Named after the Palacio de la Zarzuela near Madrid, the early form of Spanish musical theatre emerged as early as the 17th century, parallel to Italian opera. Related to vaudeville, farce and operetta, hundreds of these entertaining and effective works were written within a few decades. The genre was increasingly forgotten and only experienced a revival in the mid-19th century. However, it is still neglected on theatre programmes today. Star director Christof Loy, who has been a strong advocate of the zarzuela for many years, is staging an evening at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Gran Gala de Zarzuela

Deutsche Oper Berlin

The harp master returns to the magnificent Grand Hall with three of his most esteemed artistic companions: the wonderful flautist Magali Mosnier, castanet legend Lucero Tena, and the Artistic Director of the Mozarteum Foundation, star tenor Rolando Villazón. The magic and power of friendship make this shared musical expedition, which begins at the two small sources of the Vltava River and leads to southern Europe, a deeply felt and highly emotional evening.

Master Concert: De Maistre & Friends Villazón / Mosnier / Tena

Mozarteum Foundation

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the death of legendary guitarist Paco de Lucía. This concert pays tribute, featuring a piece that became one of his most iconic recordings: Joaquín Rodrigo’s El Concierto de Aranjuez. There’s music by eminent Spanish composers including Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz and Francisco Tarrega, as well as music that takes inspiration from Spanish culture, including an aria from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen and the overture to Gioacchino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

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Sketches of Spain

Barbican Centre

Special concert 2025

Museum Ludwig

Galicia Symphony Orchestra - Giancarlo Guerrero - Concert in Ferrol

Ferrol Auditorium

Soprano Larisa Martinez and violinist Joshua Bell present a new concert program, Voice and the Violin, an evening of beloved romantic arias and modern classics.

Voice & the Violin: Joshua Bell & Larisa Martinez

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Soprano Larisa Martinez and violinist Joshua Bell present a new concert program, Voice and the Violin, an evening of beloved romantic arias and modern classics.

In a statement, Martinez and Bell said, “Our concept for the ‘Voice and the Violin’ program began during the pandemic, while we were quarantined and finding new ways to collaborate and enjoy music together. Although finding repertoire written specifically for violin and voice can be a challenge, we discovered and fell in love with these gems featured in tonight’s performance."

Community!

University of Idaho

The UI Graduate Saxophone Quartet is featured in a performance of William Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso, and guest conductor Juan José Navarro leads the Illinois Wind Symphony in music by Pascual Marquina Narro, Amando Blanquer Ponsada, and Gerónimo Giménez.

Illinois Wind Symphony

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Juan Pablo Contreras‘ Mariachitlán for chamber orchestra was commissioned and premiered by LACO at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall on June 26, 2021. Contreras wrote the original version of Mariachitlán for symphony orchestra in 2016, which was nominated for a Latin GRAMMY.

Juan Pablo Contreras + Gerónimo Giménez

All-Spanish program featuring works by Albéniz, Sarasate, and more! Conducted by music icon Plácido Domingo, the joy, passion, and spirit of Spain dominate this star-studded evening, bringing the classical summer season to an uplifting close.

Plácido Domingo Conducts Music from Spain

Hollywood Bowl

Nadine Sierra, hailed by the Guardian for her ‘vocally breathtaking’, ‘sensationally good’ Lucia at the Royal Opera House in 2024, opens Wigmore Hall’s Season with a delightful musical voyage that begins in the dazzling world of Belle Époque Paris, where seductive melodies enchanted opera and salon audiences alike. The American lyric coloratura soprano then turns her captivating blend of vocal beauty and agility, musical artistry and charismatic stage presence to works infused with Latin passion and soul.

Gerónimo Giménez

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 8, 2026

Nadine Sierra soprano; Bryan Wagorn piano · Wigmore Hall

Past events

Jul 4, 2026

Gran Gala de Zarzuela · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Nov 11, 2025

Master Concert: De Maistre & Friends Villazón / Mosnier / Tena · Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum

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