175th Anniversary Concert
Gran Theatre del Liceu
Barcelona, ES
2022
Sunday
April
03
18:00
April
03
18:00
Soloists
| Lucia | Lisette Oropesa | |
| Enrico | Ludovic Tézier | |
| Arturo | Airam Hernández | |
| Raimondo | Giacomo Prestia | |
| Lady Macbeth | Sondra Radvanovsky | |
| Macbeth | Ludovic Tézier | |
| Macduff | Michael Fabiano | |
| Dama | Marta Mathéu | |
| Banquo | Giacomo Prestia | |
| Sicari | Manel Esteve | |
| Emperor Altoum | Raúl Giménez | |
| Calaf | Michael Fabiano | |
| Mandarin | Manel Esteve | |
| Liu | Marta Mathéu | |
| Turandot | Sondra Radvanovsky |
Conductor
Marco Armiliato
DirectorValentina Carrasco
Set DesignerCarles Berga
About
The Liceu has achieved a new extraordinary artistic program in order to celebrate the concert that commemorates the 175th anniversary of the institution. It will finally be a gala that will bring together some of the leading figures in international opera, who have also given high school students the golden pages of the last years of the Theater such as Sondra Radvanovsky, Lisette Oropesa, Iréne Theorin, Ludovic Tézier and Joseph Calleja.
This anniversary gala, made specifically for the occasion, is the promise of an evening of intensity and great emotions to pay tribute to the history of the theater, on the eve of the anniversary.
An unforgettable night for high school audiences to celebrate the past, present and future of the Theater with three of the most performed titles in the Theater: Macbeth (117 performances), Turandot (86 performances) and Lucia di Lammermoor (296 performances). Pages of the universal repertoire that are vehicles of great emotions: the magical essence of opera.
Programa
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Macbeth (Gran Escena i Finale Secondo)
Gaetano Donizetti (1797– 1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor (Part III, escena de la bogeria)
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Turandot (Acte II, escena II)
Reviews
Una ovación que dura 175 años en el Liceu
La soprano estadounidense, con antepasados cubanos y catalanes, se lució con el aria de la locura de Lucia di Lammermoor y arrancó dos largos minutos de aplausos del público, visiblemente emocionado.The American soprano, with Cuban and Catalan ancestry, shone with the mad scene aria from Lucia di Lammermoor and elicited two long minutes of applause from the visibly moved audience.— Maricel Chavarría • La Vanguardia
Liceu: Fénix de la lírica
Oropesa mostró la infabilidad de su técnica, su dominio del instrumento y la seguridad escénica con la que bordó una escena de la locura que se llevó la ovación de la noche, tres minutos de reloj!Oropesa demonstrated the infallibility of her technique, her mastery of the instrument, and the stage presence with which she flawlessly executed a madness scene that earned the night's ovation, lasting a full three minutes!— Jordi Maddaleno • La Vanguardia
Emoción, ovaciones y autoridades en el concierto del 175º aniversario del Liceu
Lisette Oropesa es maravillosa, lo controla todo y su escena de la locura del fascinante personaje de Lucia fue simplemente modélica: hubo tensión teatral y un absoluto dominio técnico y en particular de la coloratura y del ornamento, fascinando con la naturalidad de su entrega y el nacarado esmalte de su voz. Fue ovacionada.Lisette Oropesa is wonderful, she controls everything and her madness scene of the fascinating character Lucia was simply exemplary: there was theatrical tension and absolute technical mastery, particularly in the coloratura and ornamentation, captivating with the naturalness of her performance and the pearlescent enamel of her voice. She was given an ovation.— Pablo Meléndez-Haddad • El Periódico
Gala Liceu
La Lucia di Lisette Oropesa resta nella memoria come un momento sospeso nel tempo, con le sue cadenze perfette, acuti torniti, puntature cinguettate.Lisette Oropesa's portrayal of Lucia remains in memory as a moment suspended in time, with her perfect cadences, sculpted high notes, and chirping staccatos.— Valentina Anzani • Giornale della Musica
Un aniversario perfecto
Escenificando la parte III hasta el final de la escena de la locura, pudimos disfrutar de la delicadeza de Lisette Oropesa, quien nos presentó la completa psicología y vocalidad de la famosa escena de la locura. Una escena in crescendo que Oropesa supo sobrellevar con una mezcla de locura y dulzura que encandiló al público. Tras la famosa aria, el público asistente enloqueció en aplausos y otros vítores para alabar el gran trabajo que acababa de realizar en escena. Ella, visiblemente conmocionada por la reacción del respetable, tuvo que reverenciarse, algo que el público aplaudió aun más, llevando a Oropesa a caer sobre sus rodillas en un sincero agradecimiento por la reacción que estaba viviendo. ¡Brava!Staging Part III up to the end of the madness scene, we were able to enjoy the delicacy of Lisette Oropesa, who presented us with the complete psychology and vocalization of the famous madness scene. An in-crescendo scene that Oropesa knew how to handle with a mix of madness and sweetness that dazzled the audience. After the famous aria, the attending audience went wild with applause and other cheers to praise the great performance she had just accomplished on stage. She, visibly shaken by the audience's reaction, had to bow, which the audience applauded even more, leading Oropesa to fall to her knees in sincere gratitude for the reaction she was experiencing. Brava!— Norman Marsà • En Platea
Sondra Radvanovsky y Lisette Oropesa protagonizan la gala del 175 aniversario del Liceu
Fabulosa de principio a fin. Por otro lado, Lisette Oropesa como Lucia di Lammermoor en su aria de la locura, con la cadenza clásica incluida. Ingravida, mágica, fascinante y magnética de principio a fin. Uno de esos pocos momentos en el que el mundo se para y no existe más que una voz sobre un escenario. Y parar el mundo, hoy en día, es un regalo ante el que sólo cabe estar agradecido.Fabulous from beginning to end. On the other hand, Lisette Oropesa as Lucia di Lammermoor in her mad scene aria, with the classic cadenza included. Weightless, magical, mesmerizing, and magnetic from start to finish. One of those rare moments when the world stops, and there's nothing but a voice on a stage. And stopping the world, nowadays, is a gift for which one can only be thankful.— Gonzalo Lahoz • Platea Magazine
Liceu, 175 anys molt ben portats
Entremig de tot això, Lisette Oropesa va oferir-nos un sorbet belcantista de luxe. La seva escena de la bogeria de la Lucia és d’aquelles que hom conserva pel record: coloratura executada a la perfecció, interpretada d’una manera exquisida, sense massa sal ni massa pebre —importantíssim, això!— i rematada amb un Mib inapel·lable. Quan va acabar, el teatre va ensorrar-se.Amidst it all, Lisette Oropesa offered us a deluxe bel canto sorbet. Her mad scene as Lucia is one of those performances that remain etched in memory: coloratura executed to perfection, interpreted exquisitely, without too much salt nor too much pepper—crucially important!—and capped off with an undeniable E-flat. When she finished, the theater erupted.— Ferran Vila i Riera • El Temps de les Arts