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Madrid

La Clemenza di Tito Returns to Teatro Real Where It Continues to Captivate Opera Goers

29/11/201623/11/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Christophe Rousset (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20 & 21.11.2016. (JMI)

La Clemenza di Tito © Javier del Real
La Clemenza di Tito © Javier del Real

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Three Norma Performances in Madrid Featuring Three Impressive Casts

08/11/201601/11/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Bellini, Norma: Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real/Roberto Abbado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 26, 30 and 31.10.2016. (JMI)

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A scene from Teatro Real’s Norma © Javier del Real

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Verdi’s Otello Opens the Teatro Real 2016-2017 Season

02/10/201627/09/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi: Otello, Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real / Renato Palumbo (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 24 & 25.9.2016. (JMI)

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Teatro Real’s Otello © Javier del Real

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Two Superb Casts Produce Two Splendid Nights of I Puritani in Madrid

19/09/201620/07/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Bellini, I Puritani: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Evelino Pidò (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17 & 19.7.2016. (JMI)

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I Puritani (c) Javier del Real

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Plácido Domingo Heads a Stellar Cast in Madrid’s I due Foscari

24/07/201620/07/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, I due Foscari: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Pablo Heras Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 18.7.2016. (JMI)

I Due Foscari © Javier del Real.
I due Foscari © Javier del Real.

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An Intense, Well-Played Performance of a Rare Ullmann Opera

16/06/201612/06/2016 by José Irurzun
Der Kaiser von Atlantis. © Javier del Real
Der Kaiser von Atlantis. © Javier del Real.

SpainSpain Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Teatro Real Orchestra, Pedro Halffter (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 10.6.2016 (JMI)

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A Masterfully Played and Sung Moses und Aron

16/06/201610/06/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Schönberg: Moses und Aron, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 9.6.2016 (JMI)

Moses und Aron. © Javier del Real.
Moses und Aron. © Javier del Real.

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James Conlon and the Teatro Real Orchestra with a Superb Reading of Luisa Miller

05/05/201628/04/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, James Conlon (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 26.4.2016 (JMI)

© Javier del Real
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