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Madrid

Outstanding Production and Impressive Conducting in Teatro Real’s New Idomeneo

10/03/201923/02/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta: Soloists, Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 20 & 21.2.2019. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Idomeneo © J. del Real

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Madrid’s Ring Cycle Begins with a Stirring Das Rheingold

02/02/201919/01/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists and Teatro Real Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.1.2019. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Das Rheingold © J. del Real

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A Musically Outstanding Turandot at the Teatro Real

23/12/201804/12/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Turandot: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 2 & 3.12.2018. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Turandot © J. del Real

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A Splendid Revival of a Rarely Seen de Nebra Opera

04/12/201819/11/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain de Nebra, Venus y Adonis (concert version): Los Músicos de su Alteza / Luis Antonio González (conductor), Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, 18.11.2018. (JMI)

Luis Antonio González and Los Músicos de su Alteza (c) CNDM

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A Minimalist Opera in a Minimalist Production

04/11/201824/10/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Saariaho, Only the Sound Remains: Meta 4 Quartet, Theatre of Voices / Ivor Bolton (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 23.10.2018. (JMI)

Philippe Jaroussky, Davone Tines, Nora Kimball-Mentzos
in Only the Sound Remains © J. del Real

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Piotr Beczala Proves to Be an Artistic Heir to Alfredo Kraus in Teatro Real’s Faust

17/10/201824/09/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Gounod, Faust: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra/Dan Ettinger (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 22 & 23.9.2018. (JMI)

Gounod’s Faust © J. del Real

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Lucia di Lammermoor Makes a Triumphant Return to the Teatro Real

15/07/201828/06/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Daniel Oren (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 25 & 26.6.2018. (JMI)

Teatro Real’s Lucia di Lammermoor © J. del Real

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Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten Triumphs in Its Spanish Premiere

06/06/201829/05/2018 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Zimmermann, Die Soldaten: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Pablo Heras Casado (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 28.5.2018. (JMI)

Susanne Elmark (Marie Wesener) in Die Soldaten © J. del Real

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