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This Saturday, as part of the FAM programme, Teatro Paraíso proposes a world of movement and textures inspired by Balenciaga

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural venue linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island's Council managed by its island's Minister of Culture, Enrique Arriaga. Now, it presents the dance performance Ehuna, recommended for children from one to five years old. The family proposal of the festival FAM Otoño (Autumn Moving Arts), performed by Teatro Paraíso, takes place on Saturday [29th] at 5:00 p.m. in the Chamber Hall.

Ehuna is a performance for young children that explores the way in which the body relates to movement, doing so through pieces of fabric, felt, and clothing. The creative universe of Cristóbal Balenciaga is the starting point of this proposal. According to the prestigious Spanish fashion designer, harmony has to combine three elements perfectly: the dress, the body, and the air.

His revolutionary concept and his fascination with the fluidity and emptiness that separates the body from the clothing take the stage in this production with which Teatro Paraíso interpret the work of the brilliant Basque fashion designer, taking as a starting point the notion that "the dress is the first inhabited space”. On stage, the body, the fabrics, the dresses, and the air immerses      the little spectators in a poetic and profound world.

Distinguished with the National Award for Performing Arts for Children and Youth of 2012, the Teatro Paraíso company has a solid 40-year history on stage. Four decades in which the company has consolidated a cultural structure which carries out a global intervention project related to theatre, childhood, and artistic education and undertakes continuous creation and training initiatives for audiences from Álava.

Recognised in the sector as an innovative company in terms of its subject matter, formats, and way of working, Teatro Paraíso has permanently opted for quality and continuous improvement, establishing an ongoing commitment to the public, society, and the profession.

The FAM Autumn programme continues with The Gestring Sisters, with the piece A Muerte. It takes place on 19 November at 7:30 p.m. at Castillo Hall (Sala Castillo). The creators, along with David Climent, have devised a show whose title is presented as a slogan, as a form of life and as a declaration of intent for any performance.

Lastly, Poliana Lima is bringing a female dancer troupe for her show Las cosas se mueven pero no dicen nada, a piece that is based on the idea of permanence and insistence and which evokes the processes of transformation and repetition of nature, without alluding to the extras on stage. It will be on 17 December at 7:30 p.m. at the Symphony Hall.

FAM (Arts and Movement Festival), a proposal of Auditorio de Tenerife and a commitment to Spanish contemporary dance, comes alongside the artistic circuit supported by the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) and developed by the Spanish Network of Theatres: Danza a Escena 2022.

The tickets are available on the website www.famtenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Some shows have age recommendations, which can be consulted on the website. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.

Ellinor D’Melon plays violin, Cristo Barrios plays clarinet, Asier Polo plays cello and Gustavo Díaz-Jerez the piano. This Thursday they present Anhelos

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural space linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island Council that is managed by the island's Minister of Culture Enrique Arriaga. This Thursday [27th] at 7:30 p.m the Chamber Hall welcomes the concert Anhelos, by Quantum Ensemble, which is integrated by the soprano Raquel Lojendio, the violinist Ellinor D'Melon, the clarinet player Cristo Barrios, the cellist Asier Polo and the pianist Gustavo Díaz-Jerez.

Beyond historic and geographic considerations, this programme presents four works of music that take us back to music itself: rhythms and harmonies, melodies and motifs which are gradually developed and confirmed throughout works with a lot of substance, which provide the listener experience.

The concert will begin with the performance of Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), a famous Lied by Schubert for soprano, clarinet and piano whose poems were written by the poets Karl August Varnhagen von Ense and Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller, the latter was the author of Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill) and Winterreise (Winter Journey).

The Quantum is once again making room for the Trio for clarinet, cello and piano by Johannes Brahms, one of the few existing pieces for this group and one of the four chamber works that Brahms composed for clarinet when he had already retired, inspired by the famous clarinet player Richard Mülfeld. 

Between tradition and modernity sits Nachtstück (Nocturne) for clarinet, violoncello and piano by Widmann, work that gets close to the sensitive, and at times dramatic, character of Trio op. 114 by Brahms. 

