Spain Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 9 and 11.6.2023. (JMI)
A new production of Il turco in Italia triumphs in Madrid
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Tristan und Isolde in Madrid – a great conductor and outstanding protagonists
Spain Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (concert performance): Teatro Real Men’s Chorus and Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 25.4.2023. (JMI)
A compelling Nixon in China at Teatro Real
Spain John Adams, Nixon in China: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Olivia Lee-Gundermann (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 24.4.2023. (JMI)
Brilliant production of Shostakovich’s The Nose at Teatro Real from Barrie Kosky
Spain Shostakovich, The Nose: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 27.3.2023. (JMI)
El retablo de Maese Pedro at Teatro Real with neither puppets nor heroes
Spain Manuel de Falla, El retablo de Maese Pedro (concert version): Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Pablo Heras Casado (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18.2.2023. (JMI)
Achille in Sciro is a triumph in Madrid, 279 years after its first performance there
Spain Francesco Corselli, Achille in Sciro: Teatro Real Chorus, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.2.2023. (JMI)
A satisfying though not outstanding Arabella in Madrid
Spain Richard Strauss, Arabella: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 28.1.2023. (JMI)
William Christie leads Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in a memorable new Madrid production
Spain Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Soloists, Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor). Teatros del Canal, Madrid, 21.1.2023. (JMI)
