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Marina Rebeka & Piotr Beczala Lead Teatro Real’s ‘Il Trovatore’ Stream

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On July 10, the Teatro Real de Madrid is set to stream a performance of “Il Trovatore” on My Opera Player. The cast will include Marina Rebeka, Piotr Beczala, Artur Ruciński, and Ksenia Dudnikova. Nicola Luisotti conducts the production by Francisco Negrín.  The stream is part of the Teatro Real’s opera week which will also see the company broadcast past recordings {…}

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Cast Change: Anna Netrebko Cancels ‘Il Trovatore’ at the Teatro Real

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Anna Netrebko has canceled her four performances of “Il Trovatore” at the Teatro Real de Madrid. In a message, the company said, “Following this Tuesday’s recital at the Teatro Real, Anna Netrebko was unwell due to severe physical exhaustion and vocal fatigue, aggravated by the ongoing extreme weather conditions, as reported by her agent. After examining her, the doctor has {…}

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Nicola Luisotti Named Honorary Conductor of the Teatro Real de Madrid

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Nicola Luisotti has been named Honorary Conductor of the Teatro Real de Madrid. the conductor announced the news via social media and stated, “Deeply honored to have been named HONORARY CONDUCTOR of Teatro Real.” The conductor is currently conducting a production of  “Il Trovatore” at the Madrid theater where he is Principal Guest Conductor. he previously served as Music Director {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro Real 2025-26 Review: Roméo et Juliette (Cast B)

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At the heart of “Romeo and Juliet” lies an archetypal story rooted in antiquity, Ovid’s tale of Pyramus and Thisbe from the “Metamorphoses.” A fatal misunderstanding, a false report of death, and a double suicide beside a tomb: Shakespeare transferred this ancient mechanism of tragedy onto the stage, making youth itself hostage to the feuds of an older world. When {…}

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Teatro Real 2025-26 Review: Roméo et Juliette

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Teatro Real presented a new production of Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” with Nadine Sierra and Javier Camarena as the “star-cross’d lovers” under the expert baton of Carlo Rizzi. It is a coproduction with Paris Opera and that helps make sense of the sets, which include the famous marble staircase of Garnier’s temple to Parisian opera. After plague doctors, wearing the {…}

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Nadine Sierra Makes History During ‘Romeo et Juliette’ Performance at Teatro Real

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(Credit: Javier del Real) Nadine Sierra made history at the Teatro Real de Madrid with an encore in “Roméo et Juliette.” As reported by the company, following a seven minute ovation after her aria “Amour ranime mon courage,” the soprano offered an encore on June 13, her final performance of the run. This is the latest encore the soprano gives {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh on Her Work as Juliette for Teatro Real’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ & Her Dream Roles

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Today’s guest is soprano Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh, a representative of a new generation of opera artists and the winner of numerous prestigious international competitions, including First Prize and the Audience Award at Ópera de Tenerife in Spain, as well as the Grand Prix at the Jacques Offenbach International Competition and the Verdi Voices Competition. She is currently appearing as Juliette at {…}

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Teatro Real 2025-26 Review: The Bartered Bride

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(Credit: Javier de Real) Some operas carry the weight of national myth—and that weight can obstruct a purely musical experience. Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” is very much one of them. When it was first performed in Prague in 1866, the Czech nation had no state of its own, and this first opera in the Czech language became something far greater {…}