Performer: Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real

María Dueñas and Saioa Hernández anchor a Spanish programme in New York marked by a Hollywood detour. 

Juanjo Mena and the orchestra of Spain’s powerhouse opera company presents a gala concert, featuring Manuel de Falla's El amor brujo at its centre. 

John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.