Spain’s Festival de Granada has announced that Paolo Pinamonti will be its new director. The board of the Festival de Granada unanimously voted that Pinamonti will take the position on August 1, 2024. Pinamonti was picked amongst 20 candidates. Throughout his career, Pinamonti has worked with such organizations as Teatro La Fenice de Venecia, Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid, {…}
The Festival de Granada has announced its 73 edition. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Orquesta and Coro Nacionales de España will be conducted by David Afkham in a program that includes Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The soloists include Sarah Wegener, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Maximilian Schmitt, and Ashley Riches. Performance Date: June 26, 2024 The Orchestre de Paris, Christiane {…}
The Festival de Granada, Spain has announced that Nuria Rial will replace Anna Caterina Antonacci in a concert on July 8, 2021. The festival announced that Anna Caterina Antonacci, who was scheduled to perform a concert at Patio de los Inocentes del Hospital Real, will be unable after being in contact with a positive COVID-19 case. As a result, Caterina {…}
The Festival de Granada has announced its 2021 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on vocal and operatic performances. Mezzo-soprano Gloria Oya headlines a benefit concert for the Asociación pro Inteligencia Límite y Asociación Síndrome de Down de Granada. The concert is entitled “Mujeres de Lorca y dos canciones de amor.” Performance Date: June 19, {…}
The Festival de Granada in Spain has announced its 2021 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on the vocal and choral performances. Nuria Rial and Maria José Moreno perform alongside José Sánchez-Montes and Orquesta Ciudad de Granada in a program with music by Schoenberg and Mendelssohn. Performance Date: June 17, 2021 Schola Antiqua and Juan {…}
The 69th Grenada Festival opened its 32-day extravaganza of music with a solemn performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” at the Granada Cathedral. Soloists soprano Katharina Konradi, countertenor Carlos Mena, tenor Xabier Anduaga and bass-baritone Carlos Álvarez joined the Grenada Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Andrea Marcon. The Archbishopric of Granda co-produced the performance with “la Caixa” Foundation. “la Caixa” {…}
The 69th Annual Granada Festival has announced its summer season program. The Spanish festival announced that it was moving forward and for this article we will focus mainly on the vocal performances. Nadine Sierra, Carlos Mena, Xabier Anduaga, and Carlos Álvarez highlight opening night performing Mozart’s Requiem under the baton of Andrea Marcon. Performance Date: June 25, 2020 Raquel Lojendio, {…}
The Festival de Granada will be moving forward with its 2020 showcase, offering up alternative programming. The event will kick off with a concert on June 25 at the Catedral de Granada with a performance of Mozart’s Requiem dedicated to all the victims of the pandemic. The concert will be led by conductor Andrea Marcon with all proceeds being donated {…}