Spain Verdi, Macbeth (semi-staged): Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / James Conlon (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.7.2017. (JMI)
The Teatro Real Audience Pays Tribute to Plácido Domingo
Madrid
Ermonela Jaho Triumphs in Teatro Real’s Madama Butterfly
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real / Marco Armiliato (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 15 & 16.7.2017. (JMI)
A Magnificent Joyce DiDonato at the Teatro Real
Spain Joyce DiDonato, In War & Peace: Il Pomo d’Oro / Maxim Emelyanichev (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2.6.2017. (JMI)
The Golden Cockerel Is Finally Staged in Madrid
Spain Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 31.5.2017 & 1.6.2017. (JMI)
Magnificent Conducting by David Afkham of a Ginastera Rarity
Spain Ginastera, Bomarzo: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / David Afkham (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 24.4.2017. (JMI)
With Bejun Mehta in the Lead, Rodelinda Might be Retitled ‘Bertarido’
Spain Handel, Rodelinda: Orchestra of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 24 & 25.3.2017. (JMI)
An Outstanding New Production of Billy Budd Graces the Teatro Real Stage
Spain Britten, Billy Budd: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 22.2.2017. (JMI)
A Dispiriting, Disappointing Premiere … and Not Really Opera Either
Spain Mendoza, La Ciudad de las Mentiras: Orchestra of Teatro Real / Titus Engel (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20.2.2017. (JMI)
