Freshness and variety
As usual in recent seasons, ABAO has prepared a nice recital for the last title of the season, which has served as a prelude. Combining opera and
zarzuela has been a great idea. Because many of us think it wouldn't be a bad idea to ever include some
minor gender title in AO seasons. On this occasion we have seen the adequacy of the voices and ways of singing of the two soloists to these two styles. The result has been extremely nice and light. As a novelty, actress Maite Marín represented with comic intent a script that gives continuity to all the pieces of the recital. In fact, this element has been left over and has not contributed much to the sitting. The baritone
Juan Jesús Rodríguez has shown great voice and security throughout the recital. It is considered to be one of the best international Verdean Baryshades and we have been able to see why it is seen as such. If I got Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci? So much in the song Io morrò, ma lieto in core, by Don Carlo, by Verdi, has shown an elegant song and the resounding voice. The other protagonist of the night,
soprano Graciela Moncloa, has lived up to her expectations. Thanks to the two operas he has performed, O mio babbino caro, by Gianni Schicchi (Puccini), and Sola, perdu and abbandonata, by Manon Lescaut (Puccini), we have found a singer full of emotions, whose voice is perfectly suited to the roles of Puccini. In the second part, dedicated to zarzuela, the freshness of the
interpreters and the domain of gender have made the public enjoy without a doubt. Soprano and baritone stand out in the romances they have interpreted, but the best has come to the last duos of the program. The two soloists have performed perfectly in Why of My Eyes (La Revoltosa) of Chapí and I have long come to Pablo Sorozabal’s workshop (The Rose Bunch). In the latter, Graciela Moncloa and Juan Jesús Rodríguez have had a particularly surprising interpretation. What a desire has awakened us all to go to a good representation of this beautiful zarzuela, a jewel of Sorozabal! As a tip, Rodríguez gives us the elegant version of the romance Sasibil, my Guridi farmhouse. A good ending.
Born 7 May 1824. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) 9. Premiere of the Symphony. It was the last symphony that the German composer wrote, but as for intention, you can say it was the first. Beethoven wrote Symphony No. 1 in 1799 and 1800, years before he was born in his head No. 9... [+]
In Durango's Hitz bookstore, it occurred to me that the Saturraran opera deserved criticism. On the one hand, the response of Jose Julián Bakedano, the illusion of the words of Gaizka Olabarri from the bookstore, the illusion of Nekane Bereziartua, who for so many years has been... [+]
The concert season of the Basque Orchestra ends with an extraordinary concert at the Baluarte de Pamplona. A nice concert, of those who want to applaud the listeners, with many stays
mulos.El first of these incentives was the Italian soloist Federico Colli, who has won the... [+]
The ABAO 2023/2024 season ends with the title always awaited by the public. One of Puccini's masterpieces is an opera that, despite having heard a thousand times, always arouses intense feelings. Furthermore, on this occasion we have been able to enjoy first-line soloists, who... [+]
Taking into account that in mid-May
ABAO will offer us one of its most beautiful operas, La Bohème, and that this year marks the centenary of his death, I believe that a biographical/artistic explanation of Giacomo Puccini is essential. Of course, among opera lovers, Puccini... [+]
What: Opera 'Rigoletto' by Verdi organized by the ABAO.
From: Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa and Bilboko Opera Abesbatza. Place:
Euskalduna Palace of Bilbao. Date: 23 February.
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What:
Opera Sequestro de Serrallo (Die Entführung dem Serail) by Mozart organized by the ABAO.
Of: The Basque Symphony Orchestra and the Coros of the Bilbao Opera.
Where: Basque Palace of Bilbao.
When: 20 January.
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Euskadi Symphony Orchestra
Director: Juraj Valcuha.
Narrator: Dorleta Urretabizkaia
Programme: Works by Copland and Mahler.
Where: Teatro Principal de Vitoria.
When: 15 December.
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Opera Romeo et Juliette de Gounod organized by ABAO.
Soloists: Nadine Sierra, Javier Camarena, Andrzej Filonczyk, Marko Mimica, Anna Alàs Jové, Fernando Latorre, Alejandro del Cerro, Ixaro Mentxaka.
When: 21 October.
Where: Basque Palace of Bilbao.
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Euskadi Symphony Orchestra
Director: Robert Treviño.
Sociedad Coral de Bilbao
Address: Enrique Azurza.
Soloist: Justina Gringyté (Mezzo).
Programme: 3rd Mahler Symphony.
When: 30 September.
Where: Basque Palace of Bilbao.
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