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The shows of this Spanish opera start tomorrow (Tuesday 22), with further shows on Thursday (24th) and Saturday (26th)

The magical realism arrives at Tenerife with the première in Spain of “Florencia in the Amazon”. The opera, by the Mexican composer Daniel Catán (1949-2011) is produced by Auditorio de Tenerife with the help of a local and Latinamerican professional team. This title is promoted by Opera de Tenerife. The shows take place on the 22^nd, 24^th and 26^th of March at 7:30 p.m. at the Symphony Hall of the venue.

“Love in the Time of Cholera” and “One Hundred Years of Solitude” are some of the works by Gabriel García Márquez that have inspired this story by Marcela Fuentes-Berain. This musical homage to Gabo and his imaginary arrives at Tenerife with the Ecuadorian director Chía Patiño. She opts for real visual effects and moves away from the usual audio-visual resources, "which have been overused during these two years of pandemic".

During this boat trip at the beginning of the 20^th century to Manaus, Brazil, all want to hear the diva Florencia Grimaldi on her return to her homeland that was constructed in the middle of the jungle. Patiño explains that "we will follow this singer who longs for the past, without being very clear whether she exists or not... Is it a dream? "We have a whole ship coming to see her and I want to create doubt on the viewer as to whether the singer is real or not" explains the director, for whom it is very important to "feel the Amazon jungle, the way it affects people and vice versa". 

Patiño leads this stage show and completes her team with the North American stage designer Izmir Ickbal, the Brazilian costume designer Felype de Lima, the American lighting designer Erin Fleming and the Spanish designer and puppet master Alejandra Prieto. 

The Tenerife Symphony Orchestra contributes with the music of this production under the baton of the maestro Pedro Halffter, who once again directs for Opera de Tenerife. "The music of this opera is marvellous! It brings together many elements of Puccini and Debussy. It is very demanding for the orchestra, singers and chorus," says the musical director.  

The proposal of Patiño is based on the concept of a de-constructed boat, wild nature, a little fantasy and, as a new addition, puppets of butterflies and birds are included on the stage, among other elements, which will assist the dreamlike narration, and they will be the responsibility of the puppeteers, a team of local operators directed by Alejandra Prieto. For part of the props, there was a collaboration from the Fernando Estévez Higher School of Art and Design. The stage design was produced at the Workshop of Stage Training of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

After an extensive tour around opera houses in America and two appearances in Europe (Germany and Switzerland), this opera by Catán, a lover of bel canto melody who contributed his passion and originality to the genre, is staged in Spain for the first time. The world première took place in 1996  as a commission of the Houston Grand Opera. The Mexican writer Marcela Fuentes-Berain has come in person to the première in Tenerife She wrote the libretto, and it is nourished by the magical realism of her friend Gabriel García Márquez.

Regarding the cast, the American soprano Sandra López will play Florencia Grimaldi; the Brazilian soprano Lina Mendes will play Rosalba, Rosalba, the journalist who writes about Grimaldi. The Canary Islands-born tenor Airam Hernández will play Arcadio, the nephew of the captain who falls in love with Rosalba. 

The Spanish baritones José Julián Frontal and Àngel Òdena will play Álvaro, the partner of Paula, and Riolobo, a mysterious being from the rainforest, respectively; the American mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala will play Paula, and the Mexican bass Alejandro López will be the boat captain. 

The Choir of the Opera of Tenerife, directed by Carmen Cruz, will be present in the show, always integrated into the plot, which begins at the port of Leticia, in Colombia, and whose destination is Manaus, in Brazil.

This opera in Spanish tells the story of Florencia Grimaldi, a diva who returns to her town, where her love blossomed for a butterfly hunter, Cristóbal Ribeiro da Silva. She left it all behind for her career and now she is returning in search of the long-awaited reunion.

The story begins in the port of Leticia, Colombia, from where this long journey departs along the Amazon River to Manaus, in Brazil. This destination itself is home to one of the most exaggerated fantasies-and real stories of Latin America, linked to the opera: the construction of a theatre in the middle of the rainforest.

Everyone travelling on this boat, El Dorado, shares the same hope: to hear the diva Florencia Grimaldi on her return to her homeland. The boat sets sail, and with it, this crossing of love and desire where each character is going to discover their inner journey and the true magic of the Amazon River will reveal all its secrets.

Tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before each performance 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. By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat COVID-19, such as the correct use of masks.

The chamber music group, the singing group and the chamber orchestra will play this Saturday (19th) at 6 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. The Chamber Hall hosts on Saturday (19^th) at 6 p.m. a concert by the students of the Professional Music Conservatory of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The ensembles that participate during this event are the saxophone chamber music quartet, with the teacher Benigno Cedrés; the singing students, with the teacher Jorge Cordero, and the chamber orchestra with Giovanni Déniz as teacher and director.

Through this type of activity, the Professional Music Conservatory of Santa Cruz de Tenerife encourages pupils to participate in activities outside the school environment. The aim of this concert is to show the level and work carried out by the students and teachers.

The concert programme will start with the saxophone chamber music quartet. They will play Andante by Raymond Moulaert and Amusement park suite by Hiroki Takahashi. Afterwards, the singing students will perform a varied repertoire with works by Joaquín Rodrigo, Eduard Toldrá, Alessandro Scarlatti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vincenzo Bellini and Jesús Guridi. Finally, the chamber orchestra will play compositions by Jean Sibelius, Harald Genzmer and Benjamin Britten.

Tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before each performance on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the box office 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 and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 during the same schedule.

Ticket purchase also entails the user’s unconditional acceptance of all measures implemented by the Island's Council to combat the spread of the pandemic, such as the correct use of masks. All of the measures, as well as the contingency plan certified by AENOR, can be consulted on the Auditorium’s website.

Piano, violín y danza darán vida a este programa, con obras de Piazzolla, Satie, Martinů, Kabalevsky, Rivero, Dvořák y Pärtla

El Auditorio de Tenerife, espacio que depende del Área de Cultura del Cabildo que dirige el consejero Enrique Arriaga, programa el concierto Microcosmos, del Ensemble Resonancias, para este jueves [día 17] a las 19:30 horas en la Sala de Cámara. El programa será interpretado por la bailarina Paloma Hurtado, el pianista Javier Lanis y el violinista David Ballesteros, e incluye el estreno mundial de la obra Índigo, de la compositora canaria Celia Rivero.

Este espectáculo de danza y música está basado en miniaturas musicales coreografiadas que describen los diversos reflejos del universo sonoro que nos rodea permanentemente. A manera de relatos breves, estas piezas tienen una identidad importante y logran una gran profundidad. 

Antonín Dvořák escribió a su editor Simrock: “Disfruto creando tanto estas obras como escribiendo sinfonías”. “Beethoven o Schumann también compusieron piezas breves cuando lo sintieron necesario”, analizó el compositor acerca de esta pulsión.

De esta manera, el nuevo tango de Astor Piazzolla, el enigmático Erik Satie y la meditativa Spiegel im Spiegel (Espejo en el Espejo) de Arvo Pärt son ejes fundamentales en el programa Microcosmos. Además, sonarán Cuatro piezas románticas op.75 de Dvořák, Intermezzo H261 de Bohuslav Martinů y Seis piezas breves de Dmitri Kabalevsky, entre otras composiciones.

Las entradas se pueden adquirir hasta quince minutos antes del comienzo del espectáculo en la página web www.auditoriodetenerife.com, en la taquilla de lunes a viernes de 10:00 a 17:00 horas y sábados de 10:00 a 14:00 horas y de forma telefónica llamando al 902 317 327 en el mismo horario.

La compra de las entradas supone la aceptación de las medidas implementadas por el centro cultural del Cabildo para hacer frente a la COVID-19, como el uso correcto de la mascarilla, que pueden consultarse al completo, así como el plan de contingencia certificado por AENOR, en la web del Auditorio.

The performances of this opera in Spanish by the Mexican composer Daniel Catán take place on the 22, 24 and 26 of March

The Auditorio de Tenerife produces the Spanish première of the opera Florencia in the Amazon, by the Mexican composer Daniel Catán (1949-2011). The performances take place on the 22^nd, 24^th and 26^th of March at the Symphony Hall at 7:30 p.m. The details of this opera were given by Enrique Arriaga, the Island’s Minister of Culture of Tenerife Island Council, Pedro Halffter, the musical director, and Chía Patiño, the stage director.

