Betty Garcés, Carla Caramujo, Christoph Prégardien, & Valeriano Lanchas Star in Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s 2027 Season
By Afton MarkayBogota’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo’s 2027 season has been announced.
Here’s a look at the classical voice works.
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” directed by Pedro Salazar. Jennifer Rowley, Brandon Jovanovich, Valeriano Lanchas, Ernesto Morillo, Eliana Piedrahita, Camilo Delgado, and Juan David González make up the cast.
Performance Dates: Feb. 5 & 7, 2027
Betty Garcés, Andrea Niño, Andrés Agudelo, and Valeriano Lanchas are soloists with the Youth Philharmonic Choir, National Choir of Colombia, and the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven’s “Symphony” No. 9. Lina González-Granados conducts.
Performance Date: March 24, 2027
Christoph Prégardien and pianist Gottlieb Wallisch perform songs by Beethoven and Schubert.
Performance Date: March 25, 2027
Martin Rajna conducts soloists Betty Garcés, Andrea Niño, Andrés Agudelo, and Valeriano Lanchas with the National Choir of Colombia and Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven’s “Mass” in C major, Op. 86. Garcés also performs “Ah! Perfido – Per pietà, non dirmi addio.”
Performance Date: March 26, 2027
Carla Caramujo performs in Poulenc’s “La voix humaine,” directed by Pedro Salazar. María José de Bustos accompanies on the piano.
Performance Dates: April 10 & 11, 2027
The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia and the National Choir of Colombia present a concert version of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana.”
Performance Dates: May 1 & 2, 2027
The Youth Philharmonic Choir perform in “Echoes of Beethoven” with the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Henrik Schaefer.
Performance Date: May 9, 2027
The Youth Philharmonic Choir perform as part of the Philharmonic Groups of the Bogotá Philharmonic showcase.
Performance Dates: May 23, June 20, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Nov. 21, 2027
Bauti Carmena conducts Miguel Huertas-Camacho and Jorge Volpi’s “Tristana,” directed by Ricardo Campelo Parabavides.
Performance Dates: May 28 & 29, 2027
Música Ficta present a concert of 17th-18th centuries Christmas carols and works from the Cathedral of Bogotá.
Performance Date: June 17, 2027
Verdi’s “Rigoletto” is conducted by Patrick Fournillier and directed by Pedro Salazar. The cast is yet to be announced.
Performance Dates: July 7, 9, & 11 2027
Osvaldo Golijov “La Pasión según San Marcos” is performed by the National Choir of Colombia, National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, and La Pasión Ensemble. María Guinand directs the Choir and Orchestra, while Gonzalo Grau is the Ensemble’s director.
Performance Date: July 17, 2027
Mahler’s “Symphony” No. 8 is performed by the National Choir of Colombia and Children’s Philharmonic Choir, Youth Philharmonic Choir, Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia.
Performance Dates: Aug. 27 & 29, 2027
“Sing, Bogotá, sing!” is performed by the District Student Project for School Choirs.
Performance Date: Sept. 5, 2027
“Zarzuela gala” brings together the National Choir of Colombia and National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, along with several soloists.
Performance Dates: Sept. 10 – 12, 2027
Karolina Bengtsson and the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra present “A tribute to Edvard Grieg.” Lucas Macías conducts.
Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2027
Marlin González, Laura Mosquera, Julián Henao, and Juan David González solo in Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” with the Youth Philharmonic Choir and Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. Johannes Klumpp conducts.
Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2027
The Gestarte Interdisciplinary Group’s “Choral Music Encounter in Suba” takes place as part of the Colombian Traditional Music Festival in Suba.
Performance Date: Nov. 28, 2027
The Youth Philharmonic Choir, Children’s Philharmonic Choir, and Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra close the year’s programming and celebrate the holidays with a Christmas concert.
Performance Dates: Dec. 15 -19, 2027
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