Germany Janáček: Věc Makropulos, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Tomáš Hanus (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 24.5.2016 (JMI)
Angela Denoke Triumphs in The Makropulos Affair
Munich
A Magnificent Ballo in Maschera Led by Zubin Mehta
Germany Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Zubin Mehta (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 28.3.2016. (JMI)
Credit: Bayerische Staatsoper
Lothar Koenigs Conducts a Superbly Played and Beautifully Sung Lohengrin
Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.3.2016. (JMI)
Fidelio at the Staatsoper: Fine Singing but an Unsatisfactory Staging
Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chorus, Zubin Mehta (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 10.2.2016. (JMI)
An Intriguing Premiere in Munich of a Much-Anticipated Opera
Germany Srnka, South Pole: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kirill Petrenko (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 9.2.2016 (JMI)
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Anja Harteros and René Pape ̶ A Superb Pairing in Don Carlo
United Kingdom Verdi: Don Carlo, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Asher Fisch (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 27.7.2015 (JMI)
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien Triumph in Eugene Onegin
Germany Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Leo Hussain (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 26.7.2015 (JMI).
Photo Credit: Wielfried Hösl
Diana Damrau Shines in an Otherwise Uneven Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Oksana Lyniv (conductor), Nationaltheater, Munich, 25.7.2015 (JMI) Cast: Lucia: Diana Damrau Edgardo: Pavol Breslik Enrico: Dalibor Jenis Raimondo: Alexander Tsymbaliuk Arturo: Emmanuele D’Aguanno Alisa: Rachel Wilson Normanno: Dean Power Production: Bayerische Staatsoper Direction: Barbara Wysocka Sets: Barbara Hanicka Costumes: Julia Kornacka Lighting: Rainer Casper I’m … Read more