Carmen Solís, Christiane Karg, Ana Ibarra, Stéphane Degout, Julie Roset,& Christophe Dumaux Lead Palau de la Música de Valencia’s 2025-26 Season

The Palau de la Música de Valencia has announced its 2025-26 season. Magdalena Lucjan, Stefanie Iranyi, Benjamin Bruns, and Franz-Josef Selig star in Mozart’s Requiem with Alexander Liebreich. The concert also includes Lutosławski’s Musique funèbre. Performance Date: Nov. 7, 2025 Jordi Bernàcer conducts Verdi’s Requiem with Carmen Solís, Ana Ibarra, Sergio Escobar, and Marko Mimica. Performance Date: Nov. 14, 2025 {…}

May 14, 2025

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” {…}

Nov 15, 2023

Ana Ibarra Joins GoDirect for Management

Mezzo-soprano Ana Ibarra has joined GoDirect for general management. Ibarra has developed an international career and has performed at such theaters as Gran Teatro del Liceu, Teatro Real de Madrid, Canadian Opera Company, Mariinsky Theatre, La Monnaie de Bruselas, Dutch National Opera, Theater an der Wien, English National Opera, Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Vlaamse Opera, Wielki Theater, Opera de {…}

Jun 10, 2022

Sally Matthews & Raquel Lojendio Highlight Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra’s 2022-23 Season

Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances the season will offer. Marina Heredia and Perry So team up for a program entitled “Noche de Brujas.” The evening will include “Sorginen soinua” by Beatriz Arzamendi, the 1925 version of “El amor brujo” by Manuel de Falla, and Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonie {…}

Jul 3, 2021

Ismael Jordi, Sabina Puértolas & Ainhoa Arteta Lead Teatro Villamarta de Jerez’s 2021-22 Season

Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2021-22 season celebrating its 25th anniversary. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on opera and vocal performances. The season opens with Ortega’s “La casa de Bernarda Alba” starring Ana Ibarra, Carmen Romeu, Luis Cansino, Maribel Ortega, Marifé Nogales, Belén Elvira, Berna Perles, and Helena Dueñas. The Orquesta Sinfónica {…}

Jun 29, 2021

Marina Rebeka, Joyce DiDonato, Carlos Álvarez, Pretty Yende, Lisette Oropesa Headline the Palau de les Arts 2021-22 Season

The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain, has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purposes of this article, we will highlight the vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with Verdi’s “Requiem.” James Gaffigan conducts a production by Romeo Castellucci starring Elena Tsallgova, Sara Mingardo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Nahuel Di Piero, and the Escolania Mare de Déu dels Desemparats. Performance {…}

Jan 21, 2021

Palau de Les Arts Cancels ‘Falstaff’ Due to COVID-19 Cases in Production Team

Credit: https://www.visitvalencia.com/ The Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía has announced the cancellation of its whole run of Verdi’s “Falstaff” due to COVID-19 cases in the production team. The opera was scheduled to take place between Jan. 21 and Jan. 31, 2021. The opera house has stated that the detection of positive cases has been possible due to the extensive {…}

Oct 30, 2019

Gran Teatre del Liceu To Present First Zarzuela In Cinemas

The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to make history presenting a Zarzuela in cinema for the first time ever. The opera that will obtain said distinction is Amadeu Vives’ “Doña Francisquita,” with the presentation set for Nov. 12, 2019. Óliver Díaz conducts a Lluís Pasqual’s production that stars María José Moreno in the title role alongside Celso Albelo as {…}