https://operawire.com/obituary-opera-de-oviedos-franco-orsini-dies/
The Ópera de Oviedo has announced the death of Franco Orsini. A graduate of the Università degli Studi di Torino, Orsini went on to work with Oviedo’s coordination and directorship from 1996 to 2003. He would then move to the Ópera de Tenerife where he became the Artistic Coordinator and director of productions. He also went on to work at {…}
https://operawire.com/ermonela-jaho-yolanda-auyanet-angel-odena-highlight-opera-de-oviedos-2021-22-season/
Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2021-22 season. The Spanish season will open with Verdi’s “Nabucco” featuring Ángel Òdena in the title role, Silvia Dalla Benetta, Antonio Gandía, Simón Orfila, and Theresa Kronthaler. Gianluca Marcianò conducts. Performance Dates: September 2021 The second opera of the season will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” with Lucas Macías Navarro conducting and Albert Estany directing {…}
https://operawire.com/ermonela-jaho-takes-over-opera-de-oviedos-madama-butterfly/
(Credit: Fadil Berisha) The Ópera de Oviedo has announced a cast change for its final performance of “Madama Butterfly” on Dec. 21. The Spanish company revealed that Ermonela Jaho will sing her acclaimed interpretation, replacing Ainhoa Arteta, who is beginning rehearsals for “Falstaff” at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Jaho is one of the world’s leading Butterflies having {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-postpones-madama-butterfly-opening-night-again/
The Ópera de Oviedo has postponed the opening of “Madama Butterfly” for a third time. The Spanish company announced that the opera, which is set to star Ainhoa Arteta and Jorge de León, was postponed due to new restrictions set in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. As a result, the opera will open on Dec. 9 instead of {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-reschedules-madama-butterfly-for-december/
The Ópera de Oviedo has announced new dates for its upcoming production of “Madama Butterfly.” Following two postponements due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Spain, the company has announced that the Puccini opera will now open on Dec. 6, 2020. The six performances will alternate with the upcoming “Fidelio” production, which will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. The company {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-postpones-madama-butterfly/
The Ópera de Oviedo has postponed the opening of its “Madama Butterfly” production for the second time. The production, which was originally postponed for Nov. 20 will be unable to open due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the region of Asturia in Spain. While the majority of Spain has seen a clear improvement per reports on Monday, Nov. {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-postpones-madama-butterfly-opening/
The Ópera de Oviedo has announced it will postpone the opening of its production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” After the region of Asturias imposed restrictions on the region for two weeks, the company said, “that it will reschedule the opera for Nov. 20, 21, 23, 25, 28, and 30 once the restrictions are lifted and will continue to follow safety regulations {…}
https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-2020-21-review-i-puritani/
The COVID-19 crisis has led to the cancelation of major productions leaving many artists out of work and giving them openings in their usually booked calendars. As a result, the Opera de Oviedo managed to engage acclaimed bel canto tenor John Osborn after the cancelation of two other tenors. It is hard to write about “I Puritani” without talking about {…}
https://operawire.com/irina-lungu-ainhoa-arteta-celso-albelo-lead-opera-de-oviedo-2020-21-season/
The Ópera de Oviedo in Spain has announced its 2020-21 season. The season opens with a double featuring “L’heure espagnole” by Ravel and “Les mamelles de Tirésias” by Francis Poulenc. The double bill showcases Sabina Puértolas, Maite Beaumont, David Menéndez, Régis Mengus, Francisco Vas, and Joel Prieto. Maximiano Valdés conducts the production by Emilio Sagi. Performance Dates: Sept. 6-12, 2020 {…}