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ABAO Bilbao Opera Extends Partnership with University of Deutsto

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ABAO Bilbao Opera and the University of Deusto have signed a collaboration agreement extending access to opera programming, training, and cultural activities for the university’s students, staff, and community. Under the agreement, the University of Deusto will offer ABAO members benefits to support their participation in educational activities run by DeustoBide, the university’s citizenship school. ABAO will in turn offer {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Andrea Chénier

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The company ABAO-Bilbao Opera closed its 2025-26 season with Giordano’s masterpiece “Andrea Chénier.” A luxury cast was led by opera star Michael Fabiano, alongside the rising Spanish soprano Saioa Hernández and the extraordinary baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez. A co-production between ABAO and the Festival de Peralada, it presented beautiful and meaningful sets and costumes designed by Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda and {…}

News, Season Announcement

Jessica Pratt, Javier Camarena, Leonor Bonilla, Asmik Grigorian & Joyce El-Koury Lead ABAO Bilbao Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Jessica Pratt, Javier Camarena, and Gabriele Viviani star in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Francesco Ivan Ciampa conducts the production by Mario Pontiggia. Performance Dates: Oct. 17-26, 2026 Andrzej Filończyk, Leonor Bonilla, Santiago Ballerini, Sabrina Gárdez, and José Manuel Díaz star in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” Pedro Bartolomé conducts the production {…}

News

Yolanda Auyanet Leads ABAO Bilbao Opera’s ‘Maria Stuarda’

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On Feb. 14, the ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda.” The opera will be presented for times through Feb. 23, 2026 and will star Yolanda Auyanet in the title role and Maria Barakova as Elisabetta I. They will be joined by Filip Filipović as Roberto, Conte di Leicester, Manuel Fuentes as Giorgio Talbot, Cristina del Barrio {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Werther

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ABAO-Bilbao opened 2026 with a production a Massenet’s masterpiece, “Werther,” with the Spanish tenor Celso Albelo stepping in after the sudden cancelation of the tenor cast for this role. The stage director Rosetta Cucchi presented a metaphorical production with showed hyperrealistic sets: like the living room at the first act or the library on the second act with symbolic elements {…}

Business, News

ABAO Bilbao Opera & Bilbao Symphony Orchestra Announce New Collaboration Agreement

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera and the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (BOS) have signed a collaboration agreement that consolidates and updates a historic artistic relationship between the two institutions. The agreement notes that the ABAO Bilbao Opera designates the BOS as the Principal Orchestra for its opera seasons and is a recognition of the continuous collaboration that both institutions have maintained since {…}

News

Celso Albelo & Annalisa Stroppa Lead ABAO Bilbao Opera’s ‘Werther’

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Massenet’s “Werther.” The opera will be presented in a production by Rosetta Cucchi and Carlo Montanaro will conduct the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Tenor Celso Albelo will star in the title role with mezzo-soprano Annalisa Stroppa as Charlotte. Àngel Òdena will star as Albert and Lucía Iglesias as Sophie. The cast will be rounded {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

ABAO Bilbao Opera 2024-25 Review: Tristan und Isolde

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 (Photo: ©E. Moreno Esquibel) The opera of Bilbao began the year 2025 with Wagner’s masterpiece “Tristan und Isolde,” in a new production recently seen at Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, with an international cast of singers in the leading roles and a creative Spanish team signing the production. The production, by stage director and set designer Allex Aguilera, was {…}

Business, News

ABAO Bilbao Opera Announces Financial Updates for 2023-24 & 2024-25 Seasons

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ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced the approval of its budget for the 2024-25 season and the results of the 2023-24 season. Per an official press release, the General Assembly of the ABAO Bilbao Opera approved, with 99 percent of the votes, the results presented regarding the 2023-24 season. Per the information presented, the company had approximately 7.7 million euros of {…}