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OPERA REVIEW INDEX JANUARY -JUNE 2008

Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao, Conductor: Antonello Allemandi, Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 17.5.2008. (JMI)

Mozart,  La Clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Orquesta  y Coro Sinfónica de Madrid. Conductor. Víctor Pablo Pérez. Teatro Real de Madrid. 16.5.2008. (JMI)

Mozart , Idomeneo: (Munich Version) (Concert staging) Soloists, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi (conductor) Opera Seria Chorus, Barbican Hall, London 14.5. 2008 (GD)

Handel, Alcina: Soloists, Orchestra and  Chorus  of Latvian National Opera , Conductor: Andris Veismanis. Teatro Calderón de Valladolid. 14. 5.2008 (JMI)

^{Monteverdi, L’Orfeo:  Soloists, Les Arts Florissants and Les Sacqueboutiers, Conductor: William Christie, Teatro Real de Madrid. 13. 5.2008. (JMI)}

Verdi, Simon Boccanegra:  Greek National Opera, conductor: Carlo Montanaro, Alexandra Trianti Hall, Athens Megaron 11.5. 2008 (BM)

^{Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Orchestre and Chorus du Capitole. Conductor. Jiři Kout. Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. 11.5.2008 (JMI)}

Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. Conductor: Antonello Allemandi. Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 10. 5.2008. (JMI)

Mozart, Così Fan Tutte : Soloists, orchestra  and chorus of Granite State Opera, Philip Lauriat (Music Director), Portsmouth, New Hampshire 9.5.2008 (LS)

Verdi, Simon Boccanegra : Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Royal Opera House, London 7.5.2008 (JPr)

 Franz Lehár, Die lustige Witwe: at the Finnish National Opera, Helsinki 6.5.2008 (GF)

Verdi, Ernani: Soloists, orchestra, and chorus of Opera Boston, Gil Rose (conductor), Boston, Massachusetts 2.5.2008(LS

Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of English Touring Opera. Conductor: Michael Rosewell. Arts Theatre, Cambridge. 2.5.2008 (MB)

Lehár, The Merry Widow:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera. London Coliseum  1.5.2008  (JPr)

Mozart, Don Giovanni: Chicago Opera Theater, soloists, cond. Jane Glover, dir. Diane Paulus, set designer Riccardo Hernandez, costume designer David Woolard, lighting designer Aaron Black, Harris Theater, Chicago, 30.4.2008 (BJ)

MET Live, Donizetti La fille du régiment:  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York/Marco Armiliato. Barbican Cinema, 26.4 2008  (CC)

Vivaldi,  La Fida Ninfa : (The Faithful Nymph) – concert version, Miguel Delibes Cultural Centre, Valladolid, 26. 4. 2008 (JMI)

Ernst  Krenek,  Orpheus und Eurydike: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid. Coro del Teatro Real, Conductor: Pedro Halffter. Teatro Real de Madrid. 25. 4.2008 (JMI)

Mozart: Don Giovanni: Soloists, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla. Coro de A.A. Teatro de la Maestranza. Conductor: Antoni Ros Marbá Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla.  24.4.2008. (JMI)

Beethoven: Fidelio: Soloists, Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Arnold Schoenberg Chor and Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Conductor: Claudio Abbado, Teatro Real de Madrid. 21 and 23.04. 2008 (JMI)

Harrison Birtwistle, Punch and Judy: Soloists,  English National Opera Orchestra /Leo Hussein. Young Vic, The Cut, Waterloo, 21.4 2008 (CC)

Schoenberg: Von heute auf morgen/Die glückliche Hand/Erwartung: Soloists, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Axel Kober. Leipzig Opera House. 20.4.2008 (MB)

Richard Strauss,  Der Rosenkavalier:  at the Royal Stockholm Opera, Revival Premiere 19.4.2008 (GF)

Pierre Bartholomée, La Lumière Antigone : Mireille Delunsch (soprano, Antigone), Natascha Petrinsky (mezzo-soprano, Hannah), Ensemble de musique de chambre de la Monnaie, Koen Kessels – La Monnaie, Brussels, 18.4.2008 (HC)

Sir Harrison Birtwistle, The Minotaur: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of The Royal Opera / Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera House, London, 15. 4.2008 (AO)

Schoenberg, Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, and Dallapiccola, Il prigioniero: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, Lothar Zagrosek (conductor). Palais Garnier, 15.4.2008 (MB)

