
Lise Lindström, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Véronique Gens, Nicky Spence, Nicole Heaston & Stéphane Degout Lead Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España’s 2025-26 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances.
Concert
Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck” will be conducted by David Afkham. Martin Winkler, Lise Lindström, Rodrigo Porras, Tansel Akzeybek, Jürgen Sacher, Stephen Milling, and Susana Gómez.
Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 5, 2025
Michael Laurenz, Christof Fischesser, Louise McClelland, Valentina Stadler, Tae Hwan Yun, and Brent Michael Smith star in Schmidt’s “Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln.” Fabio Luisi conducts.
Performance Dates: Nov. 14-16, 2025
David Afkham and Jone Martínez join forces for Gustav Mahler, Òscar Colomina, and Alban Berg.
Performance Dates: Nov. 28-30, 2025
Roberto González-Monjas conducts music by Eduardo Soutullo, Ernest Chausson, and Ottorino Respighi. Véronique Gens is the soloist.
Performance Dates: Jan. 9-11, 2026
Oksana Lyniv conducts Antonín Dvořák’s Requiem with soloists Sonja Šarić, Anna Brull, Nattha Thammathi, and Petar Naydenov.
Performance Dates: March 20-22, 2026
David Afkham conducts Manuel de Falla with pianist Bertrand Chamayou and cantaora María Toledo.
Performance Dates: April 24-26, 2026
David Afkham conducts Wagner’s “Die Walküre” first act with Vida Miknevičiūtė, Nicky Spence, and Jongmin Park. The concert includes music by Conrado del Campo.
Performance Dates: May 15-17, 2026
David Afkham conducts Britten’s War Requiem with Nicole Heaston, Andrew Staples, and Stéphane Degout.
Performance Dates: June 19-21, 2026
Chamber Music
Johannes Brahms’s German Requiem will include Coro Nacional de España with Miguel Ángel García and pianists Jesús Campo and Sergio Espejo.
Performance Date: Dec. 5, 2025
Paloma Friedhoff, Beatriz Oleaga, Ariel Hernández, Enrique Sánchez-Ramos, Víctor Anchel, José María Ferrero, Joan Espina, Ane Matxain, Alejandra Navarro, Jone de la Fuente, Paula García, Josep Trescolí, Guillermo Sánchez, Daniel Oyarzabal, and Josetxu Obregón lead Bach’s Cantatas.
Performance Date: Dec. 10, 2025
Carmen Gurriarán, Gloria Londoño, Marta Caamaño, Marta de Andrés, Ángel Rodríguez, Fernando Cobo, José Antonio Carril, Jaime Carrasco, Felipe López, Mireya Peñarroja, and Coline-Marie Orliac lead a program of César Franck and Gabriel Fauré.
Performance Date: Jan. 27, 2026
Gioachino Rossini’s Petit Messe solemne will be performed by the Coro Nacional de España with conductor Miguel Ángel García Cañamero and pianists Jesús Campo and Sergio Espejo.
Performance Date: Feb. 20, 2026
Ariadna Martínez, Rosa Miranda, Marta Caamaño, Adelaida Pascua, Pablo Alonso, Ángel Rodríguez, Pedro Llarena, Alesander Pérez, and Jaime Carrasco lead a program of music by Poulenc.
Performance Date: April 7, 2026
La Arcadia Vocal fetauring Paloma Friedhoff, Delia Agúndez, Rosa María Ramón, Helia Martínez, Ariel Hernández, Federico Teja, Alesander Pérez and José Antonio Carril lead a program of Judith Wier, Sally Beamish, Ola Gjeilo, Jocelyn Hagen, Eric Whitacre, Christine Donkin, Carlos José Martínez Fernández, Eleine Hagenberg, and Andrea Ramsey.
Performance Date: April 28, 2026
The Quinteto Stadler and Beatriz Oleaga will perform Mozart and Richard Blackford.
Performance Date: May 5, 2026
The Grupo de cámara Caeremonia Cristóbal de Morales, Tomás Luís de Victoria, Estêvão de Brito, Francisco Guerrero, Juan del Encina, Juan Vásquez, Mateo Flecha El Viejo, Rodolfo Halffter, Juan Alfonso García, and Raúl Torrico.
Performance Date: May 12, 2026
Rebeca Cardiel, Ariadna Martínez, Marta Caamaño, Marta de Andrés, Ariel Hernández, Diego Blázquez, Enrique Sánchez-Ramos, and José Antonio Carril perform Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Jean Binet, Claude Debussy, Jean Françaix, and Henk Badings.
Performance Date: May 26, 2026