Ópera de Tenerife

Los dos cantantes protagonistas debutan este sábado en Tenerife con esta versión concierto del conocido título de Camille Saint-Saëns

Ópera de Tenerife despide el año este sábado (día 9) a las 19:30 horas en la Sala Sinfónica con la versión concierto de Samson et Dalila, de Camille Saint-Saëns. El poder de él y la seducción de ella se toman el pulso en esta ópera francesa del siglo XIX que se basa en el conocido relato del Antiguo Testamento. Los cantantes que asumen los roles protagonistas de este espectáculo -el tenor Ivan Gyngazov como Samson y la mezzosoprano Yulia Matochkina como Dalila- debutan con este título en la programación lírica del Auditorio de Tenerife.

El elenco de solistas se completa con el barítono Andrii Kymach como Sumo sacerdote, el bajo Toni Marsol como Abimélech, el tenor César Arrieta como Primer filisteo, el bajo Pablo Gálvez como Segundo filisteo, el bajo Simón Orfila como Viejo hebreo y el tenor Mario Méndez en el rol de Mensajero filisteo.

El director musical de esta propuesta, José Miguel Pérez Sierra, estará al frente de la Sinfónica de Tenerife, que contará con 71 músicos para la ocasión, y del Coro Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo que, bajo la dirección de Andrés Juncos, estará constituido por 48 coralistas.

La obra se desarrolla en el año 1150 antes de Cristo y se basa en varios textos bíblicos, principalmente, los capítulos 13 al 16 del Libro de los Jueces. Narra la historia de uno de los jueces antiguos más destacados del pueblo, Samson, dotado de una fuerza descomunal que le permite vencer a los filisteos sin esfuerzo. No obstante, esa fuerza concedida por la divinidad va acompañada de la advertencia sobre la permanencia de su condición humana. Su fortaleza reside en su larga cabellera: debe cuidarla para conservarla.

En el texto religioso, el joven pierde su fuerza en manos de Dalila, una joven filistea que lo seduce y despierta su pasión carnal. Traicionado y debilitado, Samson es apresado y esclavizado por los filisteos. En su lamento, implora a su señor por su fuerza sobrenatural y ofrece su vida en sacrificio. En un último impulso, derriba las columnas del templo y queda sepultado bajo sus ruinas, junto a Dalila y sus enemigos.

Saint-Saëns y su libretista, Ferdinand Lemaire, no se plantearon ser estrictamente fieles al relato bíblico y, así, para dotar de más dramatismo a la obra, se centraron en el sufrimiento de Samson, atormentado entre su obligación de obedecer a su pueblo y la pasión culpable que siente por Dalila, a quien, a su vez, presentan como una sacerdotisa que odia al hebreo por vencer a su pueblo.

Esta ópera es considerada la obra maestra de Saint-Saëns, quien es reconocido especialmente por su excepcional papel en la renovación de la música francesa, una labor que desempeñó gracias a su faceta como maestro y, especialmente, por su impulso de la música nueva, al participar en la fundación de la Société Nationale de Musique. Para los historiadores, fue un eslabón esencial en la renovación del lenguaje musical, que dio paso a Debussy y Ravel.

Saint-Saëns, compositor de la suite humorística Le Carnaval des animaux (El carnaval de los animales), fue un intelectual multifacético. Desde pequeño se dedicó al estudio de la geología, la arqueología, la botánica y la entomología. Fue también un excelente matemático. Además de la actividad musical como compositor, intérprete y crítico, escribió artículos sobre acústica, ciencias ocultas, escenografía teatral en la Roma Antigua e instrumentos antiguos. Fue miembro de la Sociedad Astronómica de Francia. Escribió una obra filosófica, un volumen de poesía y una comedia. Su vida está repleta de viajes por Europa, Asia y África, y visitó Estados Unidos varias veces.

Las entradas se pueden adquirir 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.

Next week, a coproduction between the Auditorio de Tenerife and the operas of Oviedo and Chile will be enjoyed on an 11-metre-high stage.

