ÒH! (Pear), the attractiveness of small -format contemporary opera
In 1993, Toni Rumbau created the so -called Pocket Opera Festival to the beloved Malic Theater, some operatic cycles that, in the mouth of Pink roomaimed to “bring what traditional convention recommended to see from afar. […] Its programming was not limited to the representation of traditional small -format operas, but also dared to a large rookie composers. “This festival, which was transformed, moved and prolonging in time until the end of the first decade of the 21st century, more than a decade later, the Liceu – with a precedent in 2019 as the microoper was like. Tirant and Carmesina dialogues,,,,,, Joan Magrané and booklet of Marc Rosich-, in 2022, by the hand of its main validator, Alex Ollétook the legacy of the old Rumbau Opera Festival, transformed him and gave him a particular and definitive personality, so he is now part of the stable program of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
‘Azul as a Naranja’ by Guillem Palomar
ÒH! (Pear) It consists of an operatic evening in which three or four new operas are offered, of no more than half an hour each, in various spaces of the Liceu and with current arguments and situations. The formula is interesting, because, in addition to the duration and the aforementioned contemporaneity, musical creation and direction are carried out by young talents in the country and the stories they relate to them create prestigious librettists in the theatrical field; On the other hand, the microopher is also directed by young theater directors, some, but already consecrated. So, for ÒH! (Pear) have passed excellent composers like Andreu Gallén, Montserrat Lladó, Núria Giménez-Comas or Fabian Santcovsky; have been written by playwrights such as Jordi Prat i Coll, Jordi Oriol, Peace Miró or Laura Ferrero and they have directed montages Nao albet, Marc Chornet, Sílvia Delagneau, Israel Solà or Cristina Cubellsamong others.
L ‘ÒH! (Pear) This season will be scheduled from June 25 to July 6 and is formed by the following operas: Contradict the night,,,,,, Montserrat Lladówith booklet of Martí Salesmusical direction of Lorenzo Ferrándiz and stage direction of Marta Gil Polo; It will be performed in the Mestres Cabanes Room. The second opera will be Azul like a naranjacomposed by William Palomarwith booklet of Laura Ferreromusical direction of Miquel Massana and the stage direction byEsther Guntín; It will be performed in the Box Room. And the third opera will be Elizafrom the composer Ferran Crunchybooklet of Peace Mirómusical direction ofIrene Delgado-Giménez and the stage direction in charge of Pol Roig Valldosera; This other microopera can be seen at the Foyer del Liceu.
‘Contradict the night’, by Montserrat Lladó
Therefore, if you want to enjoy the small -format opera again – as some did in the early 1990’s – brought by first -class composers, directors and librettists in the country, without a doubt ÒH! (Pear) It is the ideal show this summer.
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