Marina Monzó, Sabina Puértolas, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Celso Albelo & Serena Sáenz Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2024-25 Season

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2024-25 season. Zarzuela Emilio Arrieta’s “Marina” will be conducted by José Miguel Pérez-Sierra and directed by Bárbara Lluch. Sabina Puértolas and Marina Monzó lead the opera alongside Ismael Jordi, Celso Albelo, Juan Jesús Rodríguez, Pietro Spagnoli, Rubén Amoretti, and Javier Castañeda. Performance Dates: Oct. 9-20, 2024 Pablo Sorozábal’s “La Del Manojo de {…}

Apr 26, 2024

Kristine Opolais, Serena Saenz, Yolanda Auyanet & Airam Hernández Lead Ópera de Tenerife’s 2024-25 Season

The Ópera de Tenerife has announced its 2024-25 season. Mainstage Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” will star Serena Sáenz, Irina Churilova, Michal König, and Na’ama Goldman. Diego Martín-Etxebarría conducts the production by Nicola Berloffa. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-19, 2024 Kristine Opolais leads Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Giorgi Sturua, Alisa Kolosova, and Fernando Campero. Ramón Tebar conducts the production by Stefano Monti. Performance {…}

Apr 14, 2024

Jonathan Tetelman, Aigul Akhmetshina, Aušrine Stundyte, David Butt Philip & Sondra Radvanovsky lead Deutsche Oper Berlin’s 2024-25 Season

The Deustche Oper Berlin has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Respighi’s “La Fiamma” will be directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Carlo Rizzi. The cast will include Aušrine Stundyte, Georgy Vasiliev, Vladislav Sulimsky, Martina Serafin, Sua Jo, Cristina Toledo, Martina Baroni, Karis Tucker, Caren Van Oijen, Doris Soffel, and Patrick Guetti. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 18, 2024 Enrique Mazzola {…}

Mar 6, 2024

Marina Rebeka, Serena Sáenz & Carolyn Sampson Lead BCN Classics’ 2024-25 Season

Barcelona’s BCN Classics announces its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Josep Vicent conducts Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Orfeón Donostiarra, Sabrina Gárdez, Rafael Quirant, and Milan Perišić. Performance Date: Dec. 4, 2024 Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Mozart Requiem with the Bach Collegium Japan and soloists Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Shimon Yoshida, and Dominik Wörner. {…}

Mar 4, 2024

Diana Damrau, Jonas Kaufmann, Sarah Connolly & Juan Diego Flórez Lead Palau de la Música Catalana’s 2024-25 Season

The Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Spain has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Palau 100 Sarah Connolly jons Anima Aeterna Brugge and Pablo Heras-Casado for Mahler’s “Rückert Lieder.” The program also includes music by Bruckner. Performance Date: Oct. 24, 2024 Philippe Herreweghe leads a program that includes pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, Collegium {…}

Jan 27, 2024

Ermonela Jaho, Serena Sáenz, Juan Jesús Rodríguez Among Major Winners of Premios Ópera XXI’s 2022-23 Edition

The Premios Ópera XXI announced the winners of the 2022-23 season on Jan. 25, 2024. Taking home the prize for Best Musical Direction was Josep Pons for his work in “Parsifal” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Meanwhile, Juan Echanove was the winner of the Best Director award for “Pan y Toros” at the Teatro de la Zarzuela. In the {…}

May 31, 2023

Rolando Villazón, Anna Prohaska, Rafael Fingerlos, Serena Sáenz, Edgardo Rocha Headline Mozart Week 2024

The Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation has unveiled its plans for Mozart Week 2024. Rolando Villazón will launch the festivities in a concert alongside the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg under Roberto González-Monjas. The showcase will feature arias by Mozart and Salieri as well as his famed “Jupiter” Symphony. Performance Date: Jan. 24, 2024 Next up is a concert featuring Villazón alongside Ulrich Leisinger and {…}

May 11, 2023

Diana Damrau, Xabier Anduaga & Jonathan Tetelman Lead Festival Castell de Perelada’s 2023 Season

The Festival Castell de Perelada has announced its 2023 summer festival. The season opens with Freddie De Tommaso performing Verdi alongside Audrey Sain-Gil. Performance Date: July 28, 2023 Diana Damrau and Nicola Teste perform music by Ponchielli, Chopin, Bellini, Thomas, Strauss, Donizetti, and more. Helmut Deutsch accompanies on piano. Performance Date: July 29, 2023 Nuria Rial pays tribute to Victoria {…}

May 5, 2023

Nicky Spence & Serena Saenz Lead Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias’ 2023-24 Season

Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Nuno Coelho conducts Massenet’s “Manon” at the Opera de Oviedo. Performance Dates: Sept. 10-16, 2023 Christoph Gedschold conducts Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Opera de Oviedo. Performance Dates: Jan. 25-Feb. 3, 2024 Nuno Coelho conducts Serena Saenz and Samuel Hasselhorn in {…}

Mar 17, 2023

Serena Sáenz, Xabier Anduaga & Lester Lynch Lead Festival Napa Valley’s 2023 Season

The Festival Napa Valley has announced the 2023 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. Gordon Getty’s “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” will be shown. Performance Date: July 12, 2023 Festival Live! Concert Series will feature the 2023 Manetti Shrem Summer Conservatory Fellows. Performance Date: July 14, 2023 Serena Sáenz, Francisco Fullana, Sophia Bacelar, and Pablo Sáinz-Villegas {…}

Dec 29, 2022

Teatro Real de Madrid 2022-23 Review: La Sonnambula (Cast B)

The Teatro Real de Madrid has rounded out the year with 13 performances of Bellini’s “La Sonnambula,” a title which had not been performed in Madrid for 22 years. What is often considered Bellini’s most balanced composition was presented with a strong double cast of international singers and a new production directed by the Spanish stage director Barbara Lluch. Salem {…}