The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a production change for its upcoming “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” during the 2026-27 season. The company said that due to production conditions, it will no longer be able to present the Adrian Noble production from the Teatro alla Scala. As a result, it will present Allex Aguilera’s production from 2024 at the {…}
(Credit: Sergi Panizo) Xabier Anduaga made history on May 10 singing his first encore at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in “Werther.” Following his interpretation of “Pourquoi me réveiller,” the Barcelona audience lauded the tenor with an immense ovation and Anduaga rewarded them with an encore of the famed aria. This not the first time Anduaga rewards his audiences with {…}
The Liceu Opera+ has announced its 2026-27 streaming season. The season opens with “Aida” with Anna Pirozzi, Ksenia Dudnikova, Piotr Beczała, and Igor Golovatenko. Shirin Neshat directs the production. Stream Date: Oct. 25, 2026 Adrian Noble directs Bellini’s “I Capuleti e I Montecchi” with Marko Mimica, Lisette Oropesa, Raffaella Lupinacci, and Iván Ayón Rivas. Stream Date: Nov. 22, 2026 Giacomo {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}
The Gran Theatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its performances of Rossini’s “Semiramide.” The company said, “due to the Liceu’s scheduling changes, soprano Adela Zaharia has unfortunately decided to cancel her participation in ‘Semiramide.’ Mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya joins the production taking on the title role.” Berzhanskaya is currently performing the role at the Teatro Mssimo di Palermo. {…}
Ponchielli’s masterpiece, “La Gioconda,” was presented at the Gran Teatre del Liceu with a double cast of stellar singers and a beautiful production. Production Details The sets by Étienne Pluss were beautiful and meaningful. The stage was surrounded by walls of stone and wooden beams. There were realistic elements for each scene, including a big marble staircase in the first {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its will present a new production of the Ring Cycle at the end of the 2029-30 season. The company will premiere Wagner’s new Tetralogy in the 26-27 season in a new production by Tobias Kratzer, which will be a co-production with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. The first installment will be presented in {…}
(Credit: A. Bofill) The Gran Teatre del Liceu has extended Artistic Director Víctor Garcia de Gomar’s contract. Gomar will now remain with the company until 2031. The decision was made by the Gran Teatre del Liceu executive, presided by Salvador Alemany, by petition from the President and General Director Valentí Oviedo. Gomar began at the Liceu in 2019 and has {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Tristan und Isolde.” The company said that Ekaterina Gubanova will replace Iréne Theorin, who is ill, in the role of Brangäne. Gubanova recently opened the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma’s 2025-26 season in a production of “Lohengrin” and is set to sing the role of Brangäne at the {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a New Year’s concert on Jan. 4, 2026. The concert will feature Saioa Hernández and Xabier Anduaga alongside the Orquestra del Liceu and the Orquestra del Teatro La Fenice. Riccardo Frizza conduct. The collaboration will mark the first time the Liceu and Fenice work together, and it will also symbolize shared resilience after the {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that Nadine Sierra and Ludovic Tézier will headline a concert on Feb. 18, 2026, replacing Renée Fleming, who has canceled her entire European tour due to knee surgery. Fleming was set to perform on Dec. 12, and tickets for that concert will be valid for the exceptional recital on Feb. 18, 2026. Pianist {…}