Colombia’s Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Centro Nacional de las Artes, & La Compañía Estable Announce Upcoming Productions

Several Colombian opera companies have announced their upcoming productions and projects at the 16th annual conference of Ópera Latinoaméricana. The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has confirmed that it will present “La Vida es Sueño” by Juan Pablo Carreño and librettist Iván Olano Duque. This adaptation of the famed Calderón de la Barca work will be directed by Alejandro {…}

May 15, 2021

Ópera de Colombia to Celebrate 45th Anniversary With Streamed Gala Performance

Ópera de Colombia is set to celebrate its 45th anniversary with a Gala that will be broadcast through the public television channel starting on May 17 at 9:00 p.m. The gala, which took place last fall, featured five renowned Colombian singers including tenor César Gutiérrez, mezzo-soprano Paola Leguizamón, sopranos Karolyn Rosero and Ana María Ruge, and baritone Juan David González. {…}

Nov 5, 2020

Ópera de Colombia & Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo Stream ‘Gianni Schicchi’ Starting Nov. 5

The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo and Ópera de Colombia will be releasing a video production of “Gianni Schicchi” on Nov. 5, 2020. The production, which will be streamed until Nov. 12 via the Bancolombia and Teatro Mayor online platform, will feature performances from the Orquesta Filarmónica Juvenil de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, as well as 15 vocal {…}

Oct 7, 2020

Teatro Mayor & Ópera de Colombia Team up for ‘Gianni Schicchi’

The Ópera de Colombia and the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo have teamed up for Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi,” the first operatic production in Colombia since the pandemic struck. The production was filmed on Oct. 3 at the Teatro Mayor following all health regulations and will be streamed in November on the company’s Teatro Digital. The production is directed by {…}

Sep 11, 2020

Ópera de Colombia Launches Arts Auction to Fundraise for Virtual 2020-21 Season

Ópera de Colombia will join forces with Fundación Arteria to present an auction “Ópera Viva” with the aim of supporting the virtual opera season in 2020-21. The auction will take place across three phases. A silent auction will be scheduled between Sept. 21-29 with another honoring the late Gloria Zea set for Sept. 29-Oct. 4. Finally, “Arte para todos” will {…}

Apr 20, 2020

Concert Halls & Bars Could Remain Closed For 18 Months in Colombia

Colombian President Ivan Duque has stated that concert halls, bars, and stadiums could remain closed for another 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a press conference, the president stressed that while quarantine will end on April 27, social gatherings will still be prohibited with limitations continuing into the immediate future until there is a proper vaccine and treatment. {…}

Apr 17, 2020

Teatro Digital to Stream Valeriano Lanchas’ Historic ‘Barbiere di Siviglia’

(Photo provided by Teatro Mayor) The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Colombia will transmit a performance of Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” via its Teatro Digital platform starting on April 16, 2020. The showcase, which took place this past season, stars Colombian bass-baritone Valeriano Lanchas, who celebrated the 25th anniversary of his professional debut during this run of {…}

Sep 18, 2019

Opera De Colombia To Pay Tribute To Gloria Zea

Opera de Colombia is set to pay tribute to Gloria Zea. The concert scheduled for Oct. 30 in the Movistar Arena, will star Betty Garcés, Amalia Avilán, Paola Leguizamón, Karolyn Rosero, Ana María Ruge, Juan David Gonzalez, and Andres Agudelo. Alejandro Roca will conduct the concert with the Orquesta Nueva Filarmonia. Zea died earlier this year and became one of {…}

Apr 7, 2019

Obituary: Ópera de Colombia’s Gloria Zea Dies At 83

Famed Colombian entrepreneur Gloria Zea has died at the age of 83. The daughter of political figure Germán Zea Hernández, Zea was born in Medellin and became the first wife of famed painter Fernando Botero between 1955 and 1960. Throughout her career Zea became one of the biggest proponents of the arts in Colombia. She was able to to obtain {…}

Sep 24, 2017

Ópera de Colombia & Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo Put Together Dream Team For ‘Falstaff’

Go big or go home. That’s one theme of Verdi’s “Falstaff,” and it is certainly the big idea behind the Ópera de Colombia’s co-production this week with the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo. Directed by Alejandro Chacón, celebrating his 25th anniversary since making his directorial debut at the Teatro Colón, and conducted by Chilean maestro Rodolfo Fischer, the production {…}

Jun 14, 2017

Ópera de Colombia 2017 Review – Orphée et Eurydice: Amalia Avilán, Paola Gardina Make Strong Case for Colombia’s Operatic Potential

Gluck’s “Orphée et Eurydice” in many ways can be summed up by the movement of the four seasons – the bloom and beauty of love dashed away by the winter of death, only for spring to bloom yet again in a rebirth of the protagonists. At the Teatro Mayor Julio Santo Domingo, the Ópera de Colombia and Teatro Mayor Julio {…}

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