To finish, the Quantum Ensemble is once again integrating a musical arrangement into their programme, this time by Pablo Díaz Sánchez, which will make it possible to listen to a chamber version of the great work by Richard Strauss, Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), which concludes a concert formed by pieces that offer truly stimulating stylistic contrasts.

Tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.

This Friday's concert features violinist Alexandra Conunova as a guest soloist who also makes her debut with the island orchestra

The Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife (Tenerife Symphony Orchestra) performs its fourth subscription programme of the 2022-2023 season, conducted by Victor Pablo Pérez and with the participation of violinist Alexandra Conunova as a guest soloist. The event takes place on Friday [28th] at 7:30 p.m., in the Auditorio de Tenerife, with a concert that tackles a programme within the framework of classical romanticism with works by Brahms and Schubert.

The Tragic Overture, op. 81 by Johannes Brahms, is the score that will open the concert. It was composed in the summer of 1880, it summarises the melancholic and dramatic nature of the German creator. Written in D minor, the piece is played out in a turbulent and tempestuous way and highlights the unnoticed importance of silence.

Then, the Symphony in B minor, the “Unfinished Symphony”, D. 759, by Franz Schubert, will be performed. Shubert began to write it in Vienna in the autumn of 1822; only the first two movements and the first twenty bars of the third are known. It is a musical compendium of the aesthetic experiences of a depressive period that the Austrian composer suffered between 1819 and 1822.

In the second part, the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra will perform the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms, written in 1878 as a tribute to the violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim. The score is dominated by lyricism with a serene atmosphere written in the form of a sonata rondo, where it is possible to perceive clear gipsy influences.

The honorary conductor of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Victor Pablo Pérez, undertook his studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Madrid and at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich. Between 1980 and 1988 he was artistic director and lead conductor of the Asturias Symphony Orchestra and between 1986 and 2005 of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. In 1993 he took the reins of the Galician Symphony Orchestra, a role he held until 2013, the year that he joined the Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid as the artistic director and lead conductor. Since January 2017 he has been the artistic director of the Youth Orchestra of the Canaries.

His most recent appearances notably include the opera María Moliner at the Lyrical Festival of Oviedo, as well as the International Festivals of Granada and Donostia-San Sebastián Musical Fortnight 2022 presenting, respectively, the youth orchestras of Galicia (OJSG), the Canaries (JOCAN) and the Basque Country (EGO) in single subject programmes devoted to John Williams and Gustav Mahler.

The Moldovan violinist Alexandra Conunova, trained in Geneva by Edouard Wulfson and a scholar in 2016 of the prestigious Borletti-Buittoni Trust in Londo, has been internationally renowned for her virtuosity. Among her awards, what particularly stands out are first place in the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Hannover in 2012, the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the International Violin Competition of Singapore.

Conunova has participated with different international music groups, such as the Mahler Orchestra, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre della Svizzera Italiana, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Mariinsky Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, la Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Paris Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Marseille and the Teatro Regio of Turin, among others.

In addition to her debut with the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, this season Alexandra Conunova will make her debut at the Tivoli Festival as a soloist/conductor of the Four Seasons by Vivaldi and Piazzola. She has also collaborated with the Aalborg Symphony, Bochum Symphony, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, NFM Philharmonic, Janacek Philharmonic, Orchestre National Avignon Provence, Norrlandsopera Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Galicia Symphony Orchestra and the Orquesta Simfònica de les Illes Balears.

The tickets can be purchased until the day of the concert on the website www.sinfonicadetenerife.es, at the auditorium's box office and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Sala Castillo hosts this production by the Sevillian choreographer and teacher Guillermo Weickert

The Auditorio de Tenerife presents the dance performance Parece nada (Doesn't look like anything to me), a reflection on the gaze. This dance piece by the Sevillian choreographer, stage director, performer, and teacher Guillermo Weickert is part of the Autumn Moving Arts Festival, FAM Otoño. The performance takes place on Friday the 21^st of October in Castillo Hall (Sala Castillo) at 7.30 p.m. 

The dance piece Parece nada (Doesn't look like anything to me) is the response of the androids of the television series Westworld when they see something they are programmed to ignore. Based on the film of the same name that was written and directed by Michael Crichton in 1973, Westworld proposes a dystopian future that we don't have to travel to in order to see how naturally we forget that we all have blind spots that prevent us from seeing an important part of the reality that is in front of our eyes.

