The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced it is returning to the United States for a concert titled “Fire, Guitar, Legend.” The company said that it will perform at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center on Oct. 15 and two days later, on Oct. 17 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. The two concerts will include music by de Falla, {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera Sondra Radvanovsky and Saioa Hernández lead Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” with Lucas Meachem, Szymon Mechliński, Brian Jagde,, Michael Fabiano and Jorge de Leon. Nicola Luisotti conducts Carlos Wagner’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 23-Oct. 11, 2026 Paul Agnew conducts Handel’s “Riccardo Primo, rè d’Inghilterra” with Jakub Józef Orliński, Melissa Petit, Alex Rosen, {…}
Four centuries after William Shakespeare imagined a night-time forest where desires dissolve into illusions, Benjamin Britten transformed that world into one of the most enigmatic operas of the 20th century. Now the work returns to the stage of Teatro Real in a new production by director Deborah Warner under the baton of conductor Ivor Bolton–a duo that has repeatedly shaped {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) There are operas that survive by turning into monuments–and others by remaining dangerously alive. “Carmen” belongs to the second category. It refuses preservation. It resists comfort. And every so often, a production appears that reminds one why this work still unsettles rather than reassures. Production Details Damiano Michieletto’s “Carmen” at Teatro Real is one of those {…}
(Photo: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real farewells 2025 and welcomes 2026 with 16 performances of Bizet’s popular masterpiece, “Carmen.” This revival is a new production directed by the talented stage director Damiano Michieletto, which opened in London two seasons ago and which will be seen at La Scala. Italian stage director Damiano Michieletto proved once more why he is {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for its production of “Otello.” The company said that Igor Golovatenko and Artur Rucinski, who were originally announced for the production, will be replaced by Gabriele Viviani, Vladimir Stoyanov and Franco Vassallo. Viviani will perform on Sept. 19, 22, 25, 28, and Oct. 2 and 5 meanwhile, Stoyanov will perform {…}
(©Gemma Escribano) The Teatro Real de Madrid has announced a cast change for “La Traviata” on July 20, 2025. The company said that due to illness, Nadine Sierra has had to cancel the performance. As a result, Sabina Puértolas will sing the title role. Puértolas has performed around the world at leading theaters including the Teatro Real, Teatro de la Zarzuela, {…}
The Teatro Real has announced a cast change for its concert performances of “I Lombardi alla prima crociata.” The company said that Lidia Fridman will sing the role of Giselda, replacing the originally announced Anna Pirozzi. Fridman took to social media and said, “So happy to share this special news with you. This July, I will make my Spanish debut {…}
(© Fadi Kheir) For a third straight year, the Teatro Real de Madrid brought its talents to the stage of Carnegie Hall to tremendous success. The performance, featuring the Orchestra of the Teatro Real under conductor David Afkham and the incredible artistry of soprano Saioa Hernández and violinist Maria Dueñas, was superb in not only the quality of its music {…}
(Photo Credit: © Forster) The premiere of “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” at the Teatro Real de Madrid became an extraordinary event. Dmitri Tcherniakov offered the audience a new interpretation of the famous opera by Rimsky-Korsakov, transforming it from a fairy-tale into a psychological drama. The director boldly departs from familiar images and, like a surgeon, reveals the hidden meanings {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid will stream its production of “Mitridate, re di Ponto” on April 4, 2025. Audiences will get a chance to broadcast the performance on MyOperaPlayer starting at 7:30 p.m. local time. The opera is presented in a production by Claus Guth, inspired by the award-winning TV series “Succession.” The opera production features two casts starring Juan {…}