Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [3] – Verdi, La forza del destino: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 23.7.2017. (JMI)
Anja Harteros Comes to the Rescue of a Tedious Verdi Production
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Kirill Petrenko Conducts A Remarkable, Unforgettable Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [2] – Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 22.7.2017. (JMI)
Joyce DiDonato and a Superb Cast Triumph in Munich Opera Festival’s Semiramide
Germany Munich Opera Festival 2017 [1] – Rossini, Semiramide: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Michele Mariotti (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 21.7.2017. (JMI)
A Magnificent Jenůfa from the Bayerische Staatsoper
Germany Janáček, Jenůfa: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 14.7.2017. (JMI)
Diana Damrau Continues to Be the Great Lucia of the Century
Germany Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus / Oksana Lyniv (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 13.7.2017. (JMI)
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Three Contrasted Piano Trio Works in the Extraordinary, Ultra-Rococo Cuvilliés-Theater
United Kingdom Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Brahms: Munich Piano Trio (Michael Arlt (violin), Gerhard Zank (cello), Donald Sulzen (piano)). Cuvilliés-Theater, Munich, 7.7.2017. (MB)
Colourful, Amusing and Uplifting Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Germany Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Soloists, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Constantin Trinks (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 24.3.2017. (MC)
Blomstedt Conducts An Inspirationally Intense and Exceptional St. John Passion
Germany J.S. Bach: Soloists, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Herbert Blomstedt, Herkulessaal, Munich, 23.3.2017. (MC)