Structured around the four general vision screening tests (visual acuity, refraction, visual field, and colour vision) and with the help of a television screen that constantly tries to catch the viewer's attention, Parece nada proposes, above all, a meeting between the creator and his viewer; a game, a journey into the labyrinth of individual perception, a love for sharing the intimacy of looking and letting oneself be looked at, only to dissolve into the counterparty as an encounter with ourselves. 

Based on an attempt to place the eyes as an organ of perception and the perceived object (viewed), Parece nada proposes an exercise of taking another look at the stage, those who inhabit it, and their movements as a testing ground. Part of a series of creations, the themes of this performance revolve around the relationship between the organs of perception and movement: if our senses are our window of knowledge that opens out to the world, their retraction and observation are our doors of self-knowledge, connecting us and leading us to ourselves.

Guillermo Weickert is a choreographer, stage director, and performer, and teaches contemporary dance. His long professional career was marked by his deep and passionate curiosity about the potential of stage creation as a cultural asset and a tool for social transformation.

The family proposal Ehuna, of Teatro Paraíso, is the next show of the Autumn Moving Arts Festival FAM Otoño that takes place on 29 October at 5:00 p.m. in the Chamber Hall. Created for young children (recommended for children aged between 1 and 5) it explores the way that the body is linked to movement through textiles, fabrics, and clothing.

On 19 November at 7:30 p.m., the Gestring sisters bring their A muerte to the auditorium’s Castillo Hall. The creators, along with David Climent, have devised a show whose title is presented as a slogan, as a form of life, and as a declaration of intent for any show.

Lastly, Poliana Lima presents a female dancer troupe for her show Las cosas se mueven pero no dicen nada (Things move but don’t say anything), a piece based on the idea of permanence and insistence. It evokes the processes of transformation and repetition of nature, without alluding to the extras on stage. It takes place on 17 December at 7:30 p.m. at the Symphony Hall.

The FAM Festival, a proposal by Auditorio de Tenerife and a commitment to Spanish contemporary dance, comes alongside the artistic circuit supported by the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) and developed by the Spanish Network of Theatres: Danza a Escena 2022. All the information is available on www.famtenerife.com.

The tickets are available on the website www.famtenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Some shows have age recommendations, which can be consulted on the website. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.

Lope de Vega's play is presented as a total show with orchestral music including funk, hip-hop, and even a bolero

Auditorio de Tenerife is the second institution in Spain to include the opera Fuenteovejuna in its lyric season. The first performance takes place tomorrow [Tuesday 18], with further shows on Thursday [20th] and Saturday [22nd], all of them in the Symphony Hall at 7:30 p.m. This opera, which is based on the Spanish Golden Age classic by Lope de Vega, has a score by composer Jorge Muñiz that includes urban sounds such as funk, hip hop, and even a bolero.

The Opera of Oviedo Foundation commissioned Muñiz, the first Grand Prize of the European Young Composer, to adapt the play Fuenteovejuna as an opera to mark the 400th anniversary of the creation of Lope de Vega's work. The world premiere of this adaptation with a libretto by Almuzara took place in Asturias in 2018. 

The Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Santiago Serrate, and the nine solo singers are joined by thirty singers of the choir 'Coro Titular Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo' and the extras. The stage direction is by Miguel del Arco, winner of the 2017 National Theatre Award, and, for the shows in Tenerife, Raúl Vázquez will be in charge of stage revival direction. 

The stage design was by Paco Azorín, while the costumes were devised by Sandra Espinosa. The lighting direction which can be enjoyed in the Symphony Hall is by Juanjo Llorens. As for the cast, the soprano María Miró will be Laurencia, the daughter of the mayor of Fuenteovejuna. Her sweetheart, Frondoso, will be played by the tenor Antonio Gandía. The bass Felipe Bou will play the municipal ruler, while the baritone Damián del Castillo will be transformed into the ruthless commander Fernán Goméz. The bass-baritone Fernando Latorre will provide the voice of his assistant. 

