ABAO TXIKI is set to present Ópera de Cámara de Navarra’s production of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” The cast is made up of Julen Jiménez, Itxaso Moriones, Noemí Irisarri, Txori García, María Lacunza, Carlos Crooke, Txema Lacunza, and María Gutiérrez. They are joined by the Navarra Chamber Opera Choir and the Navarra Symphony Orchestra conducted by Javier Echarri. Ion Barbarin {…}
Performances of “Pedro eta Otsoa” opened the ABAO TXIKI 2025 season. The imaginative “Pedro eta Otsoa” is a 50-minute work aiming to bring music closer to families with children four and up. The work is set to music by Sergei Prokofiev and to the magical story of a brave young boy at odds with a wolf. The Murtra Ensemble orchestra {…}
Abao Bilbao Ópera will closes its 18th season of ABAO Txiki with the premiere of “Itsasotik,” a children’s musical-theatrical show that deals with issues related to the effects of pollution and plastics in the sea. “Itsasotik,” which runs on May 6 and 7 of 2023. is based on the work of Roger Calmel and with texts by Marta García. It {…}
ABAO Txiki, the Bilbao Opera’s division dedicated to performances for families and children, will present “Cuento de Navidad” on Jan. 3-5 as part of its holiday celebration. The children’s opera by composer Iñigo Casalí and librettist Pablo Valdés is an adaptation of Charles Dicken’s famed “A Christmas Carol.” It will be directed by José P. Katxua and stars Alfonso García {…}
“Historia de una Semilla” will inaugurates the AXVIII Season of ABAO Txiki on Oct. 22-24, 2022. The showcase, which will be presented in collaboration with La Maquiné, an emotional educational and reflection program on abuses against the environment by society, will take place at the Arriaga Theater. The work features scenery and music by Frederic Mompou, with Daniel Tarrida and {…}
ABAO Txiki is set to close out its 2021-22 season with “Allegro Vivace.” The showcase, which is set for May 14 and 15, 2022, will feature three performances for families in Bilbao, Spain. “Allegro Vivace” was created by Joan Font and tells the story of a young girl, who in her rush to find a locale for a party, ends {…}
