PLATEA MAGAZINE – 17/6/2020
The Liceu presents its 2020/2021 season
A recital by Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala, the concert version of Verdi’s Il trovatore with Anna Netrebko, Yusif Evyazov and Ludovic Tézier and the Don Giovanni signed by Christof Loy will open the season.
The presence of voices such as Javier Camarena, Nadine Sierra, Ermonela Jaho, Gregory Kunde or Carlos Álvarez, among others, stands out.
Àlex Ollé debuts as a resident artist and the works of the artist Chiharu Shiota put an image to the new season.
Under the motto The strength of the opera, the Gran Teatre del Liceu today presented its schedule for 2020/2021. Obsession as a human passion will be the common thread of this season. The artists and titles provided are as follows:
Recital Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala · September 27 · Camillo Radicke, piano · Arias and duets by Verdi and Puccini, among others
Il Trovatore (Verdi) · October 1 · concert version · Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Ludovic Tézier, Okka von der Damerau, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Mercedes Gancedo, Néstor Losán · music director to be determined
Don Giovanni (Mozart) · October 24 to November 8 · Josep Pons, musical director · Christof Loy, dir. scene · Christopher Maltman, Adam Palka, Miah Persson, Ben Bliss, Véronique Gens, Luca Pisaroni, Josep-Ramon Olivé, Leonor Bonilla
Symphonies no.8 and no. 9 (Beethoven) · October 25 · Jordi Savall, musical director · Le Concert des Nations / Beethoven Academy 2020 · El León de Oro (Marco Antonio García de Paz, dir.) · Sara Gouzy, Laila Salome Fischer, Mingije Lel, Manuel Walser
Concert Juan Diego Flórez · October 30 · Jader Bignamini, musical director · Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatr del Liceu
Sis Solos Soles (newly created micro-operas) · November 1 · xacapera de Butxaca & Nova Creació · Music by Agustí Charles, Mario G. Cortizo, Raquel García Tomás, Joan Magrané, Lucas Peire and Francesc Prat · Francesc Prat, dir . musical · Marc Rosisch, dir. scene
From Carmen Amaya to Estrella Morente · November 7 · Music by R. Gerhard, M. de Falla and J. Guinjoan · Estrella Morente, voice · Josep Pons, dir. musical · Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Onegin by Eifman Ballet · November 15 to 19 · Music by P. I. Chaikovski and A. Stikovetski · Boris Eifman, choreography · Conrad with Alphen, dir. musical · Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Mitridate, Re di Ponto (Mozart) · November 24 · concert version · Les Musiciens du Louvre · Marc Minkowski, musical director Penis Pati, Julie Fuchs, Elsa Dreisig, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Sarah Aristidou, Jonathan Winell, Adriana Bignani
La Traviata (Verdi) · December 5 to 30 · Speranza Scappucci, musical director · David McVicar, dir. scene · Kristina Mkhitaryan / Rosa Feola, Pavol Breslik / Dmitry Korchak, George Petean / Giovanni Meoni, Laura Vila, Gemma Coma-Alabert, Aaron Blake, Gerardo Bullón, Tomeu Bibiloni, Felipe Bou
Sondra Radvanovsky. The three queens · December 23 · Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano · Riccardo Frizza, dir. musical · Rafael R. Villalobos, stage proposal · Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Winterreise (Schubert) with Chiharu Shiota · January 12, 13 and 14 · James Newby, baritone · Joseph Middleton, piano
Les Contes d´Hoffmann (Offenbach) · January 18 to February 1 · Jordan de Souza, dir. musical · Laurent Pelly, dir. scene · John Osborn / Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Adriana González, Olga Pudova / Rocío Pérez, Ermonela Jaho, Nino Surguladze / Ginger Consta-Jackson, Stéphanie d´Oustrac / Marina Viotti, Laura Vila, Aleksander Vinogradov / Roberto Tagliavini, Alexey Bogdanov, Carlos Daza, Vincent Ordonneau, Roger Padullés
Tenor Viñas Competition (58th edition) · January 22 and 24 · Álvaro Albiach, dir. musical · Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Anna Netrebko. Jour et Nuit · January 27 · Anna Netrebko, soprano · Malcolm Martineau, piano
Platée (Rameau) · February 3 · concert version · William Christie, dir. musical · Les Arts Florissants · Marcel Beekman, Emmanuelle de Negri, Jeannine De Bique, Emilie Renard, Cyril Auvity, Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Solstice. Blanca Li Company · February 6 to 9 · Blanca Lli, choreography and dir. artistic · Music by Tao Gutiérrez
Lessons in Love and Violence (Benjamin) · February 26 to March 11 · Josep Pons, dir. musical · Katie Mitchell, dir. scene · Stéphane Degout, Daniel Okulitch, Georgia Jarman, William Burden, Samuel Boden, Ocean Barrington-Cook, Isabella Gaudí, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Toni Marsol
Stravinsky’s Consecration: The Three Russian Ballets · March 5 · The Firebird, Petruskha and The Consecration of Spring · Josep Pons, dir. musical · Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Otello (Verdi) · March 27 to April 14 · Riccardo Frizza, dir. musical · Keith Warner, dir. scene · Gregory Kunde / Jorge de León, Krassimira Stoyanova / Eleonora Buratto, Carlos Álvarez / Zeljko Lucic, Airam Hernández, Francisco Vas, Felipe Bou, Fernando Latorre, Mireia Pintó
La Principessa Filosofía (Carles Baguer) · April 30 · concert version · Bottega d´opera de l´ESMUC · Marzio Conti, dir. musical
Tannhäuser (Wagner) · May 8 to 23 · David Afkham, dir. musical · Robert Carsen, dir. scene · Stefan Vinke, Johanni van Oostrum, Michelle DeYoung, Thomas J. Mayer, Franz-Josep Selig, Roger Padullés, Albert Casals, David Lagares
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev) · May 16 · David Afkham, dir. musical · Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Swan Lake from the Czech National Ballet · May 27-30 · Music by P. I. Chaikovski · John Cranko, choreography and direction · Václav Zahradník / Sergej Poluektov, dir. musical · Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
La bohème (Puccini) · June 14 to July 2 · Giampaolo Bisanti, dir. musical · Àlex Ollé, dir. scene · Anita Hartig / Maria Teresa Leva / Adriana González, Atalla Ayan / Giorgio Berrugi, Roberto de Candia / Damián del Castillo, Valentina Nafornita / Katerina Tretyakova, Toni Marsol / Josep Ramón Olivé, Roberto Accurso, Goderdzi Janelidze
Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) · July 16 to 28 · Giacomo Sagripanti, dir. musical · Barbara Wysocka, dir. scene · Nadine Sierra, Javier Camarena, Mariusz Kwiecien, Emmanuel Faraldo, Mirko Palazzi, Anna Gompa, Moisés Marín
My Fair Lady (Loewe) · July 22 and 23 · Alfonso Casado Trigo, dir. musical · Guy Unsworth, stage movement
