Spain Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / François López Ferrer and Nicola Luisotti (conductors). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15, 16 & 17.7.2026. (JMI)
Piotr Beczała is a Manrico to remember in Madrid’s Il trovatore
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A great triumph by Nadine Sierra as Juliette at the Teatro Real
Spain Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Dancers, Teatro Real Chorus, Teatro Real Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9 and 10.6.2026. (JMI)
Francesco Corti, il Pomo d’Oro and soloists offer a magnificent Giulio Cesare at Teatro Real
Spain Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto (concert performance): Soloists, il Pomo d’Oro / Francesco Corti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 21.2.2026. (JMI)
Brilliant conducting by Pinchas Steinberg in a Paul Dukas opera at Teatro Real
Spain Paul Dukas, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Pinchas Steinberg (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 15.2.2026. (JMI)
Oropesa and Alaimo are outstanding in a Madrid concert performance of Verdi’s I masnadieri
Spain Verdi, I masnadieri (concert version): Chorus (chorus master: José Luis Basso) and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 14.2.2026. (JMI)
New Francisco Coll opera at Teatro Real with Àlex Rigola’s superb libretto based on Ibsen
Spain Coll, Enemigo del Pueblo: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Christian Karlsen (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 13.2.2026. (JMI)
A new production of Carmen at Madrid’s Teatro Real proves disappointing
Spain Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 10.12.2025. (JMI)
A noteworthy concert performance of Mascagni’s little-known Iris in Madrid
Spain Mascagni, Iris (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 4.10.2025. (JMI)
