The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that it will be renewing the contracts of Pablo Assante and Àlex Ollé. Assante will continue to lead the Cor del Liceu for another four years. He has headed the ensemble since 2021. Meanwhile, Ollé will be renewed as resident artist of the theater for one more year with the possibility of two {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Oct. 8 performance of “Eugene Onegin.” The Barcelona theater said, “In today’s performance of ‘Eugene Onegin’, the tenor Josep Bros plays the role of Vladimir Lenski, replacing Alexey Neklyudov.” Bros is currently performing the role of Lenski in the second cast of “Onegin.” He is a well-known Catalan {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has canceled all upcoming streams on its Liceu + Live due to contract and image rights agreements. In a press statement, the company said, in March 2022 the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the representatives of the Chrous and Orchestra started conversations about renewing audiovisual rights contracts. However, neither party has yet to reach an {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu closed the 2022-23 season with a balanced book. During the 2022-23 season, the Barcelona theater had a 51 million budget, which was up 9.4 percent from the year before. Forty-eight percent of the budget came from donations of public administrations and 7.9 million euros came from patrons, The company also noted that there were 273,000 {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its performance of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” on July 19, 2023. The company said that tenor Mark Milhofer is suffering from aphonia and will not be able to sing at the performance. However, he will act the role on stage while Marcel Beekman will sing the role of Arnalta. {…}
(© David Ruano) Sondra Radvanovsky was among one of the many winners of the Golden Medal from the patrons of the Gran Teatro del Liceu. In an official press statement, the organization noted that Radvanovsky’s award was the result of a long and close relationship with the Gran Teatre del Liceu where the soprano has appeared in numerous productions over {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced the programming for its 2023-24 Liceu+ slate. The company will live stream “Eugene Onegin.” The opera stars Svetlana Aksenova, Audun Iversen, and Alexey Neklyudov. Josep Pons conducts. Streaming Date: Oct. 8, 2023 / Special Edition in November 2023 Next up is “Antony and Cleopatra” with Julia Bullock and Gerald Finley. John Adams conducts. {…}
The Spanish streaming platform Filmin has announced a partnership with the Gran Teatre del Liceu’s platfrom Liceu+. In a statement, Filmin announced that subscribers will be able to access titles from the Liceu. Additionally, Liceu+ subscribers will be able to access films from Filmin curated by the platform. Filmin is the premiere Spanish subscription video-on-demand streaming service, primarily dedicated to {…}
Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its April 24 performance of Massenet’s “Manon.” The company said that Amina Edris will sing the title role replacing Nadine Sierra, who performed two nights in a row on April 22 and 23, 2023. Edris has been performing the title role in the second cast of the production and {…}
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that it will co-produce a new Ring Cycle. The company said that La Monnaie/De Munt will first produce the tetralogy in the new 2023-24 season and it will be directed by Romeo Castellucci. Then during the 2026-27 season, the Liceu will showcase the productions of “Das Rheingold” and “Die Walküre.” According to Artistic {…}
Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced that Xabier Anduaga will no longer participate in the March 24 concert. The bel canto-center concert will now feature tenor Pene Pati and soprano Sarah Blanch. Audiences will enjoy select arias and duets by Bellini, Gounod, Donizetti, and Verdi. Giulio Zappa will accompany at the piano. Pati recently won the International Opera Awards 2022 {…}