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International opera and classical music developments

Overview

The classical music and opera sectors in Europe and South America have seen several new productions and performances announced.

In Uruguay, Sodre and Pro Ópera are staging a new production of Donizetti’s ‘L’elisir d’amore’ set in the early 19th-century Banda Oriental. In Spain, the Auditorio de Tenerife is presenting ‘The Golden Dragon’ in La Laguna, while Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela and Espacio Turina are co-producing ‘Poeta en Nueva York’, a chamber opera based on the texts of Federico García Lorca.

Further developments include the opening of the season at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden with ‘La Vestale’, a co-production with the Opéra National de Paris. Other notable activities include a program by The Tallis Scholars in Bogotá, the staging of ‘Maria Stuarda’ in Oviedo, and upcoming performances by Elina Garanča in Las Palmas. However, Xabier Anduaga has canceled a scheduled concert at the Teatro Real in Madrid due to illness.

Entities

Sodre · Federico García Lorca · Alberto Carretero · Péter Eötvös · Donizetti

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Classical music and opera updates across Europe and South America

    Classical music updates include a new Lorca-inspired opera in Madrid, Spontini’s ‘La Vestale’ in Berlin, and performances by The Tallis Scholars in Bogotá.

  2. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    New opera productions announced in Uruguay and Spain

    New opera productions are debuting in Uruguay with a Donizetti staging set in the 19th-century Banda Oriental, and in Spain with Péter Eötvös’s The Golden Dragon at Teatro Leal.

Sources

beckmesser.com · chacodiapordia.com · elculturaldecanarias.es · insonoro.com · lahora.cl · mediospublicos.uy · mendozatoday.com.ar