The Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico is set to present Ginastera’s final opera “Beatrix Cenci” starting on Oct. 13, 2024. The production, which runs through Oct. 20, will be directed by Marta Eguilior and conducted by Julia Cruz. Per a press release, Eguilar’s take on the opera “speaks of wounds, family conflicts, and abuse. The staging depicts the ablation {…}
(Photo Credit: Javier del Real) On October 16, 2023, Spain’s eminent performing arts company, Teatro Real, returned to New York City for a gala concert at the newly-reopened David Geffen Hall. The program was comprised of a selection of classical and flamenco works, passionately delivered by the Orchestra of the Teatro Real, under conductor Juanjo Mena, and special guest artists. {…}
As we dig deeper into Hispanic Heritage Month (or Latinx Heritage Month as some prefer), we take a deeper look at some of opera’s most renowned Spanish-Language composers. So for this quiz, you will get a hint. The name of an opera. A fact about a famed opera by the composer. A summary of an opera. And your job is {…}
Italian. French. German. Russian. English. These languages are at the core of opera’s standard repertory. But what many don’t know, is that Spanish-language opera has as rich a heritage to choose from and many works in Spanish deserve a similar foothold in the standard repertory. For this week’s quiz, we are going to shine the slimmest of lights on the {…}
(Credit: Chris Singer) Only seven days before the COVID-19 pandemic fell on our heads, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato was in New York portraying the role of Agrippina at the Metropolitan Opera House. Taking on the role of the cunning queen, DiDonato already had been in the eye of the storm. At that moment very few people really understood well what {…}
It is Hispanic Heritage month! The Latin American community has, particularly in recent years, been a major boon to the opera world, providing it with great singers and composers. This week, as part of a weekly series to celebrate the Hispanic culture and its influence on the opera world, we will turn to the great opera composers from Latin America. {…}
On May 5, 2015, The Opera Platform will showcase Ginastera’s “Bomarzo” live from the Teatro Real de Madrid. This is the first Spanish production for the opera by the Argentine composer. The opera, his Opus 34, had its premiere in 1967 in Washington D.C. It was supposed to premiere in Argentina’s Teatro Colón that very year but the president of {…}