Ópera de Tenerife presents the second title of its 2023-2024 season: Manon, by Jules Massenet, in which the main character is torn between love and wealth. On 21, 23, and 25 November it takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Symphony Hall. The tickets are available for regular audiences for 25 euros (5 euros for the audience under 30 years of age), and there are also discounts for students, the unemployed, large families, and groups.

The details of this coproduction between the Auditorio de Tenerife, the Municipal Theatre of Santiago-National Opera of Chile, and the Opera of Oviedo were announced by the artistic director of the Auditorio de Tenerife, José Luis Rivero, the musical director, Christopher Franklin, the stage director, Emilio Sagi, and the star who plays Manon, the soprano Sabina Puértolas.

José Luis Rivero explained that "for us, this Manon is the first production with the Opera of Chile and one of the many that we have already tackled with the Opera of Oviedo”. The artistic director highlighted that "for Ópera de Tenerife, this is the premiere of Manon, as we had not staged it, so it will be a discovery for our audience”. Lastly, he wanted to highlight that "opera culture is more alive than ever”.

The soprano Sabina Puértolas admitted that since arriving on the island she has written to family and friends with "kisses from paradise”. “I love the Ópera de Tenerife and the affection with which we are treated here, we have formed a great team in order for the audience to feel the same as we do when we go on stage”. With regard to the lead role, she explained that "Manon is a girl who gulps up life, who doesn't see who her decisions may affect, and who does what she wants down to the logical conclusion”. For Puértolas, "Each production is different, and there are always nuances because I respond to inputs such as the acoustics of theatres and my colleagues on stage”.  

Christopher Franklin, who will lead the Sinfónica de Tenerife, recalled that Manon was one of the first operas he conducted. Despite the fact he has lived in Italy for many years, where Puccini's version of this story (Manon Lescaut) is more recognised, "I personally feel closer to the score by Massenet”. With regard to working with this title "that is unusual in the repertoire", he shared "the intensity of the days working on this great stage with stairs that revolve, difficult to organise and direct with the musicians from the pit and the singers on the stage”.

Emilio Sagi made his debut in December 2003 at the recently opened Auditorio de Tenerife with the opera L'equivoco stravagante by Rossini, production at the Rossini Festival in Pesaro. “I am returning 20 years later very happy with this Manon, work that I have always wanted to conduct, and the fact that these three theatres have awarded me this opportunity”. “It is a wonderful work, full of nuances that star Manon, a woman in a world of men, a poor young girl who has nothing, and who is sent to a convent by her parents, which was common at the time, and she has to manage in a world she doesn't know and is amazed by how high society lives" analyses the multi award winner from Oviedo. He quoted Borges, who in his stories wanted nothing other than to excite and entertain, to explain that "our job is to excite and offer the greatest possible show”.

This opera in five acts and six scenes has a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 19 January 1884.

Manon is a very young character who oscillates between love at first sight, passionate love, and her desire for wealth and freedom. The story, which takes place in France under the reign of Louis XV in the 18^th century, begins when Manon goes to the convent to fulfil the wishes of her parents, who are worried upon seeing her leaning towards earthly pleasures.

Then, she finds herself by chance in an inn with Chevalier Des Grieux, a young student. A single look suffices for them to fall in love. They decide to escape to Paris but the idyll is short-lived. Manon cannot live on loving alone and accepts the offer of a life of luxuries in exchange for being the lover of a rich lord, Guillot Morfontaine. Des Grieux is not willing to leave her and will follow her on a tortuous path.

The team of Sagi, which has worked on stage and on the artistic direction in national and international theatres, is completed with the stage design of Daniel Biano, 11 metres high and taking up 240 square metres of the Auditorium. It is inspired by the work of the 18th-century painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard to offer an eighteenth-century feel of luxury. The costumes, in a classic style, are by Pablo Núñez and the lighting design is by Eduardo Bravo.

Christopher Franklin will conduct the Sinfónica de Tenerife, which will be accompanied by forty voices from the resident choir Coro Titular de Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo, directed by Andrés Juncos, among whom there will be nine secondary singers with more notable roles.

