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San Sebastian

San Sebastián’s disappointing Carmen falls short on emotion

13/08/202412/08/2024 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain San Sebastián Music Fortnight – Bizet, Carmen: Easo Chorus, Euskadi Orchestra / José Miguel Pérez Sierra (conductor). Auditorio Kursaal, San Sebastián, Spain, 10.8.2024. (JMI)

Rihab Chaieb (Carmen) and Dmytro Popov (Don José) © I. Ibáñez

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Xabier Anduaga with his 18 high Cs triumphs as Tonio in his home town of San Sebastián

18/10/202214/08/2022 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Donizetti, La fille du régiment: Easo Chorus, Euskadi Orchestra / Lucas Macías (conductor). Kursaal, San Sebastián, 12.8.2022. (JMI)

Xabier Anduaga (Tonio) and Elena Sancho Pereg (Marie)

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A Brilliant Performance of Britten’s War Requiem at the San Sebastián Quincena

06/09/201922/08/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Britten, War Requiem: Orchestre de Paris, Orfeón Donostiarra, Orfeón Txiki / Daniel Harding (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, 21.8.2019. (JMI)

Daniel Harding (c) Iñigo Ibañez/Quincena Musical 2019

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An Uneven Madama Butterfly at the San Sebastián Quincena Musical

28/08/201914/08/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Easo Choir, Euskadi Symphony Orchestra / Giuseppe Finzi (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastián, 13.8.2019. (JMI)

Madama Butterfly (c) Iñigo Ibáñez/Quincena Musical 2019

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2017 Quincena Musical Ends with a Successful Verdi Requiem Led by a Promising Young Conductor

07/09/201728/08/2017 by José Irurzun
SpainSpain Verdi, Messa da Requiem: Orfeón Donostiarra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg / Gustavo Gimeno (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastián, 26.8.2017. (JMI)
Verdi’s Requiem © I. Ibáñez
Verdi’s Requiem © I. Ibáñez

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An Uneven Le nozze di Figaro at the Quincena Musical

20/08/201715/08/2017 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Easo Choir, Orquesta de Euskadi / Yi-Chen Lin (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 13.8.2017. (JMI)

Le nozze di Figaro © I. Ibáñez
Le nozze di Figaro © I. Ibáñez

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San Sebastian’s Quincena Musical Opens with Fidelio and Stuart Skelton’s Superb Florestan

12/08/201707/08/2017 by José Irurzun

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SpainSpain Beethoven, Fidelio (concert performance): Orfeón Donostiarra, BBC Philharmonic / Juanjo Mena (conductor), Kursaal, San Sebastian, 4.8.2017. (JMI)

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A Nicely Played but Uneven Don Giovanni at the 2016 Quincena Musical de San Sebastien

20/08/201615/08/2016 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, Don Giovanni: Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi, Coro Easo, Manuel Hernández-Silva (conductor), Kursaal Auditorium, San Sebastian, 13.8.2016. (JMI)

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