Spain’s Asociación de Amigos de la Ópera de Vigo has announced the Otoño Lírico 25 festival. All performances will be held at the Auditorio Afundación and Teatro Afundación. Sonia de Munck and Miguel Huertas lead Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” and “La Dame de Monte Carlo.“ Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2025 The company will present “Una Noche Zarzuela” with Ainhoa Arteta, {…}
(Credit: Sergio Parma) Spain’s Teatro Villamarta Jerez has announced its 2023-24 season. Ismael Jordi will give a recital in honor of Luis Mariano. Ruben Fernandez Aguirre accomapnies. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2023 Ainhoa Arteta and Maria Terremoto lead “Que Suenen Con Alegria!” alongside conductor Francisco Lopez. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2023 Jose Miguel Roman leads the Christmas Concert which includes {…}
The Teatro Cervantes in Malaga has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four operatic performances. Vives’ “Doña Francisquita“ will star María José Moreno, Mónica Redondo, Milagros Martín, Lucía Millán, Ismael Jordi, Santos Ariño, Jesús Álvarez, and Antonio Torres. Francisco López directs and José María Moreno conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 29 & Oct. 1, 2023 Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro“ will star Pablo {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for its production of Rufus Wainwright’s “Hadrian.” The company noted that Ainhoa Arteta will no longer sing the role of Plotina and will be replaced by Alexandra Urquiola. The news comes days after the soprano posted a video on Instagram studying the score of the opera and noting that it {…}
Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The season opens with “La Tabernera del Puerto” by Sorozabel in a production by the Universidad de Cádiz. Juan Manuel Perez Madueno conducts the production by Miguel Cubero. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2022 Ruth Rosique and Juan Carlos Garbayo {…}
The Centro Lírico del Sur and the Teatro Cervantes de Málaga are set to present “Dialogues des Carmelites” at the Teatro Villamarta de Jerez starting on June 24, 2022. There will be an additional performance on June 26, 2022. The production is set to star Ainhoa Arteta, Ángeles Blancas, Nicola Beller Carbone, Rodrigo Esteves, David Alegret, María Luisa Corbacho, Nuria García-Arrés. Beatriz {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2022-23 season. Zarzuela The season opens with “La Celestina” by Felip Pedrell. The concert version will star Ketevan Kemoklidze, Miren Urbieta Vega, Andeka Gorrotxategi, Juan Jesus Rodriguez, Simon Orfila, and Sofia Esparza. Guillermo García Calvo conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 9 & 11, 2022 Barbieri’s “Pan y toros” will be conducted by Guillermo García {…}
Ainhoa Arteta has canceled her participation with the Euskadiko Orkestra on March 23, 2022, for Brahms’ Requiem. In a statement, the soprano said, “It is very difficult for me to cancel my return to the stage in my country, something that I was anticipating for months and which I was preparing with the greatest illusion and energy. I have been {…}
The Teatro Real has announced the cast for Rufus Wainwright’s “Hadrian.” The work, which will be presented on July 27, will be conducted by Scott Dunn and showcase visuals by Robert Mapplethorpe. The cast will be led by Thomas Hampson, who sang the world premiere of the opera at the Canadian Opera Company in the title role, Ainhoa Arteta as {…}
(Credit: Sergio Parma) Ainhoa Arteta is set to return to the stage on Feb. 27, 2022. The soprano will sing a recital at the Teatro de la Zarzuela after having a number of medical issues over the past months that forced her to cancel several productions. The soprano will be joined by Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas and pianist Javier Carmena. {…}
The Teatro Colon de Buenos Aires has announced its 2022 season featuring opera, concerts, and great performers. Opera The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Verónica Cangemi, Alexandra Grigoras, Saimir Pirgu, Behzod Davronov, Giuliana Gianfaldoni, María Belén Rivarola, Alfonso Mujica, Armando Noguera, Fernando Radó, Lucas Debevec Mayer, Juan Font, Felipe Carelli, Sergio Spina, and Iván Maier. Alain Guingal conducts the {…}