The roles of the villagers Mengo, Pascuala, and Jacinta will be performed by the tenor David Astorga, the soprano Isabella Gaudí and the mezzo-soprano Marina Pardo, respectively. The tenor Juan Noval-Moro will play the magistrate who will issue a judgment on the town. 

This opera, in three acts, shows that some questions posed by Lope de Vega have remained valid four centuries later: the united force of a social mass under the repression of the established power and corruption. With this work, Muñiz ratifies his commitment to social issues.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office, or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Check the special discounts for students, unemployed, large families, and holders of the TEN+JUB and TEN+DIS cards issued by the Tenerife Island Council as well as the special price of €5 for the audience under 30 years of age. 

The subscription for Opera de Tenerife is available until today [October 17th], including five of the seven performances of the season: (Fuenteovejuna, Un ballo in maschera, Nancy Fabiola y sus invitados (Nancy Fabiola and her guests), Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) and Tannhäuser). The prices of the Opera Club pass start at 100 Euros. There is also a discounted pass for members of large families (-30%) and the offer continues for young people under the age of 30, who can enjoy the five products -all of them, except the chamber and family operas- for 20 Euros, that is to say, four Euros per performance.

Tomorrow (Tuesday 18) at 5.00 p.m., the Association Rondalla Volcanes del Teide features at the citizens' centre of La Florida

The theatrical programme Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) offers tomorrow [Tuesday 18] a new performance of Cena de Navidad (The Christmas Dinner), a play by the Association Rondalla Volcanes del Teide. The show takes place at the premises of the citizen's centre Asociación de Vecinos of La Florida at 5:00 p.m., in La Orotava. This activity promoted by the Auditorio de Tenerife has free entry until full capacity is reached.

The play begins on Christmas Eve, with the Sánchez family waiting for their daughter Pepita, her future husband, Javi, and his mother to arrive. The parents, the grandmother and the maid are busy preparing dinner. They want to organise a perfect evening at home, but nothing will happen as the Sánchez family thought. Will the evening be a dream come true or a real nightmare?

The play, which premiered last May, comprises the actresses Marina Santos García, Isabel Acosta Lina, Antonia García Luis, María del Pilar Padrón Yanes, Isabel Hernández Lorenzo, Ascensión Díaz González and Estrella Escobar Luis, under the direction of Eusebio Galván Cabello. The association is in charge of the costumes and scenography with the collaboration of the Town Council of La Orotava.

The Amateur Theatre programme is an initiative of the Educational Social Area of the Auditorio de Tenerife. This programme encourages theatre and the production of theatrical plays by the existing associations on the island. Furthermore, it aims to stimulate matters such as communication, the exchange of ideas, and creativity amongst members who, in turn, belong to youth collectives, cultural collectives, women's collectives, and neighbourhood groups, among others.

Its main objectives are to promote a liking for theatre among different social and cultural groups, to promote the general public's attendance to, and love of, theatrical plays; likewise, to contribute to enriching the technical/artistic quality of amateur theatre groups and to create different work groups necessary for the creation of a play: direction, performers, set designers, costume designers, costume makers, playwrights and scriptwriters.

The number of performances has been increased to meet the demand from 118 schools in 26 municipalities on the island

The Auditorio de Tenerife starts the seventh edition of the programme Teatro en la Escuela (Theatre at School). It is the first time that the high number of requests, a record for the initiative, has made it necessary to increase the number of planned shows. 118 Requests have been received from educational centres from 26 municipalities on the island for the fourteen theatre, oral narration, music and dance proposals that comprise the 2022-2023 catalogue.

In response to this demand, the number of activities offered has been increased, going from ten performances per company to fourteen, and from five creative processes, to seven. At an event with the artists that comprise the catalogue, the island director of Culture, Alejandro Krawietz, outlined “the importance of this programme, which is aligned with the cultural strategy of the Island Council”. 

“Theatre at School already has its history and it would be interesting to continue to gauge the options that it has in the school environment in terms of the creation of audiences” suggested the island director, who confirmed that “in this edition great interest has been created by schools which we have been able to respond to by increasing the shows and we can thus handle all the requests”. Krawietz encouraged companies to “pass on the love for theatre, dance and music” during this direct contact with pupils. 

