Sondra Radvanovsky, Xabier Anduaga, Mariella Devia & Jessica Pratt Highlight Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña’s 2020 Season

By Francisco Salazar
(Credit: Elena Cherkashyna)

The Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña, Spain has announced its 2020 season. Here is a look at what the organization has in store.

The season opens with “Grandes voces para grandes óperas” starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Carlos Álvarez, Simón Orfila, and Alejandro Roy performing excerpts from Verdi’s “Aida,” “Ernani,” “Otello,” “Nabucco,” “Attila,” and “Macbeth,” Puccini’s “Tosca,” Giordano’s “Andrea Chenier,” and Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” They will be accompanied by Alfredo Abbati and Coro Gaos.

Performance Date: Sept. 3, 2020

“La Verbena de la Paloma” de Tomás Bretón will be perform with a cast that includes Vanessa Goikoetxea, Borja Quiza, Laura Vila, Carol García, Luis Cansino, Pablo Carballido, Nuria Lorenzo, Marina Penas, Alejandro Baliñas, Gabriel Alonso Díaz, and Pedro Martínez. The work will also be presented with a gala concert. Fernando Briones conducts the production by Emilio López.

Performance Dates: Sept. 4 & 5, 2020

Borja Quiza performs Recital del ciclo “Os Nosos Intérpretes” with music by José Castro “Chané,” Xoán Montes, José Fernández Vide, Ernesto Lecuona, Andrés Gaos, Carlos Gardel, Consuelo Velázquez, and Julio Andrade Malde.

Performance Dates: Sept. 12, 2020

Mariella Devia headlines a concert entitled “Mariella Devia, el Regreso de la Regina” performing works by Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, Donizetti, and Verdi. Giulio Zappa accompanies on piano.

Performance Date: Sept. 18, 2020

José de Nebra’s “Vendado es amor, no es ciego” is set to be performed by Carol García, Alicia Amo, María Lueiro, Amalia Montero Neira, and Borja Quiza. Alberto Miguélez Rouco conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 19 & 20, 2020

Jessica Pratt and Xabier Anduaga headline the Gala Lírica, “¡Viva el Belcanto!” The concert will showcase works by Bellini, Rossini, and Donizetti with José Miguel Pérez Sierra conducting.

Performance Dates: Oct. 16, 2020

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