Verdi,  La Battaglia di Legnano: Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. Conductor: Renato Palumbo. Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 12.4.2008. (JMI)

Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier: (Concert Performance) Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Zürich Opera House. Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst. Royal Festival Hall, London. 12.4. 2008 (MMB)

Verdi,  Un ballo in maschera : Soloists, Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Carlo Rizzi, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, 10.4.2008 (PK)

Franz Lehár,  Das Land des Lächelns (The Land of Smiles):  at Volksoper, Vienna, 10.4.2008 (GF)

Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. Chorus de la Generalitat Valenciana, Conductor: Lorin Maazel, Palau de Les Arts de Valencia. 8. 4.2008 (JMI)

Dominic Argento, Postcard from Morocco: Soloists, University of Arizona Opera Theater, Arizona Symphony Orchestra Thomas Cockrell, conductor, Stevie Eller Dance Theater, Tucson, Arizona 6.4.2004 (NdV)

Mozart, Don Giovanni:  Soloists, ballet and chorus of the Opéra National de Montpellier, orchestra of Le Concert Spirituel orchestra, Hervé Niquet conductor. , Opéra National de Montpellier, France. 6.4.2008 (MM)

Ravel, L’Enfant et les sortilèges /Puccini, Gianni Schicchi:   Seattle Opera Young Artists Program, soloists, members of the Auburn Symphony, cond. Brian Garman, dir. Peter Kazaras;  Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA, 6.4.2008 (BJ)

MET Live, Puccini: La Bohème:  Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York conducted by Nicola Luisotti. Barbican Cinema, 5.4.2008 (CC)

Britten, The Rape of Lucretia: Soloists, Klangforum Wien. Conductor: Robin Ticciati. Konzerthaus, Vienna. 5.4.2008 (MB)

Olga Neuwirth,  Lost Highway: A music-theatre piece by Olga Neuwirth based on the film by David Lynch and Barry Gifford. ENO at the Young Vic, London 4.4.2008 (AO)

Wagner, Tannhäuser:  Orquestra Simfònica and Chorus Gran Teatre del Liceu. Conductor: Sebastián Weigle, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona,29.3.2008 (JMI)

 Verdi: Macbeth (1847 version): Soloists, The Chelsea Opera Group orchestra and chorus.  Conductor: Brad Cohen. Queen Elizabeth Hall London. 29.3.2008 (ED)

 Vivaldi,  Bajazet : Soloists , Europa Galante / Conductor,  Fabio Biondi Teatro Real de Madrid. 27.3.2008 (JMI)

Rossini: Il Turco in Italia : Soloists, Orchestre National du Capitole. Chorus du Capitole. Conductor - Maurizio Benini Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse, 25.3.2008 (JMI)

Handel, Tamerlano: Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Teatro Real de Madrid. 26 and 28.03.2008 (JMI)

Bizet, Carmen: various soloists, The Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra.  Conductor: Daniel Oren. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 25.3.2008 (JPr)

Prokofiev, The Gambler: Soloists, Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin. 23.3.2008 (MB)

Met Opera Live. Wagner, Tristan und Isolde:  Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera. Conductor: James Levine. Broadcast to the Barbican Cinema, London. 22.3.2008  (JPr)

Donizetti L'Elisir d'Amore: Soloists,orchestra, and chorus of Boston  Lyric Opera, Stephen Lord , (conductor), Boston, Massachusetts, 19.3.2008 (LS)

Welsh National Opera on Tour:  North Wales Theatre, Llandudno. March 18^th to 22^nd 2008 (RJF)

Gluck, Iphigénie en Tauride: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Komische Oper, Berlin. Conductor: Paul Goodwin. Komische Oper, Berlin. 21.3.2008 (MB)

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Staatskapelle und Staatsopenchor Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin. 19.3.2008 (MB)

Birtwistle, Punch and Judy: Soloists, Music Theatre Wales. Conductor: Michael Rafferty. Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House. 17.3.2008 (MB)

Wagner, Das Rheingold: (New production) Soloists, Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Simone Young. Staatsoper Hamburg. 16.3.2008  (JPr)

Gounod,  Faust : Soloists, Orchestre, Chorus and Ballet de l’Opera National de Bordeaux. Conductor: Emmanuel Joel-Hornak.  Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. 16. 3.2008 (JMI)