This activity by the Educational and Social Department of the Auditorium brings performing arts to classrooms on the island. In addition to the show in situ, teaching guides are included in order for teachers to be able to work in the classroom and thus optimise the educational possibilities of the programme. The fact is that this programme is often the first theatre experience of pupils, who become its ambassador and can even end up bringing it into the family environment.

The program 'Theatre at School' aims to promote stage and musical languages to students within their own educational context link academic aspects to the professional context of performing arts in the Canaries, laying the foundations to encourage the socialisation of students within the school space, through cultural activities, and in turn promote the all-round development of pupils, as the companies stage works adapted to curricular needs, taking into account the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and adapting to the technical conditions of schools.

The fourteen shows, selected by a committee of experts, are divided according to educational level: Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education and Baccalaureate and training cycles. For Pre-School, La más bonita (The most beautiful) by puppet company Bolina Títeres, Quien siembra palabras recoge cuentos y cantos (Those who sow words reap stories and songs) by Silvia Torrents, Cuando la ciudad duerme (When the city is asleep) by Contando Ando & Co., and El vagamundos (The vagabond) by El Wije Producciones are on offer. 

As for Primary, 'The pestoff', by Clownbaret; Indomable (Indomable) by puppet company Tragaluz Teatro de Títeres, Cuentos con ritmo y sabor (Tales with rhythm and flavour) by Samantha Moreno, Los secretos de mi paraguas (The secrets of my umbrella) by Antonio Conejo and Brandira, the creative process of Milagrosa Torres have been selected. The shows chosen for Secondary are uNpACKAGING by ziREjA, Entre burlas y veras (Half-jokingly) by Teatro Tamaska and Superbia by Ariadna Simó-Mandrágora Lab. Lastly, ¡Valientes! (Brave) by Burka Teatro and Manos mojadas (Wet Hands) by Mon Peraza are the proposals for Baccalaureate and training cycles.

Tomorrow at 8.00 p.m. the theatrical association Tatrum stages this comedy at the cultural centre Centro Ciudadano de Gracia

Tomorrow [Friday 14] the cultural centre Centro Ciudadano de Gracia in La Laguna hosts the play Bar Manolo. This play is part of the programme of the Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) of the Auditorio de Tenerife, a cultural venue linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island Council that is managed by its island's Minister of Culture, Enrique Arriaga. The proposal by the theatrical association Tatrum begins at 8:00 p.m. Entry is free until full capacity is reached. 

The theatrical piece Bar Manolo presents a popular establishment located just opposite the cemetery. Manolo, the bar owner, is a fan of crosswords and drinking. He is accompanied by Conchi, who is responsible for cleaning and cooking. During the show, a wide variety of characters will come to the bar, which will be the setting of forbidden love, vices, complicities, and madness. One day, things get out of control due to the death of an acquaintance and an accident that includes a coffin, an old woman whose memory is failing and a winning lottery number.

Nine performers from the Tatrum theatre association bring this proposal to life. José Manuel Sosa will be Manolo, the bar owner, while Yesica Rodríguez will be Conchi, the cook. Hugo Rodríguez will play Carlos the teacher and Mariana Rodríguez will be Silvia, mother of Leticia, who will be in the role of Yolanda Peña. Luisa and Paco are the workers at the funeral home, roles played by Olga Vanesa Curotto and José Luis Rubio, respectively. Lastly, Olgui González will become Blanca, the widow, and Pepe Damas will play Jesus, the plumber. 

Bar Manolo was created by Jean Pierre Martínez and directed by Irene Pérez. The costumes and stage design of this show, which involves the collaboration of the Council of La Laguna, is provided by the theatre group itself. 

The programme Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) is part of the Educational Social Area of the Auditorio de Tenerife. This programme encourages interest in the hobby of theatre and the production of theatrical plays by the existing associations on the island. It aims to stimulate matters such as communication, the exchange of ideas, and creativity amongst members who, in turn, belong to youth collectives, cultural collectives, women's collectives, and neighbourhood groups, among others.

Its objectives are to promote a liking for theatre among different social and cultural groups, as well as to promote the general public's attendance to, and love of, theatrical plays; likewise, to contribute to enriching the technical/artistic quality of amateur theatre groups and to create different work groups necessary in the production of a play.