The soprano Sabina Puértolas will be transformed into Manon, as she did in November 2022, at the première of this proposal at the Municipal Theatre of Santiago and last September at the Ópera of Oviedo. The Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan will play Le chevalier des Grieux, the lover of Manon. The baritone Luis Cansino will be transformed into Lescaut, the cousin of Manon, and the bass Insung Sim will play Le Comte des Grieux, father of the gentleman suitor.

Guillot Morfontaine, a finance minister who will become obsessed with Manon, will be performed by the tenor Gillen Munguía, and Monsieur de Brétigny, a noble friend of his, will be played by the baritone Lorenzo Barbieri. The soprano Inés Lorans and the mezzo-sopranos Claire Gascoin and Christina Campsall will play the roles of the actresses Pousette, Javotte, and Rosette, respectively. The bass Abraham García will sing the roles of the innkeeper, the doorman of the Saint Sulpice seminary, and a croupier. On the other hand, 21 extras will complete the scenes.

Jules Massenet was born in the French area of Montaud, close to Saint-Étienne, on 12 May 1842, and he died in Paris on 13 August 1912. Throughout his life, this musician of French Romanticism was highly renowned for his opera work, although in his compositional work, he dealt with other registers, from ballet to oratorios and cantatas, to songs, orchestral works, and compositions for piano. His operas were very popular in the period between the centuries, from the end of the 19th to the early 20th century.

The tickets for the performances of Manon 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 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Tenerife Symphony Orchestra's musicians complete the cast in this show in Spanish and will also be on stage on Thursday and Saturday this week.

The documentary opera María Moliner opens tomorrow (Tuesday 17) the lyrical season at the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín. The remaining shows take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Symphonic Hall on Thursday (19th) and Saturday (21st). This Spanish show pays tribute to the lexicographer who wrote the Diccionario de uso del español (1966)  (Dictionary of the use of Spanish, 1966). It will bring together 63 artists on stage between soloists, choir members, and actors. The cast is completed with the members of the Sinfónica de Tenerife (Tenerife Symphony Orchestra). The tickets for this show are available starting at €20, except for the audience under the age of 30 who will pay €5.

María Moliner is produced by the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. It was premiered in 2016, and has also been staged in Oviedo and Mallorca. This opera in two acts and ten scenes with a libretto by Lucía Vilanova recounts the life of María Moliner, a lexicographer who achieved the feat of single-handedly producing a dictionary at home whose substance showed up in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy.

The show pays tribute to María Moliner, one of the most fascinating Spanish women of the 20^th century, who tirelessly wrote on her Olivetti Pluma 22 the definitions for her dictionary. It shows the adversity she had to fight until she managed to edit and publish it after overcoming the obstacles of being a woman. The Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (DRAE) was produced by 46 people over two centuries, and María Moliner did it alone for over 15 years. Even according to Gabriel García Márquez, it was also the most complete, useful and fun dictionary of the Spanish language, more than twice the length of that of the Academy.

The stage director and set designer of this opera is Paco Azorín, who prompted the project from the very beginning. Azorín’s team, which has already been working for weeks at the Auditorium, is completed by Carlos Martos in charge of stage movement and choreography, Pedro Yagüe on lighting, Pedro Chamizo on audiovisual design and Juan Sebastián Domínguez on costume changes. The costumes were designed by María Araujo, who passed away a little over three years ago.

Víctor Pablo Pérez will conduct the Sinfónica de Tenerife, which will be accompanied by the 40 voices of the Opera of Tenerife-Intermezzo Resident Choir. The mezzo-soprano María José Montiel will play the leading role in this history, María Moliner. The baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez from Huelva will play the husband of the writer, the academic Fernando Ramón y Ferrando. The soprano Anna Cabrera will sing the roles of the inspector from the Spanish University Union (SEU) and Carmen Conde and the baritone Pablo Gálvez from Granada will play the linotypist Goyanes.

