Rolando Villazón, Piotr Beczała, Javier Camarena, Kathryn Lewek, & Klaus Florian Vogt Lead Festival Internacional de Santander’s 2026 Season

The Festival Internacional de Santander has announced its 2026 season. Here are the vocal performances. Palacio de Festival David Afkham conducts Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” with Rolando Villazón directing. Javier Camarena, Theodore Platt, Emily Pogorelc, Kathryn Lewek, and Franz-Josef Selig. Performance Dates: August 3 & 5, 2026 Anaïs Bertrand, Paco García, Marcial Pauliat, and Igor Bouin star in “Carnaval Barroco: {…}

Oct 5, 2025

Festival Internacional de Santander to Present ‘The Magic Flute’ in 2026

Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” is set to open the 75th Festival Internacional de Santander in 2026. The opera will be performed two times during the festival and David Afkham will conduct the production. The opera will also mark the return of staged operas to the festival. The return of staged opera is a project that has been in the works {…}

Apr 28, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Michael Fabiano, & Christian Gerhaher Lead Festival Internacional de Santander’s 2025 Season

The Festival Internacional de Santander has announced its 2025 season. Al Ayre Español and Bruno Campelo join forces for music by Lelio Colista, Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, Carlo Ambrogio Lonati, and Arcangelo Corelli. Performance Dates: August 5 & 6, 2025 El León de Oro and Marco Antonio García de Paz perform Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Arvo Pärt, Félix Mendelssohn, Andrej {…}

Dec 30, 2024

Sonya Yoncheva Announced for 2025 Festival Internacional de Santander

The Festival Internacional de Santander has announced advanced plans for its 2025 season that will be held in the summer. The season will include dance, opera, and orchestras. Among the performers already announced include Sonya Yoncheva in a program with the Royal Opera Orchestra of Versailles. Pianist Sir András Schiff and Kathia Buniatishvili will also perform in the season as {…}