Performances from China, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands are appearing this Sunday [16th] at 9:00 p.m.

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural venue linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island Council that is managed by its island's Minister of Culture, Enrique Arriaga. Next Sunday [October 16], at 7.30 p.m., the Auditorio welcomes the Tenerife extension of the 27th International Contemporary Dance Festival of the Canary Islands, Masdanza. It will be possible to enjoy four international dance duets from China, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.

The programme of choreographic pieces will begin at 9:00 p.m. with Convergencias, by the Spaniards Tania Garrido and Eva Alonso, a work that unfolds between time and space in an almost pictorial manner. From Italy comes the proposal by Adriano Bolognino, entitled Behind you, which investigates the emotional aspects of winter taking inspiration from the work of art Return from the forest by Giovanni Segantini.

Order without freedom? Or freedom without order? This is the premise behind Chaos, by the creator from China Zhiren Xiao. Lastly, False memories, by Tu Hoang and Hiro Murata, is coming to the Auditorio de Tenerife from the Netherlands to reflect with the psychologically minded audience through the perspective of two individuals who have an indescribable connection with one another. 

Tickets can be purchased at a single price of €15 on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.

In addition to the Auditorio de Tenerife, the Teatro Victoria in the capital of Tenerife is also part of the Tenerife extension of the Masdanza festival, programming a series of dance solos at it from Israel, Cyprus, China and Spain which can be seen on Sunday, at 7:00 p.m., and on Monday [17th] at 9:00 p.m.

On Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the Chamber Hall hosts a talk with Javier Almuzara with free entry until full capacity is reached

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural venue linked to the Department of Culture of the Tenerife Island Council that is managed by its island's Minister of Culture, Enrique Arriaga. On Thursday, the 13th at 7:30 p.m. a talk with the librettist of the opera Fuenteovejuna, Javier Almuzara, who will break down the process of adapting the Golden Age classic by Lope de Vega. Entry is free until full capacity is reached. 

The composer Jorge Muñiz received a commission from the Opera of Oviedo Foundation to adapt the opera Fuenteovejuna, to mark the 400^th anniversary of the creation of Lope de Vega's work, a masterpiece of the Spanish Golden Age. The world premiere of this adaptation with a libretto by Almuzara took place in Asturias in 2018. The Auditorio de Tenerife will be the second venue to offer the performance of this contemporary work on 18, 20 and 22 October.

Javier Almuzara (Oviedo, 1969) has published several poetry books, including El sueño de una sombra (1990), Por la secreta escala (1994), Constantes vitales (2004, Emilio Alarcos Award), Caravana y desierto (2014, a series of lyrical recreations based on the Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam), Quede claro: Antología poética 1989-2013 (2014, with a prologue by Miguel d'Ors, and which includes the unpublished poetry collection Siempre y cuando, A la de tres (2017, Haikus collection) and Todos los besos son de despedida (2021). He is also the author of the diary Letra y música (2001), of the miscellaneous prose book Títere con cabeza (2005, Café Bretón Award) and of the book of essays Catálogo de asombros(2012). 

He was the scriptwriter of Manos a la ópera, an educational programme on the Television Network of the Principality of Asturias, and he is the librettist of the opera Fuenteovejuna (Espuela de Plata, 2018). He runs reading and literary creation workshops and literature and history of music courses at centres such as the Open University of Gijón and the National Distance Education University (UNED).

As for next week's opera performances, Santiago Serrate will lead the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra as musical director. The stage direction is by Miguel del Arco, and, for the shows in Tenerife, Raúl Vázquez will be in charge of stage revival direction. The stage design was by Paco Azorín, while the costumes were devised by Sandra Espinosa. The lighting direction which can be enjoyed in the Symphony Hall is by Juanjo Llorens.

As for the cast, the soprano María Miró will be Laurencia, the daughter of the mayor of Fuenteovejuna. Her sweetheart, Frondoso, will be played by the tenor Antonio Gandía. The bass Felipe Bou will play the municipal ruler, while the baritone Damián del Castillo will be transformed into the ruthless commander Fernán Goméz. The bass-baritone Fernando Latorre will provide the voice of his assistant. 

