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Palau de Les Arts 2024-25 Review: Manon

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(Photo: Arts Fotografía) Palau de Les Arts opened the season with Massenet’s “Manon,” in a production from the Paris Opera, and two international stars in the main roles: Lisette Oropesa and Charles Castronovo. Vincent Huguet directed the Paris Opera production. He set the action in Paris around 1920, in the Charleston era, and introduced the revolutionary artist Josephine Baker (who {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Asmik Grigorian, Nicholas Brownlee, Juan Diego Flórez & Joyce DiDonato Lead Palau de Les Arts’ 2024-25 Season

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Palau de les Arts in Valencia has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera Gorges Ocloo’s “The Golden Stool” will star Nobulumko Mngxekeza-Nziramasanga and Nonkululeko Nkwinti. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2024 Lisette Oropesa sings the title role of Massenet’s “Manon” with Carles Pachon and Charles Castronovo. James Gaffigan conducts the production by Vincent Huguet. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2024 Elena Stikhina, Piero {…}

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Palau de les Arts to present Jesús Torres’ ‘Tránsito’

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On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia will present Jesús Torres’ “Tránsito.” The contemporary work, which debuted in Madrid in 2021 and is based on a text by Max Aub, will be conducted by Jordi Francés and stars mezzo-soprano Carmen Artaza alongside Toni Marsol, Isaac Galán, Pablo Garcia López, and María Miró. It features 18 {…}

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Palau de les Arts Launches ‘Maratón Verdi’

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The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia has kicked off “Maratón Verdi,” a three-week series of educational activities aimed at exploring the life and work of the famed Italian master. The cultural agenda includes performances, concerts, recitals, workshops, family activities, and audiovisual programs. Among those participating in the programming are artists of the Centre de Perfeccionament de Les Arts, students {…}

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Ekaterina Semenchuk to Appear in Recital at Palau de les Arts

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The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía will present a recital featuring mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk on April 14, 2024. The mezzo will be joined by pianist Semyon Skigin as they present works by Glinka and Mussorgsky. Per an official press statement Semencuk has called the first part a “Goodbye to St. Petersburg.” In the second half she performs “Songs and {…}

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Medici.TV to Broadcast Palau de les Arts’ ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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On April 25, Medici.TV is set to present a live broadcast of  Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The production will be shown from the Palau de les Arts in a new production by Rafael R. Villalobos. The cast will be led by Francesco Meli as Riccardo and Anna Pirozzi as Amelia.  They will be joined by Franco Vassallo as Renato, Marina Monzó as {…}

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Palau de Les Arts Review 2022-23: Ernani

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(Photo Credit: Miguel Lorenzo/Mikel Ponce) Valencia closed its 2022-23 season with Verdi’s “Ernani.” The success of their proposal relied on a strong cast, a non-provocative production, and the ardent labour of the young Italian conductor Michele Spotti in the pit. The production, directed by Andrea Bernard, was a co-production with Teatro La Fenice in Venice. The stage simulated a landscape {…}

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Eleonora Buratto, Javier Camarena & Francesco Meli Lead Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 Season

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Valencia’s Palau de les Arts’ 2023-24 season featuring opera, recitals, concerts, and zarzuela. Opera Dima Orsho and Carla Nahadi Babelegoto star in “Women at Point Zero.” Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2023 James Gaffigan conducts Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” in Richard Jones’ production. The cast includes Arsen Soghomonyan, Doris Soffel, Ekaterina Guseva, Elena Maximova, Roman Burdenko, and Nikolay Zemlianskikh. Performance {…}