The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced its 2025-26 season with the theme Déjate sorprender. Here are the vocal performances for the season. Karel Mark Chichon conducts works by Artola, Albéniz, Alvarez, Bizet, Penella, Pérez Chovi, Ribate, and Sarasate. Soloists include Paco Candela and Celia Jiménez. Performance Date: Sept. 19, 2025 Óliver Díaz conducts the X Concurso Internacional de Canto Alfredo {…}
(Photography: Marco Borggreve) Conductor Karel Mark Chichon has extended his contract to remain Chief Conductor & Artistic Director of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria until the 2026-27 season. He first took on the position in 2017 and under his leadership, the ensemble has become the only Spanish orchestra to record with Deutsche Grammophon. In an official press statement released {…}
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Karel Mark Chichon conducts Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Krassimira Stoyanova, Dmytro Popov, Rihards Macanovskis, and Olesya Petrova. Performance Dates: Sept. 21, 2023 Elina Garanca, José Antonio López, María José Moreno, and Ismael Jordi lead “Luisa Fernanda” with Karel Mark Chichon. Performance Date: Oct. 20, 2023 Karel Mark {…}
The Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria has announced a cast change for its “La Magia de Aida” on Sept 23, 2022. The orchestra noted that Latonia Moore will not sing the title role and will be replaced by Cellia Costea. Costea has performed at the Bucharest National Opera as well as at the Klagenfurt Stadttheater, Royal Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Gran {…}
The Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced its 2022-23 season featuring four vocal performances and international artists. Here is a look: The season opens with excerpts from “Aida” starring Elina Garanča, Latonia Moore, Seokjong Baek, and Rihards Macanovskis. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2022 Josep Gils conducts the chorus of Gran Canaria in a program of music {…}
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has named Leonard Slatkin its Principal Guest Conductor and has extended its Principal Conductor Karel Mark Chichon’s contract. The President of the Cabildo Government of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales announced that Karel Mark Chichon’s contract as Chief Conductor & Artistic Director was extended for a further two more seasons until July 2025. Per the {…}
(Credit: © Fidelio Artist – Fernando Vázquez Morago) The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria has announced that it will honor the centenary of the death of composer Camille Saint-Saëns by performing a concert featuring mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera. The concerts will take place on March 11 & 12, 2021. The program for the concert includes various works by Saint-Saëns, such {…}
(Credits: Bayerische Staatsoper official website / Lourdes Balduque / Elena Cherkashyna / Victor Santi) The Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain has announced its schedule for the first half of 2021. The program will feature a total of five operas. Here is a look at the schedule. Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will feature Murat Karahan, Saioa Hernández, Massimo {…}