In addition, Tenerife-born Candelaria González will play Emilia Pardo Bazán, while Gran Canarian mezzo-sopranos Silvia Zorita and Blanca Valido will be Isidra Guzmán y de la Cerda and Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, respectively. The cast is completed by the bass-baritone Simón Orfila as the sought-after seat B of the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy), the tenor Joan Laínez as Almanaque I, the baritone César Méndez as Almanaque II and the bass-baritone Abraham García as Almanaque III.

On the other hand, this production has an extensive cast of actresses and actors from the islands: María Salazar, Romina R. Medina, Cristina Hernández, Elisa Cano, Melany Gabarre, Sheila Rodríguez, Niria Rodríguez, Selene Rodríguez, Adriana Isabel Cortés, Alba Carbajal, Daniel Sanginés and Saulo Trujillo.

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 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are special discounts for students, unemployed, large families, and groups. Subscriptions for this season can still be purchased from 88 euros (20 euros for the audience under 30 years of age) until 5:00 p.m. the day of the first performance, in the same sales channels.

This first title, composed by Antoni Parera Fons and premiered in 2016, will have the mezzo-soprano María José Montiel as the lead character

The Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín opens its lyric season next week. Ópera de Tenerife opens the season 2023-2024 with María Moliner, which will take place on 17, 19, and 21 October at 7:30 p.m. in the Symphonic Hall. The details were announced by the provincial Minister for Culture of the Island Council of Tenerife, José Carlos Acha, the artistic director of the Auditorio, José Luis Rivero, the composer of the opera, Antoni Parera Fons, the musical director of the show, Victor Pablo Pérez, the stage director and stage designer, Paco Azorin, and the star who plays María Moliner, the mezzo-soprano María José Montiel.

José Carlos Acha stated that “it is an honour to present an opera of these characteristics, aware that there is a great artistic, technical, and management team behind it”. “Talking about María Moliner is a source of personal gratification because I remember how much we were recommended as children at school to use this dictionary” recalls the minister. “What this woman did was amazing work, ahead of her time, and this show is a great opportunity to enjoy a live opera and also discover the story of this extraordinary person” he stated.

José Luis Rivero announced that “we are happy to start the season of the 20^th Anniversary with this title”. “When we decided to open the seasons of Opera de Tenerife with a contemporary title in Spanish, we didn’t know where it might lead us, but we assumed the risks and we have learned that opera is the language that best communicates with society” reflects the cultural programmer. “María Moliner was an intellectual woman in an age of barbaric men and this opera is a real gem in contemporary music in Spain” declared Rivero.

Antoni Parera Fons recalled the story of how this opera started with the proposal that Paco Azorín made to him, as well as the hard work involved in this opera which had María José Montiel in mind from the outset. The maestro admitted that back then “I wondered how I could write an aria without the lead female character going through heartbreak or a love triangle, which are the common themes of great arias, but not here. In this case, she wants to create a dictionary.” “It is very gratifying to go through the entire process, from the peacefulness of being at home with a piece of paper and pencil to heading into theatres and seeing the enthusiasm of the teams to make the shows happen” shared the composer.

Víctor Pablo Pérez, honorary director of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and musical director of this opera, stated that “we are faced with a work that is becoming a classic, this is already the fourth time that it has been staged in a theatre.” With regard to the commitment by the Ópera de Tenerife, he envisaged that “committing to these types of titles will ultimately distinguish this institution.” Lastly, the orchestra conductor guaranteed that the public “will be amazed at a work of enormous value.”

Paco Azorín, the developer of this opera, stated “We are talking about one of the most fascinating and representative examples of a woman in the Spanish 20th century.” The stage director stated that Moliner lived between two words, destiny, which was to create her dictionary, and exile, which refers to the inner exile she suffered after the Civil War. “Therefore, she decided to put a brave face on things” states Azorín who recalls that “Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (DRAE) was produced by 46 people over two centuries and María Moliner did it alone over 15 years and it also was, even according to Gabriel García Márquez, the most complete, useful and fun dictionary of the Spanish language, more than twice the length of that of the Academy.” “This documentary opera features live projections of manuscripts and documents which attest to what the opera talks about” he announced.

