The Bilbao Opera’s “Ópera y+” has been nominated in the category of humanities at the New Medical Economics Awards 2024. The category honors professionals, programs, and resilient activities that strengthen positive attitudes when faced with sickness and provide a beneficial experience to patients. “Ópera y+” is a project with over 400 activities and 10,000 beneficiaries. It centers on patients and {…}
ABAO Bilbao Opera president, Juan Carlos Matellanes and the president of Kutxabank, Anton Arriola have signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen the alliance between the two institutions. Kutxabank joins the group of collaborating companies and institutions of ABAO Bilbao Opera as a sponsor of the opera company. The two institutions also the objective of supporting and promoting the implementation of {…}
Grupo IMQ has announced that it will renew its collaboration with ABAO Bilbao Opera. As part of the agreement, the organization will continue to offer health services to the opera company throughout its 2024-25 season. Grupo IMQ is comprised of over 50 organizations in the healthcare sector. Bilbao Opera’s 2024-25 season opens this October with a production of “Don Pasquale.” The {…}
Ermonela Jaho has canceled two concerts in Spain due to COVID-19. The soprano canceled a concert in Oviedo at the Auditorio Príncipe Felipe on Oct. 22 and in Bilbao at the Teatro Arriaga on Oct. 27 due to a recent infection of COVID-19. Jaho was set to perform a concert alongside Riccardo Massi and Lucas Macías in Oviedo while in {…}
The Bilbao Opera in Spain has confirmed that it will open its 2021-22 in October. The season will open following health regulations, which will limit the seating capacity to 800 in Euskalduna Bilbao and 600 in the Teatro Arriaga. Social distancing will be in effect and all ticket holders will be forced to wear a mask at all times. Guidelines {…}
(Credit: © Juan Miguel Morales) ABAO Bilbao Ópera has announced that tenor David Alegret will take over the role of Don Narciso in all the performances of Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” at the Bilbao Ópera. Alegret wil replace tenor Juan José de León. Alegret will join a cast that includes Paolo Bordogna in the role of Selim, Sabina Puértolas {…}
The Bilbao Opera has announced changes to its board of directors. The board of directors elected a new vice president and secretary on July 23. Former secretary José Antonio Isusi Ezcurdia will now become the vice president of the board substituting Txema Vázquez Eguskiza, who is leaving due to professional reasons. Meanwhile, Guillermo Ibáñez Calle has been elected the secretary of {…}
The Bilbao Opera has announced its 2021-22 season. In a press release, the company noted that during the 2021-22 season it will present Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann, “Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito, ” the famed double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” as well as another opera pairing featuring Poulenc’s “La voix humaine” and Zemlinsky’s {…}
The Bilbao Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring five productions with four Italian works and one French opera. Here is a look at what the Spanish season will offer. The season opens with Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” with Paolo Bordogna, Sabina Puértolas, Renato Girolami, Juan José de León, Pietro Spagnoli, and Marina Viotti. Christophe Rousset conducts the production {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) Bilbao Opera has announced new dates for Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” The opera, which was originally set to close the 2019-20 season for the Spanish theater in May, will now be presented in 2022 on Nov. 19, 22, 25, and 28. Joyce El-Khoury will replace Angela Meade in the title role while the remainder of the cast will {…}
The Bilbao Opera has announced its will begin streaming operas. The new streamer #ABAOenCasa will be launched on the company’s official webpage, www.abao.org, and will showcase complete operas, conferences, and opera for kids. In the Óperas para el recuerdo section the company will showcase concerts and operas from past seasons including Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem,” Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Dvořák “Rusalka,” {…}