Heras-Casado dirige la Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

By David Santana Cañas, 04 April 2024

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 2 April 2024

Bruckner, Symphony no. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic", WAB 104

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

Speechless theology: Moses und Aron at Teatro Real

Fernando Remiro, 24th May

Romeo Castellucci's captivating Moses und Aron was a major success, a bold reminder of the boundless power of opera.

*****

Nobody expects Wagnerian comedy: Das Liebesverbot

Fernando Remiro, 22nd February

Kasper Holten's new production fails to convince about the alleged virtues of Wagner's outcast comic opera.

**111

Mariella Devia, Queen of Spiders

Fernando Remiro, 22nd September

In the opening night of Teatro Real's new season, Mariella Devia proved why she is one of the best bel canto singers of the last decades.

****1

A shadow of Fidelio in Madrid

Fernando Remiro, 27th May

Adrianne Pieczonka and Anett Fritsch shone in an otherwise disappointing opening night, impaired by poor conducting and unimpressive staging.

**111

A lacklustre La traviata at Teatro Real

Fernando Remiro, 20th April

Routine took hold of the Teatro Real in its production of La traviata, despite baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez's best efforts.

**111

A concert Roméo et Juliette in Madrid

Simon Rees, 16th December

Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette attracted a large audience for a concert performance from Madrid, enticed by Roberto Alagna's Roméo.

****1

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David Santana Cañas

David Santana (Bilbao, 1996) comienza sus estudios de música en la especialidad de fagot en el Conservatorio Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga de Bilbao. En 2014 se traslada a Madrid, donde cursa el grado en Musicología en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y continúa y finaliza sus estudios musicales de fagot en el Conservatorio Adolfo Salazar de Madrid. Actualmente se encuentra ampliando su formación con la realización del Máster de Investigación de Música Española e Hispanoamericana en la UCM.

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