For María José Montiel “this character is a privilege in my career”. “It is a work of art in every sense, with beautiful impressionistic music” declares the singer. For Montiel, this work “is the story of a heroine with a life of love, of determination… a true story”. The mezzo-soprano addressed the public to insist that “they come to see this work of art, an extraordinary production that is unique worldwide, that gets you hooked from the outset.”

María Moliner is a production by the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, premiered in 2016, and has also been staged in Oviedo and Mallorca. It is an opera in two acts and ten scenes with a libretto by Lucía Vilanova which recounts the life of María Moliner, a lexicographer who achieved the feat of single-handedly producing a dictionary at home whose substance showed up in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, a publication that this show pays tribute to.

The show reveals how María Moliner tirelessly wrote the definitions for her Diccionario de uso del español (1966) on her Olivetti Pluma 22 and shows the adversity she had to fight until she managed to edit it and publish it, after overcoming the obstacles of being a woman.

Azorín’s team, which has already been working for weeks at the Auditorium of Tenerife, is completed by Carlos Martos in charge of stage movement and choreography, Pedro Yagüe on lighting, Pedro Chamizo on audiovisual design and Juan Sebastián Domínguez on costume changes, the costumes were designed by María Araujo, who passed away a little over three years ago.

Víctor Pablo Pérez will conduct the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, which will be accompanied by the voices of the Opera of Tenerife-Intermezzo Resident Choir. In addition to Montiel as María Moliner, the baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez from Huelva will play the husband of the writer, the academic Fernando Ramón y Ferrando. The soprano Anna Cabrera will sing the roles of the inspector from the Spanish University Union (SEU) and Carmen Conde and the baritone Pablo Gálvez from Granada will play the linotypist Goyanes.

In addition, Tenerife-born Candelaria González will play Emilia Pardo Bazán, while Gran Canarian mezzo-sopranos Silvia Zorita and Blanca Valido will be Isidra Guzmán y de la Cerda and Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, respectively. The cast is completed by the bass-baritone Simón Orfila as the sought-after seat B of the RAE (Royal Spanish Academy), the tenor Joan Laínez as Almanaque I, the baritone César Méndez as Almanaque II and the bass-baritone Abraham García as Almanaque III.

On the other hand, this production has an extensive cast of actresses and actors from the islands: María Salazar, Romina R. Medina, Cristina Hernández, Elisa Cano, Melany Gabarre, Sheila Rodríguez, Niria Rodríguez, Selene Rodríguez, Adriana Isabel Cortés, Alba Carbajal, Daniel Sanginés and Saulo Trujillo.

The tickets are available for regular audiences for 20 euros (5 euros for the audience under 30 years of age), and there are also discounts for students, the unemployed, large families, and groups. 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. Subscriptions for this season can still be purchased from 88 euros (20 euros for the audience under 30 years of age) until 5:00 p.m. the day of the first performance, in the same sales channels.

The Catalan tenor and the pianist Marco Evangelisti will perform melodies from 'Luisa Fernanda' and 'Doña Francisquita', among others.

This week, the Auditorio of Tenerife is organising three lyrical recitals to complement the Tenerife Opera season. The programme, entitled Noches de Zarzuela (Zarzuela Evenings), will feature the Catalan tenor José Bros and the Italian pianist Marco Evangelisti. The three concerts take place at 7.30 p.m. each at the Teatro El Sauzal, the Infanta Leonor in Arona, and the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín. Tickets can be purchased through the usual channels of the concert halls.

The first of the events with the Spanish genre takes place on Thursday (12th) at the Teatro El Sauzal. The next day (Friday 13th), the performance will be at the Auditorio Infanta Leonor Los Cristianos (Arona). Lastly, on 14 October, the Chamber Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife will host the last performance of these Noches de Zarzuela.

Arias such as Bella enamorada of the zarzuela El último romántico will be heard, along with other melodies from well-known zarzuelas such as Luisa Fernanda, La dolorosa, Alma de dios, El huésped del sevillano, La isla de las perlas, El sombrero de tres picos, and Doña Francisquita.

