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Valencia

Donizetti’s Anna Bolena triumphs in Valencia under Maurizio Benini

15/10/2022 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Donizetti, Anna Bolena: Coro de la Generalitat Valenciana, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia,13.10.2022. (JMI)

Eleonora Buratto (Anna Bolena) and Ismael Jordi (Percy) © Miguel Lorenzo and Mikel Ponce

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Valencia’s Madama Butterfly marked by unexpected cast changes

20/02/202218/12/2021 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Antonino Fogliani (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 16.12.2021. (JMI)

Piero Pretti (Pinkerton) and Maria Teresa Leva (Cio-Cio-San) © M. Lorenzo

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An impressive Amartuvshin Enkhbat proves to be a true Verdi baritone in Valencia’s Nabucco

24/02/202016/12/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Nabucco: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 14.12.2019. (JMI)

Nabucco (c) Miguel Lorenzo and Mikel Ponce

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The beautiful Emilio Sagi staging of Le nozze di Figaro opens the opera season in Valencia

26/10/201907/10/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Christopher Moulds (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 6.10.2019. (JMI)

Le nozze di Figaro (c) M. Lorenzo y M. Ponce

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Juan Diego Flórez Triumphs in His Valencia Recital

24/05/201913/05/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Bellini, Donizetti, Lehár, Bizet, Gounod, Verdi: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor), Vincenzo Scalera (piano), Palau de la Música, Valencia, 12.5.2019. (JMI)

Juan Diego Flórez (c) Eva Ripoll

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Leo Nucci is, Once Again, a Marvelous Rigoletto

24/05/201913/05/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, Rigoletto: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 11.5.2019. (JMI)

Rigoletto (Leo Nucci) © Mikel Ponce y Miguel Lorenzo
Rigoletto (Leo Nucci) © Mikel Ponce y Miguel Lorenzo

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An Enjoyable Iolanta Takes the Stage in Valencia

02/04/201923/03/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Tchaikovsky, Iolanta: Soloists, Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Henrik Nánási (conductor), Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 22.3.2019. (JMI)

Iolanta © M. Ponce and M. Lorenzo

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An Uneven Presentation of Verdi’s Rarely Heard I masnadieri in Valencia

22/02/201911/02/2019 by José Irurzun

SpainSpain Verdi, I masnadieri: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Roberto Abbado (conductor), Palau de les Arts, Valencia, 9.2.2019. (JMI)

I masnadieri © M. Lorenzo & M. Ponce

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