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'Turandot' reinvented - paving the way for Liceu's future
Futuristic performance of Puccini’s masterpiece kicked off 20th season since the reopening of the Liceu theater
Culture
International singing competition draws over 500 vocalists worldwide
Held at the prestigious Liceu Theater in Barcelona, the contest ends on January 21 with a total of €108,000 prize money
Society
Minutes silence observed throughout Catalonia in tribute to Germanwings flight victims, many of them Catalans
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Soprano Montserrat Caballé avoids trial for tax fraud with a €240,000 fine
Culture
Solsona’s International Music Academy welcomes 65 young talents from 20 different nationalities
Society
Renowned Catalan chefs raise funds for children at the Grand Theatre of Liceu
On Sunday 29 June, a stellar cast performed 'Ferran Adrià and the factory of solidarity food', a comedy show which aimed to share the secrets of Catalan haute cuisine while raising money for the Casal dels Infants, a community centre for children in need. The Grand Theatre of Liceu was chosen as the venue where internationally renowned Catalan chefs Ferran Adrià, Carme Ruscalleda, Cristian Escribà and Joan Roca demonstrated how to cook in an 18th century kitchen, to commemorate the tercentenary of the War of Spanish Succession of 1714. Familiar faces such as journalist Josep Cuní or chef Alberto Chicote also participated in the show.
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Kazushi Ono will be the main conductor of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra
Culture
Korean soprano and tenor win the 51st Francesc Viñas International Singing Contest
Culture
Händel’s ‘Agrippina’ opens Barcelona Liceu opera theatre’s season
Culture
The Liceu Barcelona Opera House begins seeking international sponsorship
Barcelona’s Liceu Opera Theatre aims to attract philanthropic funds from the United States and establish cultural, social and economic links between the institution and American civil society to strengthen the image of the Liceu, one of Europe’s main opera houses. The Liceu Barcelona Opera House Foundation in New York plans to raise $100,000 in the first year. Other European opera houses and festivals such as the Paris National Opera, the Royal Opera House in London get between $200,000 and $700,000 each year. The project is launched by the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Levante Capital Partners with the participation of Baker & McKenzie.
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‘The Flying Dutchman’ performed in Barcelona’s Liceu to celebrate the bicentenary of Wagner’s birth
The world’s main festival celebrating Richard Wagner, Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuther Festspiele), has arrived in the Catalan capital for five days. Barcelona’s Liceu Opera Theatre will show ‘Lohengrin’, ‘Tristan and Isolde’, and ‘The Flying Dutchman’.
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Ángel Corella: “Barcelona Ballet will represent the city and the name of Catalonia worldwide”
CNA interviewed Ángel Corella, perhaps the best known face of ballet in Spain. Corella’s company is now established in the Catalan capital with a new name: ‘Barcelona Ballet’. Furthermore, Corella will manage a new international dancing school and residence in Figueres, a town in northern Catalonia. The school will train young talents aged between 11 and 18, aiming to feed the ‘Barcelona Ballet’ company. In an exclusive interview, Corella explains the reasons behind his recent moves and gives us the low-down on the situation of the dance industry in our country.