José Bros, a tenor who is much loved by the Tenerife public and a regular of the Opera of Tenerife seasons, is considered one of the leading exponents of the Romantic bel canto repertoire of recent years. He has performed over 60 titles in this style and has also achieved important successes with works from the French repertoire.

Marco Evangelisti was born in Lucca, Italy. He has taught courses in the lyrical repertoire, and he performs as an accompanying pianist in opera and chamber music performances at the main theatres and festivals in Spain, Europe, and the United States, alongside performers such as Ainhoa Arteta, Montserrat Caballé, Mariola Cantarero, Fiorenza Cedolins, and María Gallego.

The tickets for the performance on 14 October at the Auditorio de Tenerife can be purchased at www.auditoriodetenerife.com, where the complete programme can also be checked. The tickets can also be purchased at the box office from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and by telephone on 902 317 327 during the same hours, except during the month of August. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families. Tickets for the shows in El Sauzal and Arona can be purchased respectively on the websites of the two venues: www.teatroelsauzal.com and www.arona.org/auditorio.

The writer, who already held a conference on the entire lyrical season at the Auditorio de Tenerife in June, returns this Wednesday.

The Auditorio de Tenerife welcomes Ramón Gener and his new lecture. This time he reveals the keys and curiosities of the opera María Moliner by Antoni Parera Fons, which opens the 2023-2024 season of the Ópera de Tenerife on 17, 19, and 21 October. Next Wednesday (4^th October) at 7.30 p.m., the Chamber Hall hosts the musician and music disseminator who, with his knowledge, his voice, and his piano, conveys his passion: music. Tickets for this show, where Gener will also be accompanied visually, are available for eight euros.

The music and art expert will speak about the different angles from which to discover the keys and curiosities of a title he knows very well, the opera María Moliner, a 2016 production by Madrid's Teatro de la Zarzuela. For those who want to learn more about this opera and for those who have never attended an opera, Gener presents the emotions, the music, the theme, and the roles in an entertaining and sociable way.

After the conference, Gener signs his books in the Auditorio's hall: Si Beethoven pudiera escucharme (2013), El amor te hará inmortal (2016) and Beethoven, un músico sobre un mar de nubes (2020).

Ramón Gener's lectures in Tenerife take place throughout the season in the Chamber Hall at 7:30 p.m.; in each case, the nearest opera will be highlighted. The next meeting with the renowned communicator is on 7 November to talk about the co-production of Tenerife, Chile and Oviedo, the opera Manon by Jules Massenet (November), followed by the next meeting for the concert version of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns (December). On 17 January will be the turn of Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti (January), and on 21 February the Auditorio's own production Rusalka, by Antonín Dvorák (March).

Born in Barcelona, Ramón Gener holds a degree in Humanities and Business Studies. He began his studies as a musician at the age of 6 at the Higher Conservatoire of Music of the Liceu, training which he completed later with the pianist Anna Maria Albors.

Through a recommendation from the soprano Victoria de los Ángeles, he began to study singing under her supervision. He finished his singing training in Warsaw with the baritone Jerzy Artysz and in Barcelona with the tenor Eduard Giménez. After a career lasting several years as a baritone, he began a new phase as a musical educator, offering conferences about classical music and opera.

The impact of these conferences led him to the world of television. First, at a regional level on TV3 with the programme Òpera en Texans, and then nationally and internationally with programmes such as This is Opera, this is Art, and 200, una noche en el Prado. His programmes have been recorded in Spanish and English; they have been broadcast and continue to be broadcast in many countries around the world. He currently collaborates with the radio programme No es un día cualquiera for Radio Nacional de España (RNE)

He currently continues with his conferences, classes, and contributions to RNE. Likewise, he is immersed in preparing his new TV program and his new book. Ramón Gener visited the Auditorio de Tenerife previously in February this year to present the show Love, love, love with José Corbacho.

The tickets for this conference by Gener 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 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.