Enrique Arriaga explained that with 'Florencia in the Amazon', Opera de Tenerife introduces Latin American compositions. “After an extensive tour around the opera houses of America and with just two premières in Europe (Germany and Switzerland), this title is now premièring Spain, created by the Mexican writer Marcela Fuentes-Berain, who will come in person to the première in Tenerife, and it is nourished by the magical realism of her friend Gabriel García Márquez; inspiration that will be sprinkled over the entire stage" stated Arriaga. The vice-president of the Island Council also made it clear that "The Auditorium of Tenerife will continue to commit to a quality culture”.

Pedro Halffter, who will lead the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, thanked the Island Council and Opera de Tenerife for once again having him conduct. “I feel a little from the Canary Islands due to my links to this region, which I frequently visit for Opera de Tenerife and the FIMC (the Canary Islands International Music Festival)” he explained. The maestro shared that he himself was responsible for the musical direction of the Swiss version of Florencia in the Amazon. “It is an extraordinary opera of lush beauty and with an epic musical score that brings to mind the magical sounds of the rainforest”. 

Sandra López, an American soprano with a Cuban father and Ecuadorian mother who will play Florencia, acknowledged that she feels "thankful and honoured to be here with this great role, which has a great human and poetic bareness”. The singer highlighted "how fragile Florencia is, she is going through a period of crisis in her life and needs to find herself again”. “The audience will feel they identify with some of the characters who are going through different stages of life" concluded the soloist. 

The Tenerife tenor Airam Hernández stressed "the sense of being twins that Canarians have always felt with Latin America, and that is something that will be experienced intensely in this opera”. With regard to his character, Arcadio, nephew of the captain, he explained that "he is a young man from a small town with the mentality of someone who has been conquered, and the people of Tenerife will perfectly understand that feeling, as well as the many nods that are given in the opera”.

As for the cast, the soprano Sandra López and the tenor Airam Hernández are joined by the Brazilian soprano Lina Mendes, who plays Rosalba, the journalist who writes about Grimaldi. The Spanish baritones José Julián Frontal and Àngel Òdena will play Álvaro, the partner of Paula, and Riolobo, a mysterious being from the rainforest, respectively; the American mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala will play Paula, and the Mexican bass Alejandro López will be the boat captain.

Patiño completes her team with the North American stage designer Izmir Ickbal, the Brazilian costume designer Felype de Lima, the American lighting designer Erin Fleming and the Spanish designer and puppet master Alejandra Prieto. 

The proposal of Patiño is based on the concept of a de-constructed boat, wild nature, a little fantasy and, as a new addition, puppets of butterflies and birds are included on the stage, among other elements, which will assist the dreamlike narration, and they will be the responsibility of the puppeteers, a team of local operators directed by Alejandra Prieto. For part of the props, there was a collaboration from the Fernando Estévez Higher School of Art and Design. The stage design was produced at the Workshop of Stage Training of the Auditorium of Tenerife.

The Choir of the Opera of Tenerife, directed by Carmen Cruz, will be present in the show, always integrated into the plot, which begins at the port of Leticia, in Colombia, and whose destination is Manaus, in Brazil.

This opera by Catán, a lover of bel canto melody, who contributed his passion and originality to the genre, had its world première in 1996 as a commission of the Houston Grand Opera. This opera in Spanish speaks of Florencia Grimaldi, a diva who returns to her town, where her love blossomed for a butterfly hunter, Cristóbal Ribeiro da Silva. She left it all behind for her career and now she is returning in search of the long-awaited reunion.

The story begins at the start of the 20th century in the port of Leticia, Colombia, from where this long journey departs along the Amazon River to Manaus, in Brazil. This destination itself is home to one of the most exaggerated fantasy -and real- stories of Latin America, linked to the opera: the construction of a theatre in the middle of the rainforest.

Everyone travelling on this boat, El Dorado, shares the same hope: to hear the diva Florencia Grimaldi on her return to her homeland. The boat sets sail, and with it, this crossing of love and desire where each character is going to discover their inner journey and the true magic of the Amazon River will reveal all its secrets.

Tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before each performance 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. By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat COVID-19, such as the correct use of masks.

El segundo cuatrimestre del curso, que se extiende hasta junio, tendrá lugar en doce municipios de la isla

El programa Escuelas de Teatro del Auditorio de Tenerife, espacio que depende del Área de Cultura del Cabildo que dirige el consejero Enrique Arriaga, inicia las clases del segundo cuatrimestre del curso con más de 200 alumnos inscritos. Los municipios participantes en este programa son Adeje, Arico, Arona, Candelaria, El Rosario, El Sauzal, Granadilla de Abona, Guía de Isora, La Laguna, La Orotava, Santa Úrsula y Tegueste.

Para este cuatrimestre se ofertan tres opciones en función de la edad de la persona que quiere recibir las clases teatrales: Grupos A (de 7 a 11 años), Grupo B (de 12 a 14 años) y Grupo D (mayores de 18 años). Las asignaturas que se imparten, con una metodología lúdica, son Expresión corporal, Expresión oral, Historia del teatro, Interpretación y Práctica escénica. Todas las actividades se realizarán en grupos como máximo de 15 alumnos, de lunes a viernes en horario de tarde.

Las Escuelas de Teatro, un programa del Área Educativa y Social de Auditorio de Tenerife, se desarrollan, en colaboración con los municipios de la isla, durante todo el curso escolar en centros educativos y culturales, impartiendo formación teatral a niños, jóvenes y adultos con el fin de potenciar una afición artística de calidad y colaborar con el desarrollo cultural de su entorno. Todos los profesores están titulados en Arte Dramático por la Escuela de Actores de Canarias.

Para ser alumno de una Escuela de Teatro no es necesario ningún conocimiento previo ni especiales aptitudes pero sí cumplir con los horarios, las normas de las escuelas, así como con el protocolo de prevención contra la COVID-19, indicado en la página web https://auditoriodetenerife.com/es/escuelas-de-teatro.

El teatro es importante para contribuir a la identidad cultural de una comunidad, cultiva valores expresivos de relación interpersonal y anima a la participación social. Además, aporta recursos y herramientas que son útiles para desenvolverse en la vida real (superación de la timidez, capacidad de hablar en público, asimilación del sentido de rol social...). El teatro también potencia habilidades sociales que se adquieren con el trabajo en grupo, como la cooperación, la tolerancia, la responsabilidad, el respeto o la solidaridad.

The programme includes original pieces by the Italian musician and adaptations of compositions by Ennio Morricone

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 Saturday [12th] at 7:30 p.m the Auditorium welcomes a concert by the Gino Marcelli Trio. The programme will consist of original music by the Italian musician and Marcelli’s own arrangements of works by the renowned composer Ennio Morricone.

This jazz trio features, in addition to Gino Marcelli on the piano, the musicians Tomás López-Perea on the double bass and Sergio Díaz on the drums – both from the Canary Islands. Some of Marcelli's songs that will be played during the concert include The Garden of the Simple, Strange Blues, Angela, and Landscape. Likewise, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Gabriel’s Oboe are examples of the Italian musician's versions of pieces by Ennio Morricone, which will also be played this Saturday.

Born in Sermoneta (Latina, Italy), Marcelli is an active composer, arranger, pianist, and producer. At the age of nine he began with music, studying under Professor Mariano de Falco. In 1983, he studied harmony with Maestro Gianfranco Sordi, owner of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome.

His current career has taken him to the best stages in Europe, playing with artists such as Leonar Jonson (former member of Temptation), Gerardina Trova, Andrea Bocelli, Mango, Tricarico, Tony Scott, Simple Minds, Feitless, Trilok Gurt, etc. He also studied jazz piano under Franco D'Andrea and Rita Marcotulli. In 1989, he participated in the Umbria Jazz seminar, studying with pianist Neil Omstead, professor of the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the same year, he moved to Milan and joined forces with Stefano Cerri (bass guitar and percussion) and Andy Surdi (drums and voice) to form the Cerri Gas Station Trio, which has performed at many Italian and European music festivals.

The tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before the show on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327. By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat COVID-19, such as the correct use of masks. All of the measures can be consulted on the Auditorium’s website.

