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Upbeat Aida Opens La Scala Season

05/11/201329/10/2013 by Stan

ItalyItaly Verdi: Aida, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 25.10.2013 (JMI)

 

Aida Milan Photo credit Brescia-Amisano / Teatro alla Scala
Aida Milan
Photo credit Brescia-Amisano / Teatro alla Scala

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Rihm’s Die Eroberung von Mexico: Attractive Performance But Not for Everyone

15/10/201313/10/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain W. Rihm: Die Eroberung von Mexico, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Alejo Pérez (conductor),  Madrid Teatro Real 9.10.2013 (JMI)

Conquest of Mexico (C): Javier del Real/Teatro Real
Conquest of Mexico
(C): Javier del Real/Teatro Real

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Madrid Opera Season Opens with Disappointing Barbiere

07/10/201303/10/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain G. Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Tomas Hanus (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real 25 & 26.9.2013 (JMI)

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Madrid Opera Closes Season with Catán’ s Il Postino

11/03/202326/07/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain D. Catán, Il Postino: Teatro Real orchestra and chorus / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 23.7.2013. (JMI)

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Wozzeck in Madrid: Better the Last Time

06/06/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Berg: Wozzeck, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Sylvain Cambreling (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 3.6.2013 (JMI).

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López Banzo Gets a Grip on Agrippina

20/05/201317/05/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Handel: Agrippina, Al Ayre Español, Eduardo López Banzo (conductor), Madrid National Auditorium, 12.5.2013 (JMI)

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Muti Replaces Mercadante Opera with Donizetti’s Don Pasquale

13/04/201417/05/2013 by Stan

SpainSpain Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Chorus Teatro Real, Riccardo Muti (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real 13.5.2013 (JMI)

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Don Giovanni: Lifeless Even Before Going to Hell

22/04/201315/04/2013 by Stan

W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni, Teatro Real Orchestra and Chorus, Alejo Pérez (conductor), Madrid Teatro Real, 12.4.2013 (JMI)

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