Saioa Hernández, Ainhoa Arteta, Carlos Álvarez & Lisette Oropesa Lead Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2021-22 Season

(Credit: Mariano Vargas/Steven Harris) The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced its 2021-22 season featuring an array of Zarzuela, recitals, and concerts. Here is a look at the vocal performances and zarzuela performances. Zarzuela The season will open with Ruperto Chapí’s “Circe” starring Saioa Hernández, Alejandro Roy, and Rubén Amoretti. Guillermo García Calvo conducts. Performance Dates: Sept 10 & 12, {…}

Feb 11, 2021

Festival de Teatro Lírico Español Announces Two Cast Changes for ‘La Vida Breve’

(Credits: Opera Online) The Festival de Teatro Lírico Español de Oviedo has announced two cast changes for its upcoming production of Manuel de Falla’s “La Vida Breve.” First, soprano Virginia Tola will replace Ainhoa Arteta, who tested positive for COVID-19 and is still recovering. Additionally, mezzo-soprano Cristina Faus will replace María Luisa Corbacho, who has also tested positive for the {…}

Jan 24, 2021

Florian Boesch To Give Recital At Teatro de la Zarzuela

(Credit: Andreas Weiss) Bass-baritone Florian Boesch will give a recital at the Teatro de la Zarzuela on Jan. 25, 2021. Boesch will perform Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Winterreise,” op. 89, D 911 alongside pianist Justus Zeyen. The presentation of “Winterreise” marks Boesch’s second performance at Teatro de la Zarzuela this season. For his first concert in the lied cycle on {…}

Sep 21, 2020

Anna Lucia Richter Replaces Juliane Banse at Teatro de la Zarzuela

The Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid and Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM) have announced a change to their Lied cycle. The organizations announced that Anna Lucia Richter will replace Juliane Banse on Oct. 13, 2020, who was set to perform the second concert in the famed concert series. Richter will now perform alongside pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz in a {…}

Sep 8, 2020

Sondra Radvanovsky & Leonor Bonilla Lead Ópera XXI de España Virtual Award Ceremony

(Credits: Michael Cooper / www.codalario.com) Ópera XXI de España has announced that it will present its awards ceremony in a virtual event which will be held on October 25, 2020. The ceremony was initially planned for March 2020, but had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, Ópera XXI de España has been working on the new {…}

Jun 30, 2020

Teatro de la Zarzuela Announces New Webseries

The Teatro de la Zarzuela has announced a new webseries entitled “Cantar en tiempos revueltos.” The series was written by Enrique Viana and is made up of six 18-minute episodes. Daniel Bianco, director of the Spanish company, helmed the series, which stars Jesús Castejón, María José Suárez, Emilio Sánchez, Isabel Cámara, Ana Goya, Eduardo Carranza, Ángel Ruiz, Sabina Puértolas, Ruth {…}

Jun 23, 2020

Carlos Álvarez, Ainhoa Arteta, Saioa Hernandez & Sonya Yoncheva Headline Teatro de la Zarzuela’s 2020-21 Season

The Teatro de la Zarzuela in Spain has announced its 2020-21 season featuring several productions, concerts, and recitals. Productions The season opens with a double entitled “Granada.” The first work in the double bill will be “La Tempranica” starring Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Ana Ibarra, Javier Franco, Rubén Amoretti, Gustavo Peña, Gerardo Bullón, and Miguel Sola. Meanwhile, Ainhoa Arteta and Virgnia {…}

May 19, 2020

INAEM Has Begun Analyzing Reopening for Theaters & Performance Venues

El Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y la Música has initiated a process that aims to establish a timetable for the reopening of theaters throughout Spain. In an official press release, the organization, which is responsible for such organizations as the Auditoria National and the Teatro de la Zarzuela, stated that it was engaged in two separate conversations relating {…}

Mar 27, 2020

Teatro de la Zarzuela Makes 12 Performances Available on Youtube

In celebration of World Theatre Day, the Teatro de la Zarzuela is making 12 full recordings of recent performances available on its Youtube channel. Among the zarzuelas that will be available include “Katiuska” by Pablo Sorozábal with Ainhoa Arteta, Carlos Álvarez, and Jorge de León; “La casa de Bernarda Alba” by Miquel Ortega; “Cecilia Valdés” by Gonzalo Roig starring Elizabeth {…}

Mar 12, 2020

Teatro de la Zarzuela Confirms Two Chorus Members with Coronavirus

Two chorus members of the Teatro de la Zarzuela have tested positive for the coronavirus. According Platea Magazine, the two members that tested positive were involved in rehearsals for the Zarzuela production of “Policías y ladrones.” The two are currently at home and are responding well to the treatment. According to the magazine, 30 chorus members that interacted with the {…}

Feb 26, 2020

Plácido Domingo Dismissed From 50th Anniversary Celebration at Teatro del la Zarzuela in Madrid

The Ministry of Culture and Sports in Spain has canceled Plácido Domingo’s participation at the Teatro de la Zarzuela this May. The performances were supposed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famed tenor’s first performance in Madrid. “Faced with the difficult situation and after Domingo’s own statements in which he took complete responsibility for his actions, the Instituto Nacional {…}