The concert, with pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Franck and Chopin, will take place in the Chamber Hall at 7:30 p.m.

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. Tomorrow [Tuesday 8th] at 7:30 p.m the Auditorium welcomes a concert by the Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz. The Chamber Hall will host a journey through piano literature with four major composers, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, César Franck and Frédéric Chopin, and with a common denominator: classical forms through different harmonic languages.

The renowned pianist will open this recital with one of the Partitas by Bach that is most expressive and full of contrasts. The austerity, melancholy and lyricism of his dances stand out, in contrast with the rhythmic vigour of the Rondeaux and the Capriccio final. 

Melodic and rhythmic energy define the character of the two works by Beethoven chosen for this programme. The sonata number 5, composed in 1796, is an early example of the unique symphonic style that the master from Bonn would develop. His organic means of composing pre-empts that of his fifth symphony and the 32 Variations, also in C minor, flow between one another strongly and continuously, offering a real display of piano playing technique. 

The programme continues with another of the iconic cornerstones of the piano repertoire, the Prélude, Fugue et Variation op. 18 by César Franck, before concluding with the last sonata by Frédéric Chopin. This work does not abandon the dramatic structure inherited from the classics, but it contains all the essence of romantic music par excellence. 

In October of 2005, Rafal Blechacz emerged as the undisputed winner of the 15th Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, the second Polish pianist in history, only preceded by Krystian Zimmerman thirty years earlier. This victory gave him access to the most famous and prestigious concert halls in the world, playing with the best symphony orchestras and under the direction of acclaimed conductors. 

The tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before the show on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327. The audience is requested to arrive at the venue well in advance to enter the auditorium in staggered "waves". By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat COVID-19, such as the correct use of masks. All of the measures, as well as the contingency plan certified by AENOR, can be consulted on the Auditorium’s website.

La asociación Puro Teatro, del programa insular para aficionados,  actúa en la Sociedad Centro Icodense a partir de las 20:00 horas

El programa Teatro Aficionado de Auditorio de Tenerife, que depende del Área de Cultura del Cabildo, que dirige el consejero Enrique Arriaga, programa la tercera función de Historias caóticas para cinco artistas desesperados. La propuesta de la asociación Puro Teatro se podrá disfrutar mañana [sábado 5] en la Sociedad Centro Icondense de Icod de los Vinos en el marco de la actividad Café-teatro desde el Noroeste de Tenerife. La entrada para este espectáculo, recomendado para público adulto, es gratuita previa reserva en los teléfonos del propio espacio, 669 098 647 y 922 810 015 en horario de 15:00 a 22:00 horas.

Historias caóticas para cinco artistas desesperados está compuesta por cinco pequeños textos cuyo leitmotiv es el caos. Cada una de las cinco historias está protagonizada por dos personajes que, de alguna manera, expresan sus sentimientos en un momento concreto de sus vidas. Los actores que componen esta asociación son A. Lidia Dorta, Jesús Patrón, Sonia Lutzardo, Glenda Suárez y Nuria Neida.

En la primera de las historias de esta obra, dos hermanos se encuentran en extrañas circunstancias y se dan cuenta de que sus vidas han tomado caminos muy diferentes. En la segunda, una pintora ha estado ocultando a su marido un gran secreto pero él esconde otro aún mayor. Un humorista al que un admirador pone en un gran aprieto protagoniza la tercera historia. En la cuarta, un marido desaparece y obliga a su esposa a acudir a un profesional para su búsqueda. Y, por último, la aparición de una madre que provoca una tremenda sacudida en la vida de su inestable hija.

Teatro Aficionado es un programa del Área Educativa y Social de Auditorio de Tenerife. El teatro aficionado fomenta el interés por la afición y producción de actividades teatrales dentro de las asociaciones existentes en Tenerife. Este programa pretende estimular las inquietudes de comunicación, intercambio de ideas y creatividad de los miembros pertenecientes a colectivos juveniles, culturales, de mujeres y vecinales, entre otros.

Sus objetivos fundamentales son promover en los distintos colectivos sociales y culturales el gusto por la práctica y desarrollo del teatro, así como la asistencia y afición del público a las obras teatrales; contribuir a enriquecer la calidad técnico-artística de grupos de teatro aficionado y crear los diferentes grupos de trabajo (dirección, intérpretes, escenógrafos figurinistas, costureros, dramaturgos, guionistas, entre otros).

