| Teatro Real, Madrid - Madrid | 19 March 2019 |
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Je suis narcissisteTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Las cuitas de Clotilde |
 12 Mar 19 / Beckmesser |
Raquel García-Tomás' Je suis narcissiste premières in Madrid, ma non troppo |
| 9 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
IdomeneoTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 16 | |
A politically poetic staging |
| 12 Mar 19 / Opera News |
Idomeneo nostro contemporaneo |
| 9 Mar 19 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Idomeneo: epopeya contemporánea |
| 6 Mar 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Lo spettacolo reca impressa in ogni aspetto la firma evidente di Robert Carsen |
| 5 Mar 19 / GBOPERA |
Idoménée et la guerre en Méditerranée |
| 27 Feb 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Outstanding production and impressive conducting in Teatro Real’s new Idomeneo |
| 25 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
Idomeneo, por Bolton y Carsen: humano, demasiado humano |
| 25 Feb 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
La emocionante actualidad de Mozart |
| 23 Feb 19 / abc.es |
Dislexia, esquizofrenia, guerra |
| 22 Feb 19 / El Mundo |
Idomeneo, primer y segundo reparto |
| 22 Feb 19 / Beckmesser |
Grecia existe |
| 21 Feb 19 / El Pais |
Mozart salva a los refugiados de morir ahogados entre los gritos del Teatro Real |
| 21 Feb 19 / El Español |
‘Idomeneo’, los dioses bajan del Olimpo a un campo de refugiados |
| 21 Feb 19 / shangay |
Refugiados y la guerra de Siria para un manifiesto pacifista |
| 21 Feb 19 / El Asombrario |
El público de Madrid aplaude la ópera de Mozart Idomeneo en el Teatro Real |
| 21 Feb 19 / El Imparcial |
El público abuchea la versión pacifista del 'Idomeneo' de Mozart en el Teatro Real |
| 21 Feb 19 / El Confidencial |
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Robert Carsen
"El nacionalismo vuelve porque somos incapaces de aprender de nuestra avaricia"
"El nacionalismo vuelve porque somos incapaces de aprender de nuestra avaricia"
Das RheingoldTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Wagner: el principio es el final |
| 7 Feb 19 / El Pais |
The discreet charm of the gods |
| 7 Feb 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
La regia è quella che Robert Carsen produsse per l’Opera di Colonia nel 2000 |
| 2 Feb 19 / GBOPERA |
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Le Teatro Real entame une Tétralogie |
| 1 Feb 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Angoissante descente aux enfers |
| 30 Jan 19 / Concertclassic.com |
Lo que podía haber sido…. |
| 30 Jan 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A pale Rheingold begins Teatro Real's revival of Carsen’s Ring |
| 23 Jan 19 / Bachtrack |
El Oro del Rin, la ecología y el mito |
| 22 Jan 19 / Beckmesser |
A sturdy cast |
| 22 Jan 19 / OperaWire |
‘Das Rheingold’, un ‘Anillo eco’ en el Teatro Real |
| 22 Jan 19 / shangay |
Arranca el segundo Anillo de la historia del Real |
| 22 Jan 19 / Codalario |
Madrid’s Ring cycle begins with a stirring Das Rheingold |
| 21 Jan 19 / Seen and Heard |
TurandotTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Doble Turandot |
| 21 Jan 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Turandot secondo Wilson |
| 3 Jan 19 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Turandot: la statique et la dynamique |
| 27 Dec 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Il pubblico assiste e reagisce con lo stupore di un fanciullo |
| 22 Dec 18 / GBOPERA |
Turandot: y el hielo venció |
| 19 Dec 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Brillantez vocal en el Turandot del Teatro Real (primer reparto) |
| 19 Dec 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
L’odyssée lumineuse de Bob Wilson |
| 12 Dec 18 / Opera Online |
Turandot en el Real: notable intermitencia (primer reparto) |
| 7 Dec 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Fastes et farces de l’Empire céleste |
| 7 Dec 18 / Concertclassic.com |
Una hierática Turandot proyecta luces y sombras sobre el escenario del Real (segundo reparto) |
| 5 Dec 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
A musically outstanding Turandot at the Teatro Real |
| 5 Dec 18 / Seen and Heard |
Irene Theorin proved that Turandot can be cruel and strong without screaming the part |
| 4 Dec 18 / OperaWire |
Retour gagnant de Bob Wilson dans Puccini |
| 4 Dec 18 / Olyrix |
Plein les oreilles et plein les yeux |
| 4 Dec 18 / Forum Opéra |
Escenografía nada fascinante, reparto gris y una dirección musical mediocre |
| 4 Dec 18 / El Cierre Digital |
La gélida 'Turandot' de Robert Wilson divide al Teatro Real |
| 4 Dec 18 / El Periódico |
Se investiga el caso «Turandot» |
| 4 Dec 18 / abc.es |
Y en ‘Turandot’ se hizo la luz |
| 4 Dec 18 / El Pais |
FaustTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Ultimately, this was a night that was elevated only by truly great singers |
| 21 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Fausto en el Teatro Real |
| 19 Oct 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Troppi colori per Faust |
| 3 Oct 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
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Faust, segundo reparto |
| 2 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
De la vocation faustienne de la Fura |
| 2 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Il "Faust" di Gounod inaugura la stagione del Teatro Real di Madrid |
| 1 Oct 18 / GBOPERA |
La Fura dels Baus’ Faust 5.1 opens the new season at the Teatro Real |
| 25 Sep 18 / Bachtrack |
Piotr Beczala proves to be an artistic heir to Alfredo Kraus in Teatro Real’s Faust |
| 25 Sep 18 / Seen and Heard |
Lo posthumano como infierno: segundo reparto de Faust en el Teatro Real |
| 24 Sep 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Una perversión mefistofélica |
| 20 Sep 18 / abc.es |
Con Goethe en la distancia |
| 20 Sep 18 / El Pais |
Crónica del lado oscuro del ser humano |
| 20 Sep 18 / El Asombrario |
«La Fura» provoca al público del Real con sus lazos amarillos |
| 20 Sep 18 / La Razón |
Only the sound remainsTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Onirismo hipnótico |
| 14 Nov 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
La versatilità di Kaija |
| 14 Nov 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
La poétique du sacré, la dramatique du rêve |
| 2 Nov 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Echoes in the comfort zone |
| 29 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
A minimalist opera in a minimalist production |
| 25 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
ThaïsTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Una ocasión desaprovechada |
| 3 Sep 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Domingo y Jaho protagonizan Thaïs en el Teatro Real |
| 30 Jul 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Lucia di LammermoorTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Lucia di Lammermoor, il canto al quadrato |
| 7 Jul 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Apoteosis lírica |
| 4 Jul 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Ismael Jordi fue un brillante Edgardo |
| 3 Jul 18 / Beckmesser |
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Lisette Oropesa è un soprano di grande valore |
| 3 Jul 18 / GBOPERA |
L’amour, la haine et les fantômes |
| 2 Jul 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Lucia di Lammermoor makes a triumphant return to the Teatro Real |
| 29 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
Camarena does it again |
| 28 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Madness in Madrid |
| 28 Jun 18 / Forum Opéra |
“Lucia” TR, claridad vocal, oscuridad escénica |
| 26 Jun 18 / Beckmesser |
Die SoldatenTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 9 | |
La straordinaria complessità musicale dell’opera è certamente indagata e rilevata da Pablo Heras-Casado |
| 9 Jun 18 / GBOPERA |
Deconstrucción de “Die Soldaten” en el Teatro Real |
| 30 May 18 / Beckmesser |
Violencia contemporánea |
| 30 May 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten triumphs in its Spanish premiere |
| 30 May 18 / Seen and Heard |
La inocencia perdida |
| 28 May 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Madrid scopre Die Soldaten |
| 23 May 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
“Die Soldaten”, metáfora de la crueldad |
| 22 May 18 / Beckmesser |
Formidable spectacle |
| 22 May 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Au Teatro Real, le trash sublime Die Soldaten |
| 20 May 18 / Opera Online |
Street SceneTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 10 | |
“Street Scene”, Kurt Weill vuelve al Real |
| 30 May 18 / Beckmesser |
Kurt Weill comes back to Teatro Real |
| 30 May 18 / Seen and Heard |
Street Scene: folk opera, vérisme...? |
| 12 Mar 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
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Street Scene, la cotidianidad como máxima |
| 23 Feb 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La New York di Weill |
| 20 Feb 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
A marble and a star: a vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real |
| 17 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
«Street Scene», frontera sin muro |
| 15 Feb 18 / abc.es |
Street Scene, obra maestra de Kurt Weill |
| 15 Feb 18 / Periodista Digital |
La ópera americana se consolida en el Real |
| 15 Feb 18 / Beckmesser |
'Street Scene' enciende las luces de neón en el Teatro Real y corona al tenor Joel Prieto |
| 15 Feb 18 / Europa Press |
AidaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 13 | |
A visual feast |
| 12 May 18 / The Opera Critic |
Un'Aida estetizzante al Teatro Real |
| 22 Mar 18 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Finalmente un’Aida con le piramidi, le sfingi, le mummie, e tutto il cucuzzaro! |
| 22 Mar 18 / Opera secondo me |
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Aida en el Teatro Real: anacronismo escénico |
| 21 Mar 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A bout de souffle |
| 21 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
Nicola Luisotti si impegna per porgere un suono orchestrale massiccio e imponente |
| 20 Mar 18 / GBOPERA |
A tale of two princesses: a dusty Aida revived at the Teatro Real |
| 14 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Aïda, vingt ans après |
| 14 Mar 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Crítica de los tres repartos de “Aida” en el Real |
| 13 Mar 18 / Beckmesser |
Aida at the Teatro Real with three casts and some brilliant singers |
| 12 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
El Teatro Real recibe con entusiasmo y emoción 'Aida' 20 años después |
| 9 Mar 18 / 20minutos |
Aida: sólo faltaba el elefante |
| 9 Mar 18 / El Mundo |
“Aida” en el Real, imagen lujosa y tópica |
| 9 Mar 18 / Beckmesser |
GlorianaTeatro Real, MadridNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Dios salve a Deshorties |
| 2 May 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Deux belles distributions |
| 1 May 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Sulla scena dominano la figura e la voce di Anna Caterina Antonacci |
| 30 Apr 18 / GBOPERA |
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Mortua sed non sepulta |
| 26 Apr 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Tardive, mais éclatante revanche |
| 24 Apr 18 / Forum Opéra |
Britten, la regina, nuova vita |
| 23 Apr 18 / L'Ape musicale |
David McVicar exalte les charmes vénéneux de la Gloriana de Britten |
| 22 Apr 18 / Diapason |
Gloriannacaterina! |
| 20 Apr 18 / Wanderer |
Flamboyante résurrection |
| 19 Apr 18 / Concertclassic.com |
The vindication of a neglected masterpiece: a landmark Gloriana at the Teatro Real |
| 18 Apr 18 / Bachtrack |
McVicar did this absurdly neglected work proud |
| 18 Apr 18 / We left at the interval... |
Better late than never: Britten’s Gloriana makes an impressive Madrid debut |
| 16 Apr 18 / Seen and Heard |
Teatro Real aplaude el estreno de 'Gloriana', el retrato oscuro y humano de Isabel I de Inglaterra |
| 15 Apr 18 / rtve |
Todas las reinas son humanas |
| 15 Apr 18 / El Español |
¡Larga vida a ‘Gloriana’! |
| 15 Apr 18 / El Pais |
“Gloriana”, ácido y elocuente fresco |
| 15 Apr 18 / Beckmesser |
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