Palau de Les Arts hosted the 18th Latin American Opera Assembly (OLA). From June 17 to 20, Valencia was the meeting point for more than 50 theaters and festivals from Latin America, Spain, and the United States. The forum, titled “Theaters: Audiences and Ideas of the Future,” focused on audiences and future challenges, as well as on the organizational, structural, {…}
The Palau de les Arts has announced its 2025-26 season. Lorenzo Viotti conducts Gounod’s “Faust” in a production by Johannes Erath. Iván Ayón-Rivas, Alex Esposito, Ruth Iniesta, Florian Sempey, and Ekaterine Buachidze. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-15, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “La descente d’Orphée aux enfers” will star Josipa Bilić, Camille Chopin, Sarah Fleiss, Tanaquil Ollivier, Sydney Frodsham, Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi, Attila {…}
(Credit: © Gianluca Fontana) Eleonora Buratto is set to complete the Donizetti opera trilogy with Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux” at the Palau de les Arts. Buratto will sing the opera in a production by Jetske Mijnssen, with Francesco Lanzillotta conducting. She will be joined by Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Silvia Tro Santafé, and Ismael Jordi. In a statement Buratto said, “After ‘Anna Bolena’ and {…}
(Credit: © Olga Rubio Dalmau) On Feb. 16, Anna Netrebko will make her Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Debut. The Soprano will perform at the Sala Principal in a recital featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Rimski-Kórsakov, and Strauss. She will also perform arias from Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” and Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi.” The soprano will be joined by {…}
Sir Mark Elder has been appointed Music Director of the Palau de les Arts. He will take over the position on Sept. 1, 2025, succeeding James Gaffigan who announced he would conclude his tenure as Music Director at the close of the 2024-25 season. Elder will be the Music Director until the 2028-2029 season. He made his debut with the {…}
The Palau de Les Arts has announced a cast change for its production of “Dialogues des Carmelites.” The company said that Carolina López Moreno will no longer perform the role of Blanche de la Force. As a result, Alexandra Marcellier will take over the role. Marcellier has performed with the Opéra de Bordeaux, Opéra de Limoges, Opéra de Saint-Étienne, the {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia has announced a cast change for its Dec. 8 performance of “Il Trovatore.” In a statement posted on social media, baritone Artur Ruciński said he was canceling due to “health reasons.” As a result, Lucas Meachem will perform the role of the Count. Meachem recently performed the role at the Houston Grand Opera {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia has announced that it will resume its programming this weekend following a number of postponements and cancelations. The company said, “In Les Arts, from the greatest respect and solidarity with all the people affected by DANA, we resume the shows planned for this week. With the spirit of showing our support through culture, {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia has postponed Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala’s concert on Nov. 10, 2024. The company said that “the concert on Sunday the 10th will be held on November 26, 2024, with piano accompaniment and the same program.” Additionally the performance of “Lost Letters” – Lucía Lacarra Ballet on Saturday the 9th will take place {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain has canceled all “La Verbena de la Paloma” performances. The company said, “The functions of ‘La Verbena de la Paloma,’ scheduled for November 6 and 8, are suspended. Ticket holders will be contacted, and a refund of the import will be processed. The company had originally canceled the first two performances due {…}
The Palau de les Arts in Valencia has canceled performances of Tomás Bretón’s “La verbena de la Paloma” on Nov. 2 and 3, 2024 due to the tragedy caused by historic flooding. The company said, “The Council of Education, Culture, Universities, and Employment informs that, due to the tragedy caused by DANA in the Valencian Community and as a sign {…}