Blanch & Anduaga for the very first time together at the Liceu
If any two artists unquestionably represent this country's operatic future, their names are Sara Blanch and Xabier Anduaga. Born respectively in Darmós (Tarragona) and San Sebastian-Donostia (Gipuzkoa) some 30 years ago, they have rapidly acquired a solid reputation the world over.
In front of the Liceu's audience, their voices, which have already won applause in the world's finest opera houses, will be heard together for the very first time. The tenor Anduaga, who won the 2019 Operalia competition, and the soprano Sara Blanch, who performed at the Salzburg Festival in 2021 under Teodor Currentzis, will sing arias and duets to showcase their artistic sensitivity and vocal prowess.
They each shine with their own light but have in common a clear, precise and yet supple emission and an exquisite timbre. This recital full of empathy will confirm that these two great singers have all it takes to define 21st century opera.
So a magical evening lies before us, in which they will put the very best they have to win us over, a breath-taking experience we will remember as the first of many outstanding appearances at the Liceu.
With the support of:

Show included at the Barcelona Obertura Spring Festival

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Approximate running time
2h
- First part 45min
- Interval 30min
- Second part 45min
Cast
SOPRANO
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TENOR
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Programme
Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835)
La sonnambula
“Care compagne…Come per me sereno…Sovra il sen”
“Tutto è sciolto…Ah! perché non posso odiarti”
“Prendi, l’anel ti dono”
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)
La fille du régiment
“Par le rang et l’opulence… Salut à la France!”
“Depuis l’instant où, dans mes bras”
“Ah! mes amis, que jour de fête!”
Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875)
“Ton coeur n’a pas compris le mien” (Les pêcheurs de perles)
INTERVAL
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)
L’elisir d’amore
“Caro elisir!, sei mio!”
“Una furtiva lagrima”
“Lucia, perdona… Verranno a te sull’aure”
“Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce… Spargi d’amaro pianto” (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Rigoletto
“La donna è mobile”
“Signor, nè principe… E’ il sol dell’anima…Addio, addio speranza ed anima”