The Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced Carlos Granados as the Artistic Director. Platea Magazine announced the news noting that Granados recently ended his tenure as assistant director of the Teatro de la Zarzuela. Granados’s will be officially named the Artistic Director on Jan. 19, 2024. Born in 1988, Granados is a musicologist and historian and has worked at the {…}
(Credit: Sergio Parma) Spain’s Teatro Villamarta Jerez has announced its 2023-24 season. Ismael Jordi will give a recital in honor of Luis Mariano. Ruben Fernandez Aguirre accomapnies. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2023 Ainhoa Arteta and Maria Terremoto lead “Que Suenen Con Alegria!” alongside conductor Francisco Lopez. Performance Date: Dec. 8, 2023 Jose Miguel Roman leads the Christmas Concert which includes {…}
Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances of the season. The season opens with “La Tabernera del Puerto” by Sorozabel in a production by the Universidad de Cádiz. Juan Manuel Perez Madueno conducts the production by Miguel Cubero. Performance Date: Oct. 1, 2022 Ruth Rosique and Juan Carlos Garbayo {…}
(Credit: Javier del Real) This week the Teatro Villamarta de Jerez is set to present a new production of Massenet’s “Manon” with some of Spain’s leading singers. Among them is Sabina Puértolas who will make her highly anticipated role debut. Ever since 2001, when she made her Teatro alla Scala debut under Riccardo Muti, Puértolas has been one of the {…}
Spain’s Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2021-22 season celebrating its 25th anniversary. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on opera and vocal performances. The season opens with Ortega’s “La casa de Bernarda Alba” starring Ana Ibarra, Carmen Romeu, Luis Cansino, Maribel Ortega, Marifé Nogales, Belén Elvira, Berna Perles, and Helena Dueñas. The Orquesta Sinfónica {…}
Credits: El Heraldo de México website / Luis Cansino official website The Teatro Villamarta De Jerez in Spain will resume performances on Jan. 22 & 24 2021, with a production of Verdi’s operatic masterwork “Il Trovatore.” The opera will star soprano María Katzarava in the role of Leonora, tenor Andeka Gorrotxategi as Manrico, baritone Luis Cansino in the role of {…}
The Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has postponed “La casa de Bernarda Alba” by Miquel Ortega. The Spanish theater announced that the production, which was set to open on Nov. 21 and star Ana Ibarra, Carmen Romeu, Luis Cansino, Marina Pardo, Marifé Nogales, Belén Elvira, Maribel Ortega, María Ogueta, and Helena Dueñas, will get a new date in the coming weeks. {…}
The Teatro Villamarta de Jerez in Spain has announced its 2020-21 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only highlight operatic concerts. Ismael Jordi celebrates 20 years singing with Ruben Fernandez. Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2020 Miguel Ortega conducts Ortega’s “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” with Javier Hernandez directing. Performance Date: Nov. 21, 2020 Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” is {…}
El Teatro Villamarta de Jerez has announced its 2019-20 season. The season opens with a Jazz “Le Nozze di Figaro,” in a production by Paco Mir with an adaptation by Jaume Vilaseca. Axier Sánchez, Montserrat Seró, José Julián Frontal, Lola Casariego, Mar Esteve, Xavi Fernández, and Francisco J. Sánchez star. Performance Dates: Oct. 5 , 2019 Carmen Jiménez, María Ogueta, José Angel Florido, and David Lagares {…}