Wagner, Lohengrin: Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias. Coro de la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. Conductor. Maximiano Valdés. Auditorio Príncipe Felipe de Oviedo. 14. 3.2008 (JMI)

Massenet: Werther: Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla. Conductor: Michel Plasson. Teatro Maestranza de Sevilla. 10. 3.2008 (JMI)

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 10.3.2008 (MB)

Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Die Duisburger Philharmoniker and Der Chor der Deutschen Opera am Rhein, Die Herren des Extrachors der Deutschen Oper am Rhein and Die Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein Conductor: John Fiore Theater Duisburg, Germany, 9. 3.2008 (MD)

Rossini,  La Cenerentola: Orquesta Academia del Liceu. Chorus Liceu and Intermezzo. Conductor: Álvaro Albiach. Auditorio El Baluarte de Pamplona. 7.3.2008 (JMI)

Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro : Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana. Chorus Generalitat Valenciana. Conductor: Tomas Netopil. Palau de Les Arts de Valencia. 6.3.2008 (JMI)

Verdi, Aida: new production, Christopher Alden producer, soloists, chorus, orchestra Deutsche Oper Berlin, Renato Palumbo conductor, Germany. 2.3.2008 (MM)

Janáček, Káťa Kabanová:  Soloists, and the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest and Koor van De Nederlandse Opera. Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg. Muziektheater Amsterdam. 3.3.2008 (MD)

Verdi, Falstaff :  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi, conductor, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 3.3.2008 (GPu)

Britten, Peter Grimes : (new production premiere): The Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, Soloists, Donald Runnicles (conductor), John Doyle (production), Scott Pask (set designer), Ann Hould-Ward (costume designer), Peter Mumford (lighting designer), Donald Palumbo (chorus master), New York, 28.2.2008 (BH)

Puccini,  Bohème : Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel   1. 3. 2008 (BM)

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of  Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew David (conductor) Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago 1.3.2008 (JLZ)

Janacek, Jenufa:   Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Opéra de Toulon Provence Méditerranée, production from the Opéra National de Lorraine, France. 24. 2.2008 (MM)

Handel, Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno: Soloists, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Conductor: Jan Willem de Vriend. Auditorio Miguel Delibes de Valladolid. 1. 3.2008 (JMI)

Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor:  Soloists, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Conductor: Antonello Allemandi. Teatro Comunale di Bologna. 29. 2.2008  (MD)

Wolf-Ferrari, I Quattro Rusteghi:  Soloists, Orchestra National du Capitole. Conductor: Daniele Callegari. Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. 29.2.2008 (JMI)

Puccini,  Tosca : Seattle Opera, Soloists, cond. Vjekoslav Sutej, dir. Chris Alexander, set designer Thierry Bosquet, costume designer Andrew, Marlay lighting designer Connie Yun, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, 24 and 27.2. 2008 (BJ)

The Raymond Gubbay Tosca: Soloists, chorus, actors and children, David Freedman (director), David Roger (designer), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Robinson (musical director). Royal Albert Hall, London 28.2.2008 (JPr)

Donizetti, Lucrezia Borgia : (Concert Version ) Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus ofthe Gran Teatre del Liceu. Conductor: Stefan Antón Reck  Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, 26. 2.2008 (JMI)

Britten, Peter Grimes: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes (conductor)  Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 26.2.2008 (BB)

Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. Conductor: Sebastián Weigle. Teatro del Liceu de Barcelona. 25.2.2008. (JMI)

Verdi,  Falstaff : at the Royal Stockholm Opera (New production) 24.2.2008 (GF)

Kaija Saariaho, Adriana Mater: (Finnish Premiere - First Night)  Soloists, Chorus and orchestra of Finnish National Opera, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo conductor,  Helsinki, Finland. 23.2.2008 (BK)

Strauss, Salome:  Soloists, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,  Philippe Jordan (conductor) The Royal Opera, London.23.2.2003 (MB)

Handel, Orlando: Soloists, Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana, Conductor: Eduardo López Banzo. Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 21.02.2008 (JMI)

Donizetti,  Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera/Paul Daniel. 19.2. 2008 (CC)

Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Sinfónica de Madrid Conductor: Evelino Pidò Teatro Real de Madrid. 19. 2.2008 (JMI)

Opera North on Tour: The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 12-16.2. 2008 (RJF)

Met Opera Live: Puccini: Manon Lescaut : Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York James Levine (coductor)  broadcast live to the Barbican Cinema, London 16.2.2008 (JPr)

