Switzerland Various: Anja Harteros (soprano), Wolfram Rieger (piano), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 4.3.2019. (RP)
Anja Harteros in Recital – Voice and Body in Service of Song
Zurich
Zurich Opera Revives a Moving Bitter-Sweet Der Rosenkavalier
Switzerland R. Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich 23.2.2019. (JR)
Smart and Lean Grand Macabre Makes the Case for Ligeti in Zurich
Switzerland Ligeti, Le Grand Macabre: Soloists and Chorus of the Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich / Tito Ceccherini (conductor), Opernhaus Zürich, Zurich, 3.2.2019. (CCr)
The Dawn of a New Era: Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich
Switzerland Messaien, Mozart, Beethoven: Janine Jansen (violin), Tonhalle Orchester Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich 18.1.2019. (JR)
Julia Fischer and Juanjo Mena Excel in Less Popular Fare
Switzerland Britten, Bruckner: Julia Fischer (violin), Tonhalle Orchester Zurich / Juanjo Mena (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich 10.1.2019. (JR)
Cecilia Bartoli Celebrates 30 Years on Zurich Opera Stage with Spectacular Semele
Switzerland Handel, Semele: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Orchestra La Scintilla / William Christie (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 8.1.2019. (JR)
Musical Year Ends with a Big Smile: Blendulf’s Prokokiev Fifth
Switzerland Glinka, Eliasson, Prokofiev: Janine Jansen (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Daniel Blendulf (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 15.12.2018. (JR)
Sweeney Todd, like his Customers and Meat Pies, Goes Down a Treat in Zurich
Switzerland Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / David Charles Abell (conductor), Zurich Opera 9.12.2018. (JR)
