(Credit: © Chris Lee) On Oct. 15, the Teatro Real de Madrid returned to New York for its annual gala performance. This time the orchestra and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno brought a program inspired by Spanish colors and identity titled “Fire, Guitar, Legend.” The program included music by de Falla, Rodrigo and Rimsky-Korsakov and the result was a solid {…}
The LIFE Victoria Cicle de Lied Victoria de los Ángeles has announced its 2026-27 season, titled “L’exili” (Exile), dedicated to the memory of soprano Felicity Lott and commemorating the 150th anniversary of the births of Manuel de Falla and Pau Casals. Soprano Adriana González and conductor and composer Pedro Pardo serve as artists in residence, with visual artist Javier Pérez {…}
(Credit: David Ruano) In a production built around camp, color, and a towering wedding cake, Marta Pazos has uncovered what has always been hidden in plain sight within Mozart’s comedy of desire, class, and performance. Mozart can survive everything: new translations, radical reinterpretations, and directorial manifestos the size of doctoral dissertations. He survives because his scores always contain more than {…}
On June 21, the final performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Adriana González gave a surprising encore in the third act. The Guatemalan soprano encored “Dove sono,” following an incredible ovation. González’s encore is the second one the at the company this season. A few weeks ago, tenor Xabier Anduaga encored “Pourquoi me réveiller” {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced it is returning to the United States for a concert titled “Fire, Guitar, Legend.” The company said that it will perform at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center on Oct. 15 and two days later, on Oct. 17 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. The two concerts will include music by de Falla, {…}
The Fundación Victoria de los Ángeles will present the third edition of the “Concierto por la Paz” on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. local time. Soprano Adriana González serves as ambassador of the 2026 edition, succeeding countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, who held the role in 2025. Performing alongside González are Ofelia Sala, Helena Ressurreição, tenor René Barbera, and {…}
Welcome back for the CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week one of the rising soprano releases a new album while audiences get to hear two legendary recordings of important Janáček works. Here is a look at the new releases of the week. Rondos for Adriana Audax releases Adriana Gonzalez‘s latest album with conductor Iñaki Encina {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) There are operas that survive by turning into monuments–and others by remaining dangerously alive. “Carmen” belongs to the second category. It refuses preservation. It resists comfort. And every so often, a production appears that reminds one why this work still unsettles rather than reassures. Production Details Damiano Michieletto’s “Carmen” at Teatro Real is one of those {…}
(Photo: © Klara Beck) From October 29 to November 9, the Strasbourg Opera will be performing Verdi’s “Otello.” As always with the Strasbourg Opera, the Filature in Mulhouse will be staging this production as well on, November 16 and 18. The staging has been given to the director Ted Huffman, who employs a highly effective minimalist approach, focusing the drama {…}
(Foto: T+T Fotografie / Toni Suter + Tanja Dorendorf) Opernhaus Zürich is set to present oper für alle on July 12 at the Sechseläutenplatz. The company will present “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” live at the open-air stage starting at 17.00 with the opera performance at 19.00. Admission will be free. Additionally, the company will broadcast on the OperaVision platform. “Les Contes {…}
The Opéra national du Rhin has announced its 2025-26 season. Mélissa Petit, Julia Lezhneva, Carlo Vistoli, and Krystian Adam star in Handel’s “Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno.” Thibault Noally conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2025 Issachah Savage and Errin Duane Brooks star in Verdi’s “Otello” alongside Adriana Gonzalez and Daniel Miroslaw. Speranza Scappucci conducts the production by Ted {…}