(Credit: Mariano Vargas/Steven Harris)

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2021-22 season featuring an array of Zarzuela, recitals, and concerts. Here is a look at the vocal performances and zarzuela performances.

Zarzuela 

The season will open with Ruperto Chapí’s “Circe” starring Saioa Hernández, Alejandro Roy, and Rubén Amoretti. Guillermo García Calvo conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept 10 & 12, 2021

Juan Jesús Rodríguez and Javier Franco lead Guerrero’s “Los Gavilanes” with María José Montiel, Sandra Ferrández, Marina Monzó, Loenor Bonilla, Ismael Jordi and Alejandro del Cerro. Jordi Bernàcer conducts Mario Gas’ production,

Performance Dates: Oct. 8-24, 2021

Sorozábal’s ever popular “La Tabernera del Puerto” will star María José Moreno, Sofía Esparza, Damián del Castillo,  Rodrigo Esteves, Antonio Gandía, Antoni Lliteres, Rubén Amoretti, and Ruth González.

Performance Dates: Nov. 19-28, 2021

Guillermo García Calvo conducts Sorozábal’s “Entre Sevilla y Triana” with Carlos Álvarez, Javier Franco, Ainhoa Arteta, Carmen Solís, Andeka Gorrotxategi, and Alejandro del Cerro.

Performance Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 6, 2022

Andeka Gorrotxategi, Maribel Ortega, and Juan Jesús Rodríguez star in Bretón’s “Tabaré.” Ramón Tebar conducts.

Performance Dates: March 4 & 6, 2022

Albéniz’s “The Magical Opal” will star Ruth Iniesta, Carmen Romeu, Santiago Ballerini, Leonardo Sánchez, Luis Cansino, Rodrigo Esteves, Damián del Castillo, César San Martín, Carmen Artaza, and Mar Campo. Guillermo García Calvo conducts the production by Paco Azorín.

Performance Dates: April 1-10, 2022

Celso Albelo and José Luis Sola lead Penella’s “Don Gil de Alcalá” with Sabina Puértolas, Irene Palazón, Carlos Cosías, Facundo Muñoz, Carol García, Lidia Vinyes-Curtis, Manel Esteve, Eleomar Cuello, Stefano Palatchi, and Simón Orfila. Lucas Macías conducts Emilio Sagi’s production.

Performance Dates: May 5-22, 2022

Borja Quiza, David Oller, Cristina Faus, Carol García, Maria Miró Cristina Toledo, Javier Tomé, and Francisco Corujo star in Barbieri’s “El Barbarillo de Lavapiés.” José Miguel Pérez-Sierra stars.

Performance Dates: June 15-26, 2022

Concerts 

Lisette Oropesa presents a recital of Zarzuela and Cuban music with Rubén Fernández Aguirre.

Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2021

Ainhoa Arteta headlines the Christmas Concert with Guillermo García Calvo conducting.

Performance Date: Dec. 30, 2021

Nancy Fabiola Herrera and Rosa Torres Pardo perform a recital named “Zarzuela tiene nombre de mujer.”

Performance Date: April 5, 2022

Xabier Anduaga and Giulio Zappa performs recital.

Performance Date: June 21, 2022

Notas del ambigú

Sabina Puértolas sings a recital of Arietta with Rubén Fernández Aguirre.

Performance Date: Oct. 28, 2021 

Alberto Miguélez Rouco sings Cantadas de José Torres with Pablo Fitzgerald and Teodoro Baù.

Performance Date: Jan. 4, 2022

Carmen Romeu sings a recital entitled La meua llar with Borja Mariño.

Performance Date: Feb. 11, 2022

David Algebert and Rubén Fernández Aguirre perform Catalanes por el mundo.

Performance Date: April 18, 2022

Lied 

Ekaterina Semenchuck and Semjon Skigin perform a recital of Mussorgsky and Glinka.

Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2021

Marlis Petersen and Stephan Matthias Lademann present pieces by Karl Weigl, Richard Strauss, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Hans Sommer, Franz Schubert, Max Reger, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Gabriel Fauré, and Reynaldo Hahn.

Performance Date: Nov. 23, 2021

Eva Maria Westbroek and Julius Drake take on a recital of music by Samuel Barber, Kurt Weil, Joaquín Turina, Jesús Guridi, and Carlos Gustavino.

Performance Date: Dec. 20, 2021

Matthias Goerne sings Schumann alongside Markus Hinterhauser.

Performance Date: Feb. 7, 2022

Josep Ramón Olivé and Victoria Guerrero perform music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, and Richard Strauss.

Performance Date: March 21, 2022

Katharina Konradi and Malcolm Martineau showcase a recital with music by Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann, Claude Debussy, Alberto Ginastera, and Xavier Montsalvatge.

Performance Date: April 4, 2022

Andrè Schuen sings Franz Schubert, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Alban Berg alongside Daniel Heide.

Performance Date: May 17, 2022

Mark Padmore interprets Schumann’s “Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner,” op. 35 and “Dichterliebe,” op. 48 with Kristian Bezuidenhout.

Performance Date: June 20, 2022

Julia Kleiter and Christian Gerhaher sing Wolf’s Spanish Lieder with Gerold Huber.

Performance Date: July 11, 2022

Anna Lucia Richter and Christian Gerhaher perform Wolf’s “Italian Lieder” with Gerold Huber.

Performance Date: July, 18, 2022