The organist Daniel Oyarzabal will play the great instrument housed within the walls of Symphony Hall alongside Joan Castelló

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 Sunday [27] at 12:00 p.m. it will offer the first organ concert of the season: Órgano y percusión, un mundo por descubrir (Organ and Percussion: A World to Discover). This morning experience is starred by organist Daniel Oyarzabal and percussionist Joan Castelló, both of whom are originally from the Basque Country.  They will offer an attractive journey through the most famous music of the last century and a half. 

In recent times, a trend has been taken up to enrich organ concerts in auditoriums with other instruments that have contrasting timbres and which add variety to the repertoire of predominantly Romantic symphonic pieces, assuming the role of an entire orchestra. The musicologist Rosario Álvarez explains that “it is a way of offering a new vision of those well-known scores for an audience who will be amazed and delighted by the transmutation of that musical world – a world which, until now, seemed immutable.” 

The fact of the matter is that, although it may be true that the multiple timbres of the organ can represent those of an orchestra, especially those of the wind instruments, that is not exactly the case with the varied and rich percussion section.  For Álvarez, this combination “provides – in addition to diverse and suggestive new colours and techniques – the rhythmic drive, the crystalline or opaque sound of metal and wood keys being struck, as well as the depth of drum heads, among many other examples.” In this programme, seven-piece by composers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that have been transcribed by the organist Oyarzabal will be played.

This concert is offered in collaboration with the San Miguel Arcángel Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts (RACBA).Built in the 20th-century by the prestigious organ builder Albert Blancafort and his team, the Auditorium's organ is considered a unique instrument for its design, sound and musical ranges.  The sounds are produced by 3,835 pipes that are housed in the walls of the emblematic Symphony Hall, which are controlled by the organist from on-stage through the console and the four keyboards that he can play.

Daniel Oyarzabal has a long international career that he has cultivated for years with intense concert activity at prestigious festivals in more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Joan Castelló is currently part of the group Neopercusión, a professor at the Katarina Gurska Higher Music Centre, and a professor for the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain.

Tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before each performance on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the Auditorium's box office from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 during the same schedule. 

By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat COVID-19, such as the correct use of masks and the attendance at the event only with people you live with. All of the measures, as well as the contingency plan certified by AENOR, can be consulted on the Auditorium’s website.

The opera takes place on 23 and 24 April in the Auditorium's Symphony Hall, which will be transformed into a large and colourful circus

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural space linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island’s Council that is managed by its island's Minister of Culture, Enrique Arriaga. It puts on sale the tickets for Les contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann). This is an adapted opera for all the family and ideal for adults who want to get an introduction to the world of opera. The opera takes place on 23 and 24 April in the Symphony Hall, which will be transformed into a large and colourful circus. 

Saturday's performance (23 April) takes place at 6:00 p.m., while Sunday's performance (24 April) is a morning session that starts at 12:00 noon. The tickets are sold to a general price of 10 Euro, price to which special discounts for the unemployed (50%), large families (25%), season ticket holders (15%) and audience under 30 years of age (5 Euro) are applicable. 

This is a revival of this production by the Auditorio de Tenerife which premièred in 2017, an opera in three acts with music by Offenbach and libretto by Jules Barbier. It is based on a work that Barbier himself and Michael Carré wrote about the tales of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. This work was premièred at the Opera-Comique of Paris in 1881.

This adapted version for all audiences comes with the musical direction of Rubén Díez, conducting the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and Raúl Vázquez in charge of staging and scene design. The costume design is by Leo Martínez while the lighting is by Miguel Ponce.

The cast will be led by the tenor David Astorga as Hoffmann. The sopranos Maria Rita Combattelli, Elvira Padrino and Inés Lorans, the mezzo-soprano Daniela Prado, the tenor César Arrieta and the baritone Jacobo Ochoa complete the list of singers who bring to life the fun characters surrounding the story of the protagonist.

The tickets can be purchased until fifteen minutes before each performance on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the Auditorium's box office 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 and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 during the same schedules. By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat COVID-19. All of the measures, as well as the contingency plan certified by AENOR, can be consulted on the Auditorium’s website.

