The dance season begins with the prestigious Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and will continue with the Dortmund Ballet, Sasha Waltz & Guests, and the Ballet del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.
The Belgian-Moroccan choreographer arrives at the Liceu at the helm of the company he directs, the prestigious Ballet du Grand Théàtre de Genève.
One of the leading tenors today, Pavel Černoch regularly appears on the most important opera stages including Teatro alla Scala, Vienna, Paris, Dutch National Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Salzburg and Glyndebourne Festivals. A hugely versatile artist, he is particularly acclaimed for his interpretations of the Czech and Slavic repertoire but is equally at home in French and Italian roles.
Ángeles Blancas, awarded as best soprano of 2023 by the Ópera XXI association for her magnificent Kostelnička at Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, a production by Robert Carsen. Specialized in the 20th century dramatic repertoire, she has worked with musical directors like Antonio Pappano, Fabio Luisi or Álvaro Albiach, and scene directors like Graham Vick, Robert Carsen or Calixto Bieito.
Praised for her impressive artistry and plush voice, Sara Jakubiak is widely acclaimed for her performances across the world’s leading stages. Jakubiak is recognized for her command of a uniquely diverse repertoire: Chrysothemis (Elektra), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Marta (The Passenger), and title roles in Francesca da Rimini, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Das Wunder der Heliane.
The results maintain the economic balance in the season's operation with a positive result of 2.8 million euros.
On January 31, 1994, 30 years ago, the Gran Teatre del Liceu suffered a fire that shook Barcelona.
The elegant production by Graham Vick features an impressive cast of lyrical voices and is directed by maestro Riccardo Frizza.
Guardans takes over from Luis Herrero. Elisa Durán Montolío remains as vice president representing the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation.
Marcela Rahal from Brazil and Filipe Manu from New Zealand win the first prize ex aequo in the 61st edition of the International Tenor Viñas Singing Competition.