Spain R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana / James Gaffigan (conductor). Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, 9.5.2026. (JMI)
James Gaffigan leads an excellent performance of Richard Strauss’s Salome in Valencia
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Overall, an excellent performance of Eugene Onegin in Valencia
Spain Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Timur Zangiev (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 23.1.2026. (JMI)
Visually compelling but sometimes incomprehensible staging of Gounod’s Faust in Valencia
Spain Gounod, Faust: Soloists, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 5.10.2025. (JMI)
Generally, it is a fine cast in Valencia’s Roberto Devereux though a disappointing production
Spain Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 18.6.2025. (JMI)
An enjoyable evening of Ravel and Puccini in Valencia
Spain Ravel, Puccini: Soloists, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana / Michele Spotti (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 4.5.2025. (JMI)
A superb performance of L’Orfeo in Valencia led by Leonardo Garcia Alarcón
Spain Monteverdi, L’Orfeo (concert version): Soloists, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Capella Mediterranea / Leonardo García Alarcón (conductor). Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 23.2.2025. (JMI)
A delightful performance of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites in Valencia
Spain Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmelites: Soloists, Chorus Generalitat Valenciana, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana / Riccardo Minasi (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 2.2.2025. (JMI)
A well-travelled Die Zauberflöte enjoys a great success in Valencia
Spain Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / James Gaffigan (conductor). Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, 8.6.2024. (JMI)