The roles of the villagers Mengo, Pascuala and Jacinta will be performed by the tenor David Astorga, the soprano Isabella Gaudí and the mezzo-soprano Marina Pardo, respectively. The tenor Juan Noval-Moro will play the magistrate who will issue a judgement on the town. The voices of the soloists will be joined by another thirty members of the Tenerife-Intermezzo Resident Choir.

This opera, in three acts, shows that some questions posed by Lope de Vega have remained valid four centuries later: the united force of a social mass under the repression of the established power and corruption. Muñiz - first Grand Prize of the European Young Composers - ratifies his commitment to social issues with this work.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Check the special discounts for students, unemployed, large families and holders of the TEN+JUB and TEN+DIS cards issued by the Tenerife Island Council as well as the special price of €5 for the audience under 30 years of age. 

The subscription for Opera de Tenerife is available until October 17th, including five of the seven performances of the season: (Fuenteovejuna, Un ballo in maschera, Nancy Fabiola y sus invitados (Nancy Fabiola and her guests), DER ZWERG (THE DWARF) and Tannhäuser). Prices of the Opera Club pass start at 100 Euros and it provides a 20 percent discount on the cost of tickets. There is also a discounted pass for members of large families (-30%) and the offer continues for young people under the age of 30, who can enjoy the five products -all of them, except the chamber and family operas- for 20 Euros, that is to say, four Euros per title.

The Puro Teatro Association will perform this comedy tomorrow at the cultural centre Centro Ciudadano Barrio Nuevo

The Tenerife Auditorium's Amateur Theatre Programme is under the Island Council's Culture Area, an area that is directed by the island’s minister of culture Enrique Arriaga. Tomorrow it offers a new performance of Historias caóticas para cinco artistas desesperados. The Puro Teatro Association is performing this comedy recommended for an adult audience tomorrow (Tuesday 11) at the cultural centre Centro Ciudadano Barrio Nuevo of La Laguna Theatre at 8:00 p.m.

Historias caóticas para cinco artistas desesperados is made up of five small texts whose common theme is chaos. Each of the five stories is starred by two characters who in some way express their feelings at a specific moment in their lives. The actors that are part of the Association are Lidia Dorta, Jesús Patrón, Sonia Lutzardo, Glenda Suárez and Nuria Neida.

In the first of the stories in this theatrical piece, the two brothers find themselves in strange circumstances and realize that their lives have taken very different paths. In the second, a painter has been hiding a great secret from her husband, but he hides an even greater one. A comedian who gets entangled in a mess thanks to an admirer is the theme of the third story. In the fourth story, a husband disappears and forces his wife to turn to a professional to search for him. And, lastly, the fifth story features the appearance of a mother who causes tremendous upheaval in her unstable daughter's life.

The programme Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) is part of the Educational and Social Area of the Auditorio de Tenerife. This programme encourages interest in the hobby of theatre and the production of theatrical plays by the existing associations in Tenerife. It aims to stimulate matters such as communication, the exchange of ideas, and creativity amongst members who, in turn, belong to youth collectives, cultural collectives, women's collectives, and neighbourhood groups, among others.

Its main objectives are to promote a liking for theatre among different social and cultural groups, as well as to promote the general public's attendance to, and love of, theatrical plays; likewise, to contribute to enriching the technical/artistic quality of amateur theatre groups and to create different work groups.

The shows takes place next week and will be attended by the composer and librettist

The Auditorio de Tenerife opens the opera season 2022-2023 with Fuenteovejuna, based on the Spanish Golden Age classic by Lope de Vega. The performances take place in the Symphony Hall on the 18, 20 and 22 of October at 7:30 p.m. The tickets and passes for five titles of the season are still available. The details of the production were announced today [Monday 10th] by the island’s minister for Culture of Tenerife Council, Enrique Arriaga, together with the opera’s composer, Jorge Muñiz, the musical director, Santiago Serrate, and the director of stage revivals, Raúl Vázquez.

