The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Oct. 8 performance of “Eugene Onegin.” The Barcelona theater said, “In today’s performance of ‘Eugene Onegin’, the tenor Josep Bros plays the role of Vladimir Lenski, replacing Alexey Neklyudov.” Bros is currently performing the role of Lenski in the second cast of “Onegin.” He is a well-known Catalan {…}
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga has announced its 2023-24 season featuring two vocal performances. José María Moreno conducts Glinka, Borodin, and Orff with soloists Maite Alberola, Juan de Dios Mateos, and Günter Haumer. Performance Dates: Sept. 14 & 15, 2023 José María Moreno conducts Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 with soloists Maribel Ortega, Marina Pinchuk, and José Bros. Performance Dates: Dec. {…}
The Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven operatic productions. The season opens with “Fuenteovejuna” by Jorge Muñiz with Santiago Serrate conducting a production by Miguel del Arco. María Miró, José Luis Sola, Felipe Bou, Luis Cansino, and David Astorga star. Performance Dates: Oct. 18-22, 2022 Verdi’s “Un ballo in maschera” will star José Bros, Sergey Kaydalov, Monica Zanettin, Enkeledja {…}
Spain’s Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2022-23 season celebrating its 75th anniversary The season opens with the world premiere of “La dama del alba” by Luis Vázquez del Fresno. Rubén Díaz conducts a production by Emilio Sagi. The work stars Beatriz Díaz, Berna Perles, Sandra Ferrández, Maite Alberola, Carmen Solís, María Zapata, Luis López Navarro, David Lagares, Alessandra Volpe, {…}
The Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville will celebrate its 30th anniversary on May 2 with a gala concert. The showcase will feature a cast of singers that includes Carlos Álvarez, Simón Orfila, Xabier Anduaga, José Bros, Ainhoa Arteta, Leonor Bonilla, and Rocío Ignacio, accompanied by the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville (ROSS) and the choir of the AA of {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) The Pittsburgh Opera season is set to close with Bellini’s “Norma.” The masterpiece, written by Felice Romani, returns to Pittsburgh Opera for the first time since 1997. For this historic performance the opera will feature Leah Crocetto in her staged role debut of Norma and Jennifer Johnson Cano as Adalgisa. José Bros will sing the role of {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2019-20 season featuring eight full productions, gala concerts, recitals, and many important Spanish and international stars. The season opens with Jesus Guridi’s “El Caserio” starring Raquel Lojendo, Angel Odena, Andeka Gorrotxateg, Marife Nogales, and Pablo Garcia Lopez. The second cast includes Carmen Solis, Joe Antonio Lopez, Jose Luis Sola, Ana Cristina Marco, and Jorge {…}
José Bros, a highly regarded Spanish tenor, chose to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his opera debut with a recital of Zarzuela pieces. He was joined by rising soprano Ruth Iniesta, who happens to be currently performing the role of “Nannetta” in Verdi’s “Falstaff” at the same stage. The two sang an equal number of Zarzuela arias and shared the {…}
The Opera de Oviedo has announced its 2019-20 season featuring five productions and a number of important international artists. Here is a look! The season opens with Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” with Mikhail Vekua as Siegfried, Elisabete Matos as Brunnhilde, Boaz Daniel as Gunther, Zoltan Nagy as Alberich, Taras Shtonda as Hagen, Berna Perles as Gutrune, and Agnieszka Rehlis as Waltraute. The new {…}
It’s the third weekend of the year and we have a number of great productions to recommend. For this weekend, we’re looking at three of Puccini’s most popular operas and two lesser-known classics that are getting new productions. La Bohème – Australian Opera, Australia Joyce El-Khoury takes on the title role of Mimì alongside Ivan Magrì as Rodolfo. Nicholas Milton conducts the production {…}
The Teatro La Maestranza has announced its 2018-19 season featuring opera, zarzuela, and recitals. Here is a look at what the season will offer. Opera The season opens with Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” Leonor Bonilla, José Bros, Vitaliy Bilyy, Mirco Palazzi, and Manuel de Diego. Filippo Sanjust directs the production with Renato Balsadonna conducting. Performance Dates: Oct. 26 – Nov. 4, {…}