The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia has unveiled its 2025 programming. Here is a rundown of the opera and vocal performances on offer. First up is a concert featuring tenor Piotr Beczala. The tenor delivers music by Verdi, Puccini, Giordano, Moniuszko, and Mascagni alongside the Orquestra Filarmónica de Bogotá and conductor Joachim Gustafsson. Performance Date: Jan. {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia, will present Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 as part of its 14th anniversary celebration. The showcase is scheduled for May 26, 2024 at 5 p.m. and features the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá under the musical direction of Joachim Gustafsson. They are joined by the Coro Nacional de Colombia, the Coro Filarmónico {…}
(Credit: Auditorio Nacional del Sodre y Juan Diego Castillo) The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia will present Mozart and Da Ponte’s “Così fan tutte” this February. Scheduled for Feb. 21 – 25, 2024, the production will be directed by Marcelo Lombardero with José Areán conducting the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia. Lombarderos production sets the opera {…}
The Director of the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo Ramiro Osorio, has been named Honorary Academic of the Academia de Artes Escénicas de España The title was given to Osorio on Nov. 27 and was in recognition of his work over the years to establish bridges between Colombia and Spain. In 2022 and 2023, the Teatro Mayor invited Spain {…}
Colombia’s Teatro Digital streaming platform is set to celebrate World Opera Day with a series of unique productions. On Oct. 25, and until Nov. 2, the company will stream productions of “Le Nozze di Figaro,” “La Vida es Sueño,” and “Lucia di Lammermoor.” “Le Nozze di Figaro” is a presentation of a production by Pedro Salazar from the Teatro Mayor {…}
Several Colombian opera companies have announced their upcoming productions and projects at the 16th annual conference of Ópera Latinoaméricana. The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo has confirmed that it will present “La Vida es Sueño” by Juan Pablo Carreño and librettist Iván Olano Duque. This adaptation of the famed Calderón de la Barca work will be directed by Alejandro {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca” in a production by Pedro Salazar. The production, which opens on Feb. 24, 2023, will star Martina Serafin in the title role alongside Fabián Veloz as Scarpia. Adam Smith stars as Cavaradossi with other cast members including Jacobo Ochoa, Manuel Franco, Camil Mendoza, Valeriano Lancha, and Julián {…}
The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá will celebrate World Opera Day on October 25 with the streaming of “Gianni Schicchi,” “Aida,” “Tosca,” and “Il Trovatore.” Entitled “Opera: a Window to Emotions,” the streams that will be presented jointly by Bancolombia, with the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, through the District Institute of the Arts and the Stage of {…}
Credit: Juan Diego Castillo The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogota, Colombia has announced a cast change for its production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company said that Günther Haumer will no longer sing the role of the Count of Almaviva and will be replaced by Marcelo Guzzo. Guzzo has performed with the Teatro Mayor in a {…}
Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” is headed to Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo for this performances on August 31, September 2 and 4, 2022. This is the first time in 10 years that the iconic work will be presented in Colombia. On this occasion, audiences will see a a co-production between the Teatro Mayor and La Compañía Estable {…}
(Credit: Junseob Yoon) The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogotá, Colombia has announced its program for the second half of 2022. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Clara Rozo will present “Ibérica: canots del mundo lusófono e hispano”with pianist Luis Gabriel Mesa. The concert will feature music by de Carvalho, {…}