The period for new subscription holders is now open, maintaining the offer of €20 for audiences under 30.

 

Ópera de Tenerife opens the period for new subscription holders. The Club Ópera offers five 2024-2025 season titles for €100 (Tuesday and Thursday performances) and €150 (Saturday performances). The offer of 20 euros for the audience under 30 years of age is maintained. As a novelty, the Symphony Hall now has a single price zone for all seats, and subscribers now have an Iberia discount of 5% on Spanish and European flights and 7% on intercontinental flights.

The five titles included in the subscription are the in-house opera production Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss (15, 17 and 19 October), Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (19, 21 and 23 November), a production of the Teatro Comunale di Modena, La bella Susona, by Alberto Carretero (7 December), a contemporary proposal co-produced by Auditorio de Tenerife and the Teatro de la Maestranza of Seville, Giovanna d'Arco, by Giuseppe Verdi (25, 27 and 29 March), a co-production by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, and Parsifal, síntesis sinfónico-coral en tres actos (Parsifal, a symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts) by Pedro Halffter (28 June), an adaptation of Wagner's work for choir and orchestra.

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All of these titles involve the participation of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. The Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo choir will participate in all the productions except the season's opening show. The performances begin at 7.30 p.m. in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

The subscription holders of the Club Ópera enjoy a series of benefits: They guarantee their seat from before the start of the season, they are invited to exclusive events for each title, and they will get a free drink in the interlude of each subscription title. On the other hand, they are sent the handheld programme via email in advance, have flexibility when making specific changes to their pass, and have a discount and preferential sale for the rest of the season's programme. They can also benefit from discounts in the store, on guided visits and in the café. The Club offers discounts for large families, wheelchair users, and the person accompanying them.

The Club Ópera Joven subscription holders enjoy some of these benefits, including the discount at Iberia. Before the start of the season, they can choose their seats for each subscription title. They are invited to exclusive events, they receive their handheld programme in advance, and they can request specific date changes for their subscription. They also receive personalised assistance via phone and email and can enjoy a discount in the café at the Auditorio.

Detailed information is available at the Subscriptions section of www. operadetenerife.com, where you can also purchase the subscription online. The opening hours of the box office and telephone sales (902 317 327) are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for public holidays. The information telephone number of the Auditorio de Tenerife, 922 568 625, is open from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for public holidays.

The Ópera de Tenerife is an initiative organised by the Island Council through the Auditorio de Tenerife with the collaboration of the ICDC (Regional Institute of Cultural Development) and the INAEM (National Institute of Performing Arts and Music).

The season begins on 15, 17, and 19 October with our in-house opera production in a prologue and one act, Ariadne auf Naxos, by Richard Strauss. This meta-theatre is based on the mythological story of Ariadne, who was abandoned by her lover Theseus on the Greek island Naxos shortly after helping him to defeat the minotaur. Commedia dell'arte characters led by Zerbinette, played by the soprano Serena Sáenz, will encourage the princess, the leading role played here by the soprano Irina Churilova, who ends up meeting the god Bacchus, who will be brought to life here by the tenor Michal König. The mezzo-soprano Na'ama Goldman will play the role of composer. The musical direction is by Diego Martín-Etxebarría, and Nicola Berloffa provides the stage direction.

 

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One of the world's most widely performed operas, Madama Butterfly by Puccini, is coming to the Auditorio de Tenerife on 19, 21 and 23 November to move people with the tragic story of Cio-Cio-San. This geisha, played by the soprano Kristine Opolais, puts her all into her marriage with Pinkerton, an American soldier played by tenor Giorgi Sturua, who views her more as a pastime during his time in Japan than as a real partner. The maid Suzuki and the consul Sharpless will be performed by the mezzo-soprano Alisa Kolosova and the baritone Fernando Campero, respectively. Puccini's three acts of this story, celebrating its 120th anniversary, mix love, betrayal and sacrifice. The musical direction is by Ramón Tebar, while Stefano Monti provides stage direction.

La bella Susona, which takes place on 7 December, tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Seville in the 15th century. Susona, played by the soprano Daisy Press, betrayed her father, played by the baritone Luis Cansino. She reveals to her lover, a Christian knight played by the tenor José Luis Sola, the existence of a plot, in which her father was the ringleader. The members of the group of conspirators are arrested and executed. La Susona, ostracised and dejected, retires to a convent and orders to place her head above the door of her home upon her death. Nacho de Paz will be the musical director, while Carlos Wagner will provide the stage design and playwriting.

On 25, 27 and 29 March 2025, Giovanna d'Arco, Verdi's seventh opera will come to the Auditorio de Tenerife. This work tells the story of Joan of Arc, a young French peasant girl in the 15th century who contributed to the coronation of Charles VII as king in his battle against the English invasion during the Hundred Years' War. The archangel Michael and two martyrs spoke to the young girl through visions, which provided the keys to leading battles. The cast of this production is led by two Canarian singers with internationally renowned careers: Yolanda Auyanet as Joan of Arc and Airam Hernández as Monarch, and the baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez as Pastor Giacomo. The stage direction of Davide Livermore will complement the musical direction by Lukasz Borowicz.

The last of the subscription titles of the season is Parsifal, síntesis sinfónico-coral en tres actos (Parsifal, a symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts) by Pedro Halfter, which will take place on 28 June. After the symphonic poem Tannhäuser in 2023, the Madrid orchestra conductor is returning to Ópera de Tenerife to present a reduced version, with choir and orchestra, of a work by Richard Wagner, whom he admires. On this occasion, it is Parsifal, the magnum opus by the German composer about the life of the Arthurian knight and his quest for the Holy Grail.

Other Proposals, not included in the subscription, will complete the 2024-2025 season: the programme Ópera en minúscula (small-format opera) in September at the Espacio La Granja; Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss (December), in collaboration with the Canary Islands music festival 'Festival de Música de Canarias' and the Teatro Pérez Galdós, Leonard Bernstein's chamber opera Trouble in Tahiti in January, a revival of the Auditorio de Tenerife's production, a baroque opera in collaboration with the Teatro Guimerá in January and February, which will be accompanied by baroque recitals, the family opera El retablo de maese Pedro, by Manuel de Falla in April, and several opera recitals by the soprano Raquel Lojendio.

Likewise, the partnership with Ramón Gener as ambassador of the Ópera de Tenerife is being renewed for another season through educational talks that will take place before each title to provide context and discover the musical curiosities of the piece. Ramón, who is also a writer who just published his first novel, Historia de un piano (The Tale of a Piano), is returning, accompanied by his characteristic presentations, piano, and voice. The first date with the Catalan populariser will be 10 July at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall.