El triunfo de Dioniso: The Bassarids vuelven a Madrid

By Fernando Remiro, 19 June 2018

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 17 June 2018

Henze, The Bassarids

Kent Nagano, Conductor

Marisol Montalvo, Soprano

Mihoko Fujimura, Mezzo-soprano

Sara Fulgoni, Mezzo-soprano

Sean Panikkar, Tenor

Nikolai Schukoff, Tenor

Mark S Doss, Baritone

Franco Pomponi, Baritone

Daniel Belcher, Baritone

Coro Nacional de España

Orquesta Nacional de España

Two opposing Rites in Madrid

Fernando Remiro, 4th December

The latest concert by the Spanish National Orchestra was a fascinating opportunity to explore the contrast between Wagner and Stravinsky.

***11

The gracious magician: Ton Koopman in Bach

Laura Furones, 25th January

Ton Koopman's distinctively lively tempi, coupled with a contagious delight to be making music, has a fairly magnetic effect when conducting Bach's Mass in B minor.

***11

A diabolic concert for Hallowe'en

Alberto Hernández Mateos, 31st October

Giovanni Antonini and the Baroque Ensemble of the Orquesta Nacional de España perform Boccherini's "La Casa del Diavolo" on Hallowe'en night.

****1

Ginastera’s Estancia the highlight of a journey through three different types of classicism

Alberto Hernández Mateos, 11th May

Diego Matheuz convinces the public in his Madrid debut conducting the Orquesta Nacional de España. Krysztof Wisniewski and Cristina Pozas shine as soloists, while Ginastera's Estancia was the highlight of the concert.

****1

Orquesta Nacional de España and Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Alberto Hernández Mateos, 17th January

The Orquesta Nacional de España with violinist Veronika Eberle and organist Daniel Oyarzábal plays three nineteenth-century works: Berlioz's Roman Carnival overture, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto and Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony.

***11

La pasión de Buda: notable estreno con la OCNE de la obra de Tan Dun

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 9th May

Se escucha por primera vez en España La pasión de Buda, con el propio compositor, Tan Dun, en la dirección, en una velada de notable ejecución por parte de la OCNE de una interesante obra que ahonda en la tradición budista.

****1

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Fernando Remiro

Fernando studied history and political science. He is passionate about opera and lied, a devoted fan of Benjamin Britten, and a lover of challenging stage productions. He wrote opera reviews for the Spanish musical magazine Ritmo and tweets about opera at @operatweets.