The introduction of music and the return of people in person are the main new additions for this edition of the programme

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural space linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island Council and managed by the island's Minister of Culture Enrique Arriaga. It presents its 2021-2022 catalogue of shows for the sixth edition of the programme Theatre at School. The schools on the island can submit their requests choosing between these ten selected shows and creative processes from today (Monday 21) up until 11 March. 

The new edition of this activity by the Educational and Social Department of the Auditorium introduces the musical offering, which joins the dance, the theatre and the arts of movement. It also returns to having people in person, which it had lost in order to guarantee the continuity of the last edition. The selected proposals, which will reach classrooms between March and June 2022 in the form of one hundred activities, are divided up according to educational levels, that is, pre-school, primary and secondary education and Baccalaureate or training cycles.

The Auditorio de Tenerife will provide teachers with a teaching guide so they can do work beforehand in class and optimise the educational possibilities of the programme. Information for schools about the process of requesting works is provided in the catalogue itself, available here.

For pre-school, ‘El sonido de los colores’ by Contando Ando & Co., ‘El ratoncito Pérez y la ratita presumida’ by Milagrosa Torres are on offer. As for Primary, ‘The pestoff’, by Clownbaret; ‘La musa pelusa en buscar de escritor’, by Zálatta Teatro, and ‘Los secretos de mi paraguas’, by Antonio Conejo have been selected. The shows selected for the secondary school are ‘¡Valientes!’ by Burka Teatro; ‘Sincerely, me’, by Mandrágora Laboratorio Cultural, and ‘Liso, estriado, liso’, by Vector de Ideas. Lastly, ‘Manos mojadas’, by Mon Peraza, and ‘Reteatrando Las meninas’, by Timaginas Teatro, are the proposals for the Baccalaureate and training cycles.

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.

Other objectives involve integrating other artistic languages associated with literature, using gestures and the voice through the use of poetic and narrative texts as dramatic expression. Lastly, the aim is for pupils to discover authors and their texts while analysing their structure.

El espectáculo será dirigido por Michael Thomas y participan el tenor José Manuel Zapata y los músicos Juan Francisco Padilla y Rubén Rubio

La Sinfónica de Tenerife, proyecto que depende del Área de Cultura del Cabildo, que gestiona el consejero Enrique Arriaga, ofrece este jueves [día 24], a partir de las 19:30 horas, en el Auditorio de Tenerife, un recorrido por la música del siglo XVII hasta el presente, a través del concierto From Bach to Radiohead. Esta propuesta está dirigida por el también violinista Michal Thomas y cuenta con la participación de José Manuel Zapata (tenor), Rubén Rubio (viola de gamba y guitarra) y Juan Francisco Padilla (guitarra y arreglos musicales).

From Bach to Radiohead es un espectáculo musical especial dentro de la temporada de la Sinfónica de Tenerife. Esta propuesta consiste en una selección de piezas musicales amplia tanto en lo cronológico como en lo estilístico -clásico, flamenco, rock...- y en lo geográfico, con compositores alemanes, españoles, italianos, ingleses y escandinavos.

Tiene este formato el valor añadido de los arreglos musicales, realizados por Juan Francisco Padilla para este proyecto, explorando con intensidad las similitudes y sinergias entre Bach, Radiohead, Paco de Lucía, Shostakovich, Iron Maiden, Arvo Pärt, Björk, Rossini y muchos más.

El programa que se escuchará este jueves en el Auditorio de Tenerife incluye los siguientes temas: Toccata en Re menor (Johann Sebastian Bach), Fade Out (Radiohead), The Trooper (Iron Maiden/Dimitri Shostakovich), Spiegel im Spiegel (Arvo Pärt), No surprises (Radiohead), La Danza-Tarantella Napolitana (Giacomo Rossini), Zyryab (Paco de Lucía); Harold is Islington (Michael Thomas), Hyperballad (Björk), Garganta con arena (Castaña) y Paranoid Android (Radiohead).

