23.3.2025. (JMI)
An intriguing double bill of operas by Falla and Torres in Madrid
Spain Falla, La vida breve & Torres, Tejas verdes: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro Real / Jordi Francés (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 22.2.2025. (JMI)
An uneven staging of Eugene Onegin at Madrid’s Teatro Real
Spain Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 3.2.2025. (JMI)
A disappointing Idomeneo from René Jacobs and the Freiburger Barockorchester in Madrid
Spain Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta (concert version): Soloists, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester / René Jacobs (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 23.1.2025. (JMI)
