The Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile has announced its 2026 season.

Opera

Puccini’s “La bohème“ will star Yaritza Véliz, Angelina Akhmedova, Michael McDermott, Kameron Lopreore, Camila Romero, Pilar Garrido, Germán Alcántara, Yeongtaek Yang, Javier Weibel, Sergio Gallardo, Matías Moncada, Francisco Salgado, Pedro Alarcón, and Cristián Lorca. Paolo Bortolameolli conducts the production by Cristina Gallardo-Domâs.

Performance Dates: May 7-18, 2026

Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier“ will star Antonio Gandía, Giorgi Sturua, Gihoon Kim, Giuseppe Altomare, Gloria Jieun Choi, and Yunuet Laguna.

Sergio Alapont conducts the production by Pier Francesco Maestrini.

Performance Dates: July 3-11, 2026

Yaritza Véliz, Isabela Díaz, Romeo Ben Reisinger and Leonardo Sánchez lead Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” The cast also includes Ramiro Maturana, Ismael Correa, Evelyn Ramírez, Pamela Zavala, Matías Moncada, Nicolás Noguchi, and David Rojas.

Evelino Pidò and Christian Lorca conduct the production by Alonso Torres.

Performance Dates: August 21-29, 2026

José Miguel Pérez-Sierra conducts Bizet’s “Carmen“ in a production by Rodrigo Navarrete.

Adriana Bignagni Lesca, María Luisa Merinol, Mario Chang, Samuel White, Isabela Díaz, Paulina González, Eleomar Cuello and Semyon Antakov.

Performance Dates: Oct. 6-17, 2026

Paolo Bortolameolli conducts Strauss’ “Elektra” with Catherine Foster, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Judit Kutasi, Artyom Wasnetsov, and Matheus Pompeu.

Esteban Muñoz directs the production.

Performance Dates: Nov. 17-29, 2026

Concerts 

Paolo Bortolameolli conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Evelyn Ramírez.

Performance Dates: March 27 & 28, 2026

Paolo Bortolameolli conducts Britten’s War requiem with Paulina González, Gonzalo Quinchahual, and Ramiro Maturana.

Performance Dates: Dec. 5 & 6, 2026

Recitals 

Asmik Grigorian performs alongside pianist Tommaso Lepore. The program includes music by Verdi, Puccini, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Scarlatti, and Dvorak.

Performance Date: Dec. 12, 2026