Ruth Iniesta, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Adriana González Yolanda Auyanet & Pablo García López Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2026-27 Season

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2026-27 season. Tomás Bretón’s “La verbena de la Paloma” will star Toni Comas, Gerardo López, Jorge Rodríguez Norton, Borja Quiza, César San Martín, Milagros Martín, Carmen Romeu, María Rey-Joly, Ana San Martín, Gurutze Beitia, Sara Salado, and Rafa Castejón. Carlos Aragón conducts the production by Nuria Castejón. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 4, 2026 Bercovich’s {…}

Jan 29, 2026

ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Werther

ABAO-Bilbao opened 2026 with a production a Massenet’s masterpiece, “Werther,” with the Spanish tenor Celso Albelo stepping in after the sudden cancelation of the tenor cast for this role. The stage director Rosetta Cucchi presented a metaphorical production with showed hyperrealistic sets: like the living room at the first act or the library on the second act with symbolic elements {…}

Jan 14, 2026

Celso Albelo & Annalisa Stroppa Lead ABAO Bilbao Opera’s ‘Werther’

The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Massenet’s “Werther.” The opera will be presented in a production by Rosetta Cucchi and Carlo Montanaro will conduct the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Tenor Celso Albelo will star in the title role with mezzo-soprano Annalisa Stroppa as Charlotte. Àngel Òdena will star as Albert and Lucía Iglesias as Sophie. The cast will be rounded {…}

Dec 19, 2025

Cast Change: Celso Albelo Joins Bilbao Opera’s ‘Werther’

The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Werther.” The company said that Celso Albelo will sing the title role. He replaces Stephen Costello, who was originally announced. Albelo is a lyric tenor who has performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Bolshoi Theatre, Royal Opera {…}

Dec 18, 2025

Ópera de Oviedo 2025-26 Review: Rigoletto

Opera de Oviedo chose to finish the year 2025 with a new production of “Rigoletto” and a stellar cast of singers that made these performances difficult to forget. The new production was signed by the Spanish female stage director Susana Gómez, where being a female stage director is very difficult and rare in Spain. She is also Artistic Director of {…}

Dec 27, 2024

Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘Madama Butterly’

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced two cast changes for the Dec. 27 performance of “Madama Butterfly.” The company said, “In the performance on December 27th of ‘Madama Butterfly,’ soprano Carolina López Moreno will perform the role of Cio-Cio-San in place of Sonya Yoncheva, who is still affected by a severe cold. On the other hand, the role of {…}

Dec 23, 2024

Ismael Jordi, Celso Albelo, Marcela Rahal, Francesca Sassu & Génesis Moreno Lead Ópera de Oviedo’s 2025-26 Season

The Ópera de Oviedo has announced the titles for its upcoming 2025-26 season. Pablo González conducts Humperdinck’s “Hansel und Gretel” in a production by Raúl Vázquez. The cast will include Carles Pachon, Teresa Fuentes, Anna Harvey, Erika Baikoff, Stéphanie Müther, Ana Nebot, and Sofía Gutiérrez-Tobar. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Gound’s “Romeo et Juliette” is set to star Génesis Moreno, Annya {…}

Jun 13, 2024

Ramón Vargas, Hui He, Celso Albelo & Marko Miminca Lead Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña’s 2024 Season

The Amigos de la Ópera de A Coruña has announced its 2024 season. Celso Albelo, Miren Urbieta- Vega, Massimo Cavalletti, Helena Abad, Manuel Mas, and Simón Orfila star in Puccini’s “La Boheme.” José Miguel Pérez- Sierra conducts the production by Danilo Coppola. Performance Dates: Sept. 8-10, 2024 Javier Franco and José Ramón Martín perform in recital. Performance Date: Sept. 15, {…}

May 16, 2024

Bilbao Opera to Close Season with ‘La Bohème’

Puccini’s “La Bohème” is set to close the Bilbao Opera’s 2023-24 season. The opera will be presented between May 18 and 27 at the Euskalduna Bilbao. Pedro Halffter will lead the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa in Leo Nucci’s production. The opera will star Miren Urbieta-Vega, Celso Albelo, Manel Esteve and Marina Monzó. José Manuel Díaz, David Lagares, Fernando Latorre en un {…}

Jan 31, 2024

Artist of the Week: Celso Albelo

This week, the Teatro La Fenice revives Puccini’s most popular opera, “La Bohème” with Celso Albelo in his role debut as Rodolfo. After 20 years performing around the world at some of the greatest theaters in the world, the role debut also represents the first time the Spanish tenor takes on an opera by Puccini. In anticipation of his debut {…}

Sep 20, 2023

Opera de Oviedo 2023-24 Review: Manon

Ópera de Oviedo commemorated their 75th season by presenting Massenet’s “Manon,” a new coproduction between opera de Oviedo, Teatro Municipal Santiago de Chile and Auditorio de Tenerife. All performances were dedicated to the great Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles who performed 75 years ago at the Oviedo coliseum. Emilio Sagi’s Beautiful Labyrinth The veteran and admired stage director Emilio Sagi {…}