The Teatro de la Zarzuela has broken records in sales and subscriptions for its 2024-25 season. According to Platea Magazine, the company has sold 4,012 subscriptions and over 40,000 tickets with several performances already sold out. According to a press release many of the performances featuring lead casts are almost sold out. Next season, the Teatro de la Zarzuela will {…}
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 {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela in collaboration with the Fundación Victoria de los Ángeles will pay tribute to legendary soprano Victoria de los Ángeles. The concert will take place on March 12 and will showcase 14 singers accompanied by the Orquesta Victoria de los Ángeles under Pedro Pardo. Marc Busquets will stage the concert which commemorates the soprano’s centennial. The {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced a cast change for the “Una noche de Zarzuela” on May 26, 2024. The company said that Lisette Oropesa has canceled her participation in a May 26 concert “Una noche de Zarzuela” due to “family obligations.” In her stead, Sara Blanch will take over the concert, which will be held on the same {…}
“El año pasado por agua” is headed to the Teatro de la Zarzuela this February. The work, which features music by Federico Chueca and Joaquín Valverde and a libretto by Ricardo de la Vega, is a “revista” in one act and four scenes. The work, which features an inundated town and Neptune himself in conversation with the New Year and {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced a cast change for its production of “Las Golondrinas.” The company has announced that Carlos Álvarez will no longer sing the role of Puck and will be replaced by Gerardo Bullón and César Sanmartín. This is the latest production that Álvarez has canceled in the last month. He previously canceled his participation in {…}
(Credit: JPS) Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced José Miguel Pérez Sierra as its new Music Director. The conductor will take over for Guillermo García Calvo, who did not renew his contract. This news coincides with the announcement that Isamay Benavente will become the new director of the company. Pérez Sierra will take over the role during the 2024-2025 {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid has announced a cast change for its production of “Luisa Fernanda.” The company said that Carmen Artaza will replace María José Montiel, who has canceled due to acute tracheatitis. She will sing the in first cast with performances scheduled for June 21, 23, 25, and 29. Artaza, who was scheduled to perform in {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2023-24 season featuring zarzuela productions, concerts, and recitals. Zarzuela The season opens with “El Caballero del Olmedo” starring Joel Prieto, Cesar Arrieta, Rocio Perez, Alba Chantar, German Olvera, Ramiro Maturana, Nicola Beller Carbone, Berna Perles, Gerado Bullon, and Ruben Amoretti. Guillermo Garcia Calvo conducts the production by Lluis Pasqual’s production. Performance Dates: {…}
Famed Spanish mezzo-soprano, Teresa Berganza, was honored with a plaza in her name at the entrance to Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela. At a ceremony on Mar. 16, 2023, the granddaughter of the celebrated mezzo-soprano Sofía Álvarez Lavilla conveyed her sentiments, saying, “She [Berganza] wasn’t a fan of tributes, but she would have really enjoyed this gift.” Berganza’s 90th birthday would {…}
The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced a new Artistic Director. The INAEM has designated Isamay Benavente, the current director of the Teatro Villamarta de Jerez. She was chosen from 26 candidates and will become the first woman to lead the theater in 167 years. Benavente will succeed Daniel Bianco. She is the current president of the Ópera XXI, la {…}