(© Javier del Real | Teatro Real) On July 3, 2022, Queen Letizia of Spain hosted NATO summit participants for a visit to the Teatro Real in Madrid, where they attended a rehearsal of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Nabucco,” following a tour of the building. The Queen was accompanied by the President of the Teatro Real, Gregorio Marañón, General Director Ignacio García-Belenguer, and {…}
The Teatro Real and Gran Teatre del Liceu have announced a new collaboration. The companies noted that they will partner on six co-productions and a subscription series for four operas. The co-productions that the two theaters have agreed to collaborate on are “Eugene Onegin,” “Jenufa,” “La Fanciulla del West,” “Rusalka,” “Maria Stuarda,” and “La Sonnambula.” The two companies will also {…}
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(Credit: Javier del Real) On the 30th of March the acclaimed American soprano Lisette Oropesa offered a solo recital at Madrid’s Teatro Real. She presented an interesting program, mostly in French, of six rarely performed arias and two encores. Being a lirico leggera soprano, half of her arias kept her voice in the middle register and showcased little coloratura and {…}
Teatro Real concludes Wagner’s epic tetralogy “Der Ring des Nibelungen” with nine performances of the fourth title, “Götterdämmerung,” after having presented one opera per season, beginning with “Das Rheingold” in 2019. Unfortunately, the production of this fourth opera, directed by Robert Carsen and Patrick Kinmonth, turned out to be repetitive, meaningless, and plain. Dull & Meaningless One of the main {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) The Teatro Real de Madrid concluded its run of “Götterdämmerung” with an homage to the victims of Ukraine. In a press release, the Madrid-based theater said, “the artistic team of ‘Twilight of the Gods,’ in the last performance of the opera, tonight, has wrapped the corpse of Siegfried in the Ukrainian flag, as a symbolic act {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to present the world premiere of “El Abrecartas” this February. The final opera by composer Luis de Pablo, with a libretto by Vicente Molina Foix, will open on Feb. 16 and is set to run for six performances through the 26th. The opera is set to star tenors Airam Hernández (Federico García Lorca), {…}
(Credit: Teatro Real official website) The Teatro Real has announced the cancelation of the performance of Puccini’s “La bohème” scheduled for Jan. 2, 2022, due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the house. The Teatro Real completely reshuffled the cast for the performance on Dec. 29, 2021, in an attempt to present the opera despite a growing number of COVID-19 cases. {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) The board of the Teatro Real in Madrid has renewed General Director Ignacio García-Belenguer and Artistic Director Joan Matabosch’s contract until 2026. Additionally, the board approved that Ivor Bolton would remain Music Director until July 2025. During the meeting it was also approve that on March 3, there were be an hommage to the great composers {…}
The Teatro Real in Madrid has changed its production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company announced that the originally announced production by Lotte de Beer will be replaced by Claus Guth’s staging fromthe 2006 Salzburg Festival. The Guth production will mark the fourth staging from the director at the Teatro Real under Artistic Director Joan Matabosch. Guth has already directed {…}
(Credit: Teatro Real official website) The Teatro Real has announced several cast changes for the title role in Verdi’s “Nabucco.” The company noted that baritones Amartuvshin Enkhbat and George Petean have dropped out of the production and as a result, Gabriele Viviani, George Gagnidze, and Luca Salsi will sing the title role. They will join Luis Cansino, who will also {…}