At the heart of “Romeo and Juliet” lies an archetypal story rooted in antiquity, Ovid’s tale of Pyramus and Thisbe from the “Metamorphoses.” A fatal misunderstanding, a false report of death, and a double suicide beside a tomb: Shakespeare transferred this ancient mechanism of tragedy onto the stage, making youth itself hostage to the feuds of an older world. When {…}
The Tip Pepe Festival is set to present Noche de Zarzuela at the Bodega Las Copas. The concert set for August 9, 2025 will star Ismael Jordi and Sabina Puértolas. Oliver Diaz conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica de Málaga and the chorus of the Teatro Villamarta. The evening will be the only classical concert during the festival as this year’s event {…}
Spain’s Asociación de Amigos de la Ópera de Vigo has announced the Otoño Lírico 25 festival. All performances will be held at the Auditorio Afundación and Teatro Afundación. Sonia de Munck and Miguel Huertas lead Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” and “La Dame de Monte Carlo.“ Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2025 The company will present “Una Noche Zarzuela” with Ainhoa Arteta, {…}
The Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Manuel Penella’s “Don Gil de Alcala” will be directed by Emilio Sagi and conducted by Cecilia Bercovich. The cast will include Marc Sala, Sofia Esparza, Manuel de Diego, Zayra Ruiz, Carlos Daza, and Ruben Amoretti. Performance Dates: Nov. 21 & 23, 2025 Manuel García’s “I Tre Gobbi” will star {…}
The Teatro Cervantes de Málaga has announced its 2025-26 season. Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” will star Lianna Haroutounian, Michael Weinius, Clementine Margaine, and Marko Mimica. Pedro Halffter conducts the production by Alex Aguilera. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & 28, 2025 Ismael Jordi, Rihab Chaieb, and Alfonso Mujica star in Massenet’s “Werther.”Pau-Emile Fourny directs. Performance Dates: Nov. 28 & 30, 2025 {…}
Arte.tv is set to present Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” from the Teatro Real. The production, which was filmed on Dec. 20, 2024, will be streamed on May 5, 2025. The production by Sir David McVicar stars Lisette Oropesa in the title role alongside Aigul Akhmetshina as Elisabetta. The cast also includes Ismael Jordi as the Earl of Leicester, Roberto Tagliavini as {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Verdi’s “Otello,” starring Brian Jadge, Jorge de León, and Angelo Villari in the title role. The cast includes Igor Golovatenko, Artur Ruciński, Gabriele Viviani, Airam Hernández, Asmik Grigorian, and Maria Agresta. Nicola Luisotti and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct the production by David Alden. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}
Back in 2022, the Donizetti Festival in Bergamo featured a production of Donizetti’s “La Favorite” using a new critical French edition and with no cuts (including the whole ballet). For that occasion Ricardo Frizza was the conductor. Now, a few years later, ABAO Bilbao is bringing back that same Bergamo production, in coproduction with Opéra National de Bordeaux, as well {…}
The Bilbao Opera is set to Present Donizetti’s “La Favorite.” The work will be presented from Feb. 15 to 24, 2025 at the Euskalduna Bilbao and will star Silvia Tro Santafé in the role of Leonore, alongside Ismael Jordi as Fernand, Vladimir Stoyanov as Alphonse XI, and Simón Orfila as Balthazar. The cast is rounded out by tenor Mikeldi Atxalandabaso {…}
(Photo: After having opened the season with his production of “Adriana Lecouvreur,” David McVicar returned to Teatro Real for his new production of “Maria Stuarda,” co-produced with Teatre del Liceu, Donizetti Opera Festival-Bergamo and Finland National Opera. McVicar is one of the greatest directors of this generation and his productions are shown at major opera houses around the world. He {…}
The Ópera de Oviedo has announced the titles for its upcoming 2025-26 season. Pablo González conducts Humperdinck’s “Hansel und Gretel” in a production by Raúl Vázquez. The cast will include Carles Pachon, Teresa Fuentes, Anna Harvey, Erika Baikoff, Stéphanie Müther, Ana Nebot, and Sofía Gutiérrez-Tobar. Performance Dates: Sept. 12-20, 2025 Gound’s “Romeo et Juliette” is set to star Génesis Moreno, Annya {…}