The 73rd season of the Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña has been announced.

Opera

The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen,” which will be directed by Calixto Bieito and will star Sofija Petrovic as Carmen, Brian Michael Moore as Don José, Jean-Fernand Setti as Escamillo, and María José Moreno as Micaela. The Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia will be conducted by Gianluca Martinenghi.

Performance Dates: Sept. 5 & 7, 2025

Mozart’s “La finta semplice” will be directed by Gianmaria Aliverta. Giuseppe Sabbatini conducts a cast that includes Diana Alexe, Christian Pursell, Anthony Webb, Angela Schisano, Marina Zyatkova, Caio Duran, and David Cervera.

Performance Dates: Sept. 26 & 28, 2025

The company will showcase vocal classes led by Carlos Álvarez.

Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2025

The company will showcase a gala featuring Samuel Mariño and Jonathan Ware.

Performance Date: Nov 24, 2025

Debussy’s “Pélleas et Mélisande” will star Sabrina Gárdez, Edward Nelson, Yakov Strizhak, Igor Durlovski, Mónica Redondo, Belén Vaquero, and Javier Agudo. José Miguel Pérez Sierra conducts.

Performance Date: Dec. 5, 2025

Recitals 

Rocío Muñoz and Gabriel López perform in recital.

Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2025

Alexandra Zamfira and Gabriel López take on a recital program.

Performance Date: Oct. 17, 2025

Marcelo Solís and Gabriel López also form part of the recital series.

Performance Date: Oct. 24, 2025