(Credit: Camilla Greenwell, ROH 2022) On Nov. 17, the Teatro Real de Madrid will stream Handel’s “Theodora” on MyOpera Player. The oratorio will be shown in a new production by Katie Mitchell, which originally premiered at the Royal Opera House and will star Julia Bullock, Iestyn Davies, Ed Lyon, Callum Thorpe, Thando Mjandana, and Joyce DiDonato. Ivor Bolton conducts the Coro y {…}
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Piotr Beczala presented their recital on November 3rd (which is touring worldwide) at the Teatro Real. Before the beginning, there was a one-minute standing of silence in sympathy to the victims in the aftermath of the storm Dana which destroyed several locations in the Valencia area (in the name of all the artistic and technical {…}
(Photo credit: Javier del Real) And I’m back to report on the second cast for the Teatro Real de Madrid’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” You can check my thoughts on Cast A here. The Italian soprano Maria Agresta performed the titular role, Adriana. Her voice has developed into a pure lyric soprano, as a result of incorporating heavy roles in later years. {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) The Spanish opera coliseum opened its 2024-25 season with the worldwide recognized production of Francesco Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” by David McVicar and two excellent casts, streaming a live performance on Live Screens all over Spain (on the 28th of September) and on a wide screen in the back facade of Teatro Real. David McVicar’s Production Perspective {…}
Saioa Hernández announced she was canceling her performance on July 15, 2024 of “Madama Butterfly” at the Teatro Real. The soprano took to social media and said, “Dear friends. I’m very sorry, I’ve had to cancel my participation in today’s performance. I would like to briefly explain to you what has happened to me during the last few days, as {…}
(Photo credit: (***Trigger warning based on topics of suicide and violence towards women) Madrid’s Teatro Real closes its season with an astonishing number of 19 performances with four different casts of Puccini’s tragic tale: “Madama Butterfly.” Nicola Luisotti was in charge of the Orchestra of Teatro Real for most of the performances, and the excellent Italian stage director Damiano Michieletto {…}
The Teatro Real de Madrid is set to return to Carnegie Hall on June 26, 2024. The company’s Orchestra will perform at Zankel Hall and will present ‘The Eight Seasons’ by Vivaldi and Piazzolla, a unique concert that will combine Baroque music with Tango and Jazz. The evening will include Spanish award-winning violinist Leticia Moreno and Soloists of the Orchestra {…}
It has been 23 years since Daniel Barenboim offered three performances of Wagner’s comedy at Teatro Real. It was the first Laurent Pelly Wagner production, and therefore the expectations were high. And the result did not disappoint an enthusiastic audience which gave strong ovations at the curtain call. Pelly is a master in “comedy” and he recognizes that he doesn’t {…}
For the third year in a row, the Teatro Real is set to hand out awards for artistic merit. This year the company will award conductor Pablo Heras-Casado, director Robert Wilson, sopranos Saioa Hernández and Sara Blanch, and baritones Leight Melrose and Martin Winkler at a ceremony on May 22. The evening will showcase performances by pianist Javier Perianes. Hernández {…}
The President of the Teatro de Madrid Gregorio Marañón has been honored with Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. The honor was bestowed on Marañón at the university which saw Minister of Culture Ernest Urtasun, Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations Félix Bolaños, Government Delegate Pilar Trinidad, and the Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sports of the Community of {…}
Opera star Sondra Radvanovsky took the stage at the Teatro Real de Madrid to present a concert centering on the three final scenes of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy. There’s a commercial recording on CD of a previous Chicago performance, as well as previous performances in Barcelona and Napoli. And as she did on those occasions, on this night Radvanovsky continued to {…}