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin: (Revival Premiere)  Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera,  Conductor  Alexander Polianichko, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 16.2.2008 (BK)

Donizetti, Poliuto:  Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra. Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. Conductor: Fabrizio Maria Carminati. Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 16.02.2008 (JMI)

Rossini, IL barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of  Lyric Opera of Chicago, Donato Renzetti(conductor) Lyric Opera Center, Chicago 16.2.2008 (JLZ)

Mozart, The Magic Flute:  (Revival Premiere) Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Gareth Jones conductor, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 15.2.2008 (GPu)

Wagner,  The Flying Dutchman: Soloists,  Orchestra Sinfónica de Sevilla. Chorus Amigos Teatro Maestranza. Conductor: Pedro Halffter. Teatro Maestranza de Sevilla. 8.2.2008. (JMI)

Gluck, Orphée et Eurydice: (new production, David Alagna stage director) Soloists, chorus, orchestra of the Opéra National de Montpellier, Marco Guidarini (conductor) Montpellier, France.  3. 2.2008 (MM)

Bellini,  Norma: Bavarian State Opera, Munich,  Conductor: Friedrich Haider. 2.2.2008 (BM)

Tchaikovski, The Queen of Spades:  Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus du Capitole Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev. Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse. 3. 2.2008 (JMI)

Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago 1.2.2008 (JLZ)

Puccini, Madam Butterfly: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of English National Opera conducted by David Parry. London Coliseum 31.1.2008 (JPr)

Tchaikovski, La Dame de Pique: new production, Peter Stein stage director:  Soloists, chorus. ballet and orchestra of the Opéra de Lyon, Kirill Petrenko conductor.  Lyon, France. 30.1.2008 (MM)

Prokofiev, Betrothal in a Monastery : Orchestra Comunitat Valenciana. Chorus Generalitat Valenciana. Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski. Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 30.1.2008. (JMI)

Manolis Kalomiris,  O Protomastoras (The Masterbuilder) : Greek National Opera - co-production with the Athens Megaron  Conductor: Elias Voudouris, Alexandra Trianti Hall, Athens 29.1.2008 (BM)

Hindemith, Cardillac: Soloists Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, Kazushi Ono (conductor) Winfried Maczewski (chorus master) , Opéra Bastille, Paris 29.1.2008 (MB)

Mozart Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, The Royal Opera Chorus, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Roland Böer. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 28.1.2008 (JPr)

Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten :  Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Children’s Choir of the Opéra National de Paris Alessandro di Stefano (chorus master) Gustav Kuhn (conductor), Opéra Bastille, 28.1.2008 (MB)

Verdi,  Macbeth : Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra. Chorus Ópera de Oviedo. Conductor, Miquel Ortega. Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo. 28.1.2008. (JMI)

Britten,  A Midsummer Night’s Dream: City of London Sinfonia, Rory Macdonald (conductor), Olivia Fuchs (director).  Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London  28.1.2008 (AO)

A.C.Destouches, Le Carnaval et La Folie: Academie Baroque Européenne d’Ambronay. Conductor: Hervé Niquet. Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes de Valladolid. 27.1.2008. (JMI)

Nielsen, Maskarade : at the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen, 26.1.2008 (GF)

Verdi,  Un Ballo in Maschera: Soloists, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Chorus of Opéra National Bordeaux, Conductor Paolo Olmi. Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux. 25.1.2008 (JMI)

Mozart, Così Fan Tutte: Soloists, Orchestra Al ayre Español. Chorus Opera de Bilbao. Conductor, Eduardo López Banzo. Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao. 19.1.2008 (JMI)

Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro:  Soloists, The Armonico Consort Chorus and Orchestra / Christopher Monks at Warwick Arts Centre 18.1.2008 (GF)

 Puccini, Manon Lescaut:  production from Deutsche Oper Berlin.  Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Teatro Carlo Felice, Daniel Oren conductor.  Genoa, Italy.  17.1.2008  (MM)

Robert Schumann, Szenen aus Goethes Faust:  (new production) Soloists, chorus, ballet and orchestra of the Teatro Regio di Parma/Donato Renzetti conductor  Parma, Italy.  16.1.2008 (MM)

Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real. Conductor: Jesús López Cobos. Teatro Real de Madrid. 15 and 17. 1.2008. (JMI)

Verdi,  La traviata : Soloists, The Royal Opera Chorus, The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Maurizio Benini, 17.1.2008 (JPr)