Michael Thomas accedió a los once años a la Joven Orquesta Nacional de Gran Bretaña, convirtiéndose en el integrante más joven de la formación y a los diecisiete inicia su formación como director en el Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) de Manchester, donde recibe el “Premio Bass Charrington”. De 2000 a 2011 fue director titular de la Orquesta Joven de Andalucía y actualmente ocupa ese puesto en la Orquesta Ciudad de Almería, Orquesta Bética de Cámara de Sevilla -fundada por Manuel de Falla en 1924- y la Joven Orquesta Mediterránea, actividad que compagina con la de concertista y compositor. Su visión global del arte y su inquietud por profundizar en la esencia de otros estilos musicales, le han llevado a colaborar con artistas de muy diversa índole: Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Björk, Kiko Veneno, Ian Carr, o Raimundo Amador.

José Manuel Zapata es el único de los invitados que ya ha estado en la temporada de la Sinfónica de Tenerife. El tenor granadino reconoce que su relación con la música clásica llega muy tarde, con dieciocho años. Hace dos décadas conoció a la persona que cambió su vida: Alberto Zedda, que le impulsó y pasó en cuatro años de cantar en la Comunidad Valencia a debutar en el Metropolitan Opera House de Nueva York.

Desde entonces, entre otros escenarios ha actuado en el Teatro Real de Madrid, Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona, Deutsche Oper de Berlín, Semper Oper de Dresden, Reggio di Parma, Massimo de Palermo, Rossini Opera Festival, Teâtre Chatelet y Champs Elysees de París y Teather An der Wien. Ha compartido escenario con Flórez, Arteta, Garança, Antonacci, Fleming, Bronwlee, Podles, Blake, Di Donato, y con los directores de orquesta Zedda, Lopez-Cobos, Spinosi, Rousset, Pons, Frizza, Allemandi, Scimone.

Juan Francisco Padilla es el responsable de los arreglos musicales de este espectáculo en el que también toca la guitarra. Distinguido durante 2004 por la Junta de Andalucía con la insignia de oro a la personalidad artística más destacada del año. Considerado niño prodigio de su instrumento, en la actualidad es uno de los guitarristas e intérpretes de instrumentos antiguos más importantes del mundo de su generación.

Padilla ha ofrecido recitales en España, Italia, Portugal, Francia, Eslovenia, Alemania, México, Inglaterra, Brasil, Ucrania, Estados Unidos o India, actuando en salas como el Teatro Real (Madrid), Palau de la Música (Barcelona), Barbican (Londres), Teatro de los Campos Elíseos (París), Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencia) Filarmónica de Kiev (Ucrania), Teatro Maestranza (Sevilla), Auditorio Nacional (Madrid) y Bellas Artes (México). Ganador de multitud de premios en concursos internacionales, ha grabado y realizado gira junto a Cecilia Bartoli e Il Giardino Armonico para el sello Decca de los álbumes Sospiri y Sacrificium, este último ganador de los premios Grammy 2011.

Rubén Rubio es profesor de guitarra clásica en Trigueros (Huelva). Su inquietud musical lo ha llevado a estudiar diversos instrumentos como la guitarra clásica, la viola da gamba o la batería y siempre relacionado con estilos más modernos como el rock, soul, funk, hip-hop o neo-soul. Ha pertenecido a diferentes formaciones, destacando su participación en el grupo de música antigua “Intavolatura”, con el que ha realizado numerosos conciertos.

Hace nueve años tuvo su primera participación conjunta con José Manuel Zapata y Juan Francisco Padilla en el espectáculo de teatro musical Barrockeros, que se estrenó en Las Naves del Teatro Español (Madrid) y posteriormente ha estado en San Sebastián y Pamplona.

Las entradas para este concierto se pueden adquirir hasta una hora antes del comienzo en www.sinfonicadetenerife.es en la taquilla de Auditorio y de forma telefónica en el 902 317 327 de lunes a viernes, de 10:00 a 17:00 horas y sábados de 10:00 a 14:00 horas. Los asistentes deben llegar al recinto con antelación suficiente para realizar un acceso escalonado a la sala. La compra de las entradas supone la aceptación de las medidas implementadas por el centro cultural del Cabildo para hacer frente a la COVID-19. Las medidas al completo, así como el plan de contingencia certifivado por AENOR, se puede consultar en la web del Auditorio.