Ángeles Blancas, Mónica Conesa, Ruth Iniesta, Berna Perles & David Oller Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2025-26 Season

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2025-26 season. Ángeles Blancas, Lana Kos, and Carmen Romeu lead Albéniz’s “Pepita Jiménez” alongside a cast that includes Leonardo Caimi, Antoni Lliteres, Ana Ibarra, Cristina Faus, Rodrigo Esteves, Rubén Amoretti, Pablo López, and Josep Fadó. Guillermo García Calvo conducts the production by Giancarlo Del Monaco. Performance Dates: Oct. 1-19, 2025 Emilio Arrieta’s “El Potosí Submarino” {…}

Apr 22, 2025

Airam Hernández, Berna Perles, Carmen Romeu & Alejandro Roy Announces Ópera de Tenerife’s 2025-26 Season

The Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2025-26 season. Ópera en minúsculas: Chamber works will be performed in September all around the island. Pedro Halffter’s “Klara” will be showcased at the Sala de Cámara. Performance Date: Sept. 7, 2025 The Teatro Leal will showcase “Domitila” by João Guilherme Ripper. Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2025 “La Plaza” will be performed at {…}

May 24, 2024

Marina Monzó, Sabina Puértolas, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Celso Albelo & Serena Sáenz Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2024-25 Season

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2024-25 season. Zarzuela Emilio Arrieta’s “Marina” will be conducted by José Miguel Pérez-Sierra and directed by Bárbara Lluch. Sabina Puértolas and Marina Monzó lead the opera alongside Ismael Jordi, Celso Albelo, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Pietro Spagnoli, Rubén Amoretti, and Javier Castañeda. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-20, 2024 Pablo Sorozábal’s “La Del Manojo de {…}

Dec 28, 2023

Festival de Teatro Lírico Español Announces 2024 Season

The Festival de Teatro Lírico Español de Oviedo has announced its 2024 season. The season opens with “La Gran Vía” and “Adiós a la bohemia” in a double bill. The cast will include Borja Quiza, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Carlos Mesa, Milagros Martín, Jorge Merino, Néstor Galván, Gabriel Alonso Díaz, David Lagares, Antonio Torres, Sandro Cordero, and Maxi Rodríguez. Víctor Pablo Pérez {…}

Dec 15, 2023

Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Yet Another Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its performance of “Turandot” on December 15, 2023. The company revealed that Alejandro Roy would take on the role of Calaf, substituting for Martin Muehle who is ill. Roy joins a cast that includes Catherine Foster in the title role and Maria Agresta as Liù. This is the latest {…}

Sep 7, 2023

Alejandro Roy Joins GoDiect for General Management

Alejandro Roy has joined GoDirect for General Management. Born in Gijón, the tenor studied in Florence with the mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri. He has since performed at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, the Metropolitan Opera, Arena di Verona, the Teatro San Carlo, Teatro Colón, Teatro Campoamor de Oviedo, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti de Modena, Novosibirsk State Academic Opera, Sferisterio di Macerata, Teatro {…}

May 17, 2023

Sondra Radvanovsky, Ketevan Kemoklidze & Raffaele Pé Lead Fundación Baluarte Fundazioa’s 2023-24 Season

Spain’s Fundación Baluarte Fundazioa in Navarra has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Perry So conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The soloists will be Louise Kemény, Raffaele Pé, Patrick Grahl, and André Morsch. Performance Date: Dec. 22, 2023 Sondra Radvanosky and Anthony Manoli perform lied and arias by H. {…}

Feb 6, 2023

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 {…}

Sep 15, 2022

Teatro Cervantes de Malaga Announces 2022-23 Season

The Teatro Cervantes de Malaga has announced its 2022-23 season which will celebrate its 34th anniversary. The season opens with the double bill of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The cast of “Pagliacci” includes Andeka Gorrotxategi (Canio), Carmen Solís (Nedda), Dalibor Jenis (Tonio), César San Martín (Silvio), and Leonardo Sánchez. Meanwhile Leoncavallo’s opus will star Solís (Santuzza), Andeka Gorrotxategi {…}

Jun 10, 2022

Piotr Beczala, Alejandro Roy & Miren Urbieta-Vega Lead Fundación Baluarte’s 2022-23 Season

The Fundación Baluarte has announced its 2022-23 Season featuring ballet, theater, opera, and concerts. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Emilio Arrieta’s “San Franco de Sena” will be performed in concert form with Alejandro Roy, Beatriz Díaz, Javier Franco, Frederic Jost, Julen Jiménez, Itsaso Loinaz, and Patricio Poncela. José Miguel Pérez Sierra conducts. Performance Date: {…}

Jun 9, 2022

Asmik Grigorian, Angela Meade, Roberto Alagna & Xabier Anduaga Lead Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña’s 2022 Season

The Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña has announced its 2022 season featuring recitals, operas and concerts. Asmik Grigorian and Lukas Geniusas perform at the Teatro Rosalía de Castro. Performance Date: Sept. 1, 2022 Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” will be performed in concert by Angela Meade, Alejandro Roy, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Luiz-Ottavio Faria, Luis Cansino, and Borja Quiza. Guiseppe {…}