Mena, la OSM y el Orfeón Pamplonés: una Novena pletórica

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 23 December 2017

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 21 December 2017

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Iwona Sobotka, Soprano

Sandra Ferrández, Mezzo-soprano

Gustavo Peña, Tenor

Jochen Kupfer, Baritone

Orfeón Pamplonés

Igor Ijurra Fernández, Choirmaster / chorus director

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Juanjo Mena, 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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Ramón del Buey Cañas

Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.