Spain, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, James Conlon (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 26.4.2016 (JMI)
James Conlon and the Teatro Real Orchestra with a Superb Reading of Luisa Miller
Madrid
Bychkov’s Outstanding Parsifal
Spain Wagner, Parsifal: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 18.4.2016. (JMI)
A Pleasing Concert Version of a Seldom-Heard Scarlatti Opera
Spain Scarlatti, Cain, overo il primo omicidio (concert version): Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor), Madrid Auditorio Nacional, 20.3.2016. (JMI)
A Splendid Concert Version of this George Benjamin Opera (but One Does Miss the Staging)
Spain Benjamin, Written on Skin: Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid 17.3.2016. (JMI)
An Outstanding Staging in Madrid of a Rarely-Seen Early Wagner Opera
Spain Wagner, Das Liebesverbot: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Ivor Bolton/Francesc Prat (conductors), Teatro Real, Madrid, 3 & 4.3.2016. (JMI)
An Imaginative and Delightful Magic Flute in Madrid
Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 25 & 26.1.2016. (JMI)
Rigoletto Returns to Madrid under the Superb Baton of Nicola Luisotti
Spain Verdi, Rigoletto: Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2 & 3.12.2015. (JMI)
A Splendid Start to Madrid’s CNDM Opera Season
Spain Handel, Serse: Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi (conductor), Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, 22.11.2015. (JMI)