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Soprano Iria Goti will give two recitals in Valencia and Barcelona in the coming weeks.

First up is a recital on March 31 at 7:15 p.m. at the Sala Rodrigo of the Palau de la Música de València, organized by the Sociedad Filarmónica de Valencia. Accompanied by pianist Leonardo Moyano, Goti presents a program showcasing works by Hugo Wolf, Franz Schubert, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Carlisle Floyd, George Gershwin, and Flanders & Swann, alongside Spanish composers Matilde Salvador, María Rodrigo, and Joaquín Turina.

The second recital takes place on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Círculo del Liceo of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, organized by the Fundación Ópera Actual. Goti is joined by baritone Carlos Varela Hernani — both recipients of the foundation’s 2025 scholarship — with Francisco Cholbi at the piano. The program features works by Henri Duparc, Jules Massenet, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, alongside arias and duets from operas by Gaetano Donizetti and Charles Gounod, and works by Federico Moreno Torroba and Gonzalo Roig spanning French mélodie, zarzuela, and Cuban lyric song.

“Doing these recitals is an important way for me to gain exposure and to be heard by new audiences, who may later offer further opportunities,” Goti, who trained at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, the Royal Academy of Music in London, and the Centro de Perfeccionamiento del Palau de Les Arts de Valencia, told OperaWire. “I also really enjoy the process of selecting my own repertoire—shaping the program, considering what might resonate both with me and with the audience, choosing the pieces, and determining their order. This is a particularly special aspect of recital work and one that can only be fully explored in this format.

“Additionally, there is the element of vocal development. It is not only about preparing the recital, studying the material, and working on each piece from a technical standpoint, but also about building the vocal and physical stamina required to sustain a full hour of singing—something I do not typically encounter in other settings, such as when performing a smaller role. The aspect of stamina is especially compelling to me.”