Enrique Arriaga recalled that “not long ago the composer Jorge Muñiz received a commission from the Opera of Oviedo Foundation. He adapted the opera Fuenteovejuna to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the work by Lope de Vega with one of the masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age”. The world premiere of this adaptation with a libretto by Javier Almuzara took place in Asturias in 2018. “The Auditorium of Tenerife will be the second venue to offer the performance of this contemporary work with a very topical subject” highlighted Arriaga.

Arriaga acknowledged that “we are delighted to open the season of the Opera of Tenerife with this contemporary proposal which is in line with the aim established last year to reach everyone: opera experts, young people and those not so seasoned in opera”. The Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and the solo singers are joined by the choir ‘Coro Titular Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo’ and the extras. “It promises great success on the stage” announced the minister.

Winner of the European Grand Prize for Young Composers, the composer Jorge Muñiz explained that “programming new work in opera seasons is what we contemporary creators aspire to do in order to communicate today”. “Fuenteovejuna is by Lope de Vega, but its language has been updated by the librettist Javier Almuzara and I hope that it directly talks to the audience”. As for the music, Muñiz highlighted that “they are going to hear hip hop, funk, merengue and even a bolero during the work, but he also talked about tradition, and they are going to recognise characters who are shaped like in Mozart operas in a modest tribute”.

Santiago Serrate will lead the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra as musical director. “It is the first time that I have conducted this orchestra which I have known for a long time. I must say that it is a luxury and we are going to head into this premiere with great naturalness” explained the maestro. For Serrate, “the Opera of Tenerife is a star that really dazzles the global scene. What makes it different is its programming: opening the season with a contemporary opera from four years ago says a lot about the Auditorium”. “The All for one, Fuenteovejuna in this work is very topical because in the pandemic we saw that together we could beat it and the same will happen with the war” explained the maestro. He stated that people would hear live music “that will touch their hearts”. “Our job is not only entertainment, culture educates, it shapes people, and this opera poses very relevant questions” stated the musician.

The stage direction is by Miguel del Arco, winner of the 2017 National Theatre Award, and, for the shows in Tenerife, Raúl Vázquez will be in charge of stage revival direction. “I feel that the Opera of Tenerife is like my second home and I am delighted to return on this occasion with a stage direction created by Del Arco that is very demanding, both in terms of staging and music” announced Vázquez, who added that “I hope the public will not miss the chance to see this work in an opera format because it will not fail to make an impression and all of our work and effort will be seen in this total spectacle”.

The stage design was by Paco Azorín, while the costumes were devised by Sandra Espinosa. The lighting direction which can be enjoyed in the Symphony Hall is by Juanjo Llorens. As for the cast, the soprano María Miró will be Laurencia, the daughter of the mayor of Fuenteovejuna. Her sweetheart, Frondoso, will be played by the tenor Antonio Gandía. The bass Felipe Bou will play the municipal ruler, while the baritone Damián del Castillo will be transformed into the ruthless commander Fernán Goméz. The bass-baritone Fernando Latorre will provide the voice of his assistant.

The roles of the villagers Mengo, Pascuala and Jacinta will be performed by the tenor David Astorga, the soprano Isabella Gaudí and the mezzo-soprano Marina Pardo, respectively. The tenor Juan Noval-Moro will play the magistrate who will issue a judgement on the town. The voices of the soloists will be joined by another thirty members of the Tenerife-Intermezzo Resident Choir.

This opera, in three acts, shows some questions posed by Lope de Vega that have remained valid four centuries later: the united force of a social mass under the repression of the established power and corruption. With this work, Muñiz ratifies his commitment to social issues.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Check the special discounts for students, unemployed, large families and holders of the TEN+JUB and TEN+DIS cards issued by the Tenerife Island Council as well as the special price of €5 for the audience under 30 years of age.

The subscription for Opera de Tenerife is available until October 17th, including five of the seven performances of the season: (Fuenteovejuna, Un ballo in maschera, Nancy Fabiola y sus invitados (Nancy Fabiola and her guests), DER ZWERG (THE DWARF) and Tannhäuser). The prices of the Opera Club pass start at 100 Euros. There is also a discounted pass for members of large families (-30%) and the offer continues for young people under the age of 30, who can enjoy the five products -all of them, except the chamber and family operas- for 20 Euros, that is to say, four Euros per performance.