131 search results for…

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Ópera de Oviedo 2023-24 Review: La Traviata

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-2023-24-review-la-traviata/

Ópera de Oviedo finished the 2023 year with a polemic new “Traviata,” by director Paco Azorin and co-coproduced with the Festival Castell de Perelada, a splendid cast of singers and the energetic approach of its conductor, Òliver Dìaz. Paco Azorin is one of the most talented and prolific Spanish stage directors and set designers today. He sets the opera in {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera de Oviedo 2023-24 Review: Manon

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-2023-24-review-manon/

Ópera de Oviedo commemorated their 75th season by presenting Massenet’s “Manon,” a new coproduction between opera de Oviedo, Teatro Municipal Santiago de Chile and Auditorio de Tenerife. All performances were dedicated to the great Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles who performed 75 years ago at the Oviedo coliseum. Emilio Sagi’s Beautiful Labyrinth The veteran and admired stage director Emilio Sagi {…}

News

Ópera de Oviedo Announces 2024-25 Season

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-announces-2024-25-season/

The Ópera de Oviedo has announced the operas it will present during the 2024-25 season. The season opens with Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” starring Javier Castañeda, Sabina Puértolas, Maite Beaumont, Carlos Daza, John Osborn, and Marifé Nogales. Iván López-Reynoso conducts the production by Emilio López. Performance Dates: Sept. 7-14, 2024 Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will star Nico Darmanin, Daniel Umbelino, {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Opera de Oviedo 2022-23 Review: Ernani

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-2022-23-review-ernani/

Opera de Oviedo closed his 75th season with a period production of Verdi’s “Ernani,” which included a strong cast of singers and the expert baton of the Italian conductor Daniele Callegari. The Italian stage director Giorgia Guerra did an homage to old-school opera. She staged the opera with painted canvas, cardboard arches, pillars, and curtains, as it probably would’ve been {…}

News

Ópera de Oviedo Announces 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-announces-2023-24-season/

(Credit: Patricio Melo) The Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2023-24 season. The season will open with a production of Massenet’s “Manon” with Emilio Sagi conducting. The production will celebrate Victoria de los Angeles’ centennial. The program will star Sabina Puértolas, Celso Albelo, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Manel Esteve, Ana Nebot, and Moisés Marín. Performance Dates: September 2023 In October the company {…}

News

José Bros, Berna Perles, Sara Blanch & Joel Prieto Lead Ópera de Oviedo’s 2022-23 Season

https://operawire.com/jose-bros-berna-perles-sara-blanch-joel-prieto-lead-opera-de-oviedos-2022-23-season/

Spain’s Ópera de Oviedo has announced its 2022-23 season celebrating its 75th anniversary The season opens with the world premiere of “La dama del alba” by Luis Vázquez del Fresno. Rubén Díaz conducts a production by Emilio Sagi. The work stars Beatriz Díaz, Berna Perles, Sandra Ferrández, Maite Alberola, Carmen Solís, María Zapata, Luis López Navarro, David Lagares, Alessandra Volpe, {…}

News

Ópera de Oviedo Calls For Support After Incurring 400,000 Euro Debt Due to Pandemic

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-calls-for-support-after-incurring-400000-euro-debt-due-to-pandemic/

The Ópera de Oviedo has asked for aid after losing close to 400,000 euros over the past year. In an announcement, the leadership of the organization noted that it had incurred a deficit of exactly 374,023 euros after suffering a loss of 20 percent of its revenue. “The Ópera de Oviedo’s season was the only one in Spain and, possibly {…}

Business, News

Ópera de Oviedo Rails Against Spanish Government’s Distribution of Aid to Theaters

https://operawire.com/opera-de-oviedo-rails-against-spanish-governments-distribution-of-aid-to-theaters/

The Ópera de Oviedo has openly stated its “disappointment” with the distribution of public aid to Spanish Theaters by the Ministry of Culture. The company noted that aid was handed out disproportionately with the Ópera de Oviedo receiving 408,750 euros, compared to ABAO which received double that amount (817,500 euros). ABAO also received 200,000 euros more than what had originally {…}