Archive for January, 2010

Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer »

By Administrator on Jan 28, 2010 in German opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; Picture © Javier del Real Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Coro Intermezzo. Conductor: Jesús López Cobos. Teatro Real de Madrid. 19 and 20.1.2010 (JMI) The new year starts in Madrid with these performances of Wagner’s Dutchman, a work that has not been performed at the Teatro [...]

Verdi, Ernani »

By Administrator on Jan 20, 2010 in Italian opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; photo © E. Moreno Esquibel. Soloists, Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder, Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 16.1.2010 (JMI) Ernani is one of the best Verdi operas from the so-called ‘years in the galleys’ so far as I am concerned, although [...]

Carmen On The Radio »

By Administrator on Jan 18, 2010 in French Opera | 0 Comments

Since the January 16th, HD Telecast of Carmen was sold out here in Tucson, (livingattheopera.com will attend the Encore performance) it afforded the opportunity to listen to and tape the radio broadcast and to compare it to the upcoming telecast on February 3rd. . The standout event in the broadcast was not a happy one. [...]

Verdi, Il Trovatore »

By Administrator on Jan 4, 2010 in Italian opera, Other contributors | 0 Comments

From Seen and Heard International By: José M Irurzun; Picture © Antoni Bofill Soloists, Orquestra Simfònica y Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu.Conductor: Marco Armiliato. Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. 13.14 & 15. 12. 2009 (JMI) Verdi’s Trovatore had not been performed at Barcelona’s Liceu since the1992–93 season, which is extremely strange, taking into [...]

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