Flotow, Martha or The Market of Richmond: Volksoper Wien:   Soloists, Choir & Orchestra of the Volksoper Wien, Elisabeth Attl (conductor), Vienna  16.1.2008 (JFL)

Puccini, Tosca: new production:  Soloists, Chorus,  ballet and orchestra of the Opera di Roma, Gianluigi Gelmetti conductor.  Rome 15.1.2008 (MM)

Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia :  Soloists,  New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Frédéric Chaslin. Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 12.1.2008 (PD)

Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Seattle Opera, soloists, cond. Dean Williamson, dir. Bernard Uzan, set designer Claude Girard, costume designer Cynthia Savage, lighting designer Donald Thomas, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, 12.1.2008 (BJ)

Puccini,  La Bohème:   Soloists, GNO Orchestra and Chorus Conductor: Loukas Karytinos, Greek National Opera, Athens  6.1.2008 (BM)

Rossini, La Cenerentola: Orchestra and Chorus Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. Conductor: Patrick Summers. Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona. 2 and 3.1.2008 (JMI)

Donizetti, Emilia Di Liverpool:  Opera semiseria in two acts. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra  of the European Opera Centre / Giovanni Pacor (conductor)  St, Georges Hall Liverpool  to initiate the City of Liverpool’s becoming the 2008 European City of Culture 31.12. 2007 (RJF)

Jacques Offenbach, Orphée aux enfers:  Soloists, chorus. ballet and orchestra of the Opéra National de Montpellier, Languedoc-Rousillon, Hervé Niquet conductor.  Location, Montpellier, France. 23.12.2007 (MM)

Rossini, La Cenerentola: Soloists, Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (directors), Christian Fenouillat (sets), Agostino Cavalca (costumes), The Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Evelino Pidò. Covent Garden, London 22.12.2007 (JPr)

Wagner, Parsifal: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Bernard Haitink (conductor) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 21.12 2007 (MB)

Verdi, Don Carlo:  Soloists, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. Chorus de la Generalitat Valenciana. Conductor: Lorin Maazel. Palau de les Arts de Valencia. 21.12.2007 (JMI)

 Gluck,  Iphigénie en Tauride:  Orchestra Principado de Asturias. Chorus Opera Oviedo. Conductor,  Jane Glover. Teatro Campoamor. 18.12.2007 (JMI)

Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin 15.12. 2007 (MB)

Adams, Doctor Atomic: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Robert Spano (conductor), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago 14.12.2007 (JLZ)

Strauss, Elektra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Leopold Hager (conductor) Dancers from the Ballet of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin 14.12.2007 (MB)

Paul Dessau, Die Verurteilung des Lukullus: Soloists, Choir, Children’s Choir, and Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Eberhard Kloke (conductor) Komische Oper, Berlin, 12.12. 2007 (MB)

Gluck, Orphée et Eurydice:  (New production) Soloists, chorus. ballet and orchestra of Opéra Toulon Provence Méditeranée, Giuliano Carella conductor. Toulon, France. 9.12.2007 (MM)

Strauss, Die Frau ohne Schatten: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sir Andrew David (conductor), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago 9.12.2007 (JLZ)

Gluck,  Orphée: at the Royal Stockholm Opera 8.12.2007 (Premiere) (GF)

Rossini,  Tancredi (Venezia Version): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real de Madrid. Conductor: Ricardo Frizza. Teatro Real de Madrid, 8.12.2007 (JMI)

Rossini,  Tancredi (Ferrara Version): Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus Teatro Real de Madrid. Conductor: Ricardo Frizza. Teatro Real de Madrid 7.12.2007 (JMI)

Mozart,   The Marriage of Figaro:   Sung in Italian with surtitles. Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Northern College of Music / Baldur Brönniman (conductor) Bruntwood Theatre, RNCM, Manchester  4.12.2007 (RJF)

Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: San Francisco Opera; Donald Runnicles, conductor; War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 1.12.2007  (PD)

Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress (A second look):  San Francisco Opera; Donald Runnicles, conductor; War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 4.12.2007  (HS)

Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, Orchestra of the English National Opera cond. Garry Walker. Directed by David McVicar. London Coliseum, 1.12. 2007 (ME)

Stravinsky, The Rake's Progress: Soloists, Royal College of Music Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Michael Roswell (conductor)  Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, 1.12.2007 (MB)