Switzerland Puccini, La fanciulla del West: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Marco Armiliato (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 12.1.2018. (JR)
Gripping Revival of Kosky’s Gritty La fanciulla del West
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Maria João Pires Bows Out Gracefully
Switzerland Mozart, Bruckner: Maria João Pires (piano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Bernard Haitink (conductor), Tonhalle Maag Zurich, 21.12.2017. (JR)
Strong vocal line-up for new Madama Butterfly in Zurich
Switzerland Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Daniele Rustioni (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 10.12.2017. (JR)
An Ebullient Brahms 4 from Heras-Casado and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
Switzerland Dutilleux, Debussy, Brahms: Camilla Tilling (soprano), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Tonhalle-Maag Zurich, 7.12.2017 (JR)
Impassioned Berg, Superlative Shostakovich from Currentzis and Kopatchinskaya
Switzerland Berg and Shostakovich: Patricia Kopatchinskaya (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Teodor Currentzis (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 30.11.2017. (JR)
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Welser-Möst Stuns with Breathtaking Bruckner Eighth
Switzerland Bruckner: Tonhalle Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 16.11.2017. (JR)
Spanish Night at the Tonhalle Maag
Switzerland Ravel, Falla, Debussy, Stravinsky: Javier Perianes (piano), Spanish National Orchestra / David Afkham (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 14.11.2017. (JR)
Luisi Confirms Impeccable Bruckner Credentials
Switzerland Dvořák and Bruckner: Philharmonia Zurich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Jan Vogler (cello), Zurich Opera House, 12.11.2017. (JR)