| Gran Teatre del Liceu - Barcelona | 18 September 2020 |
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La clemenza di TitoGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 6 | |
'Quanti affanni soffre un cuore’ |
 6 Mar 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Inocuo |
| 27 Feb 20 / Platea Magazine |
El buen gobierno y La clemenza di Tito: lecciones vitales en el Liceu |
| 26 Feb 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
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Una delicada Clemencia de Tito en el Liceu |
| 26 Feb 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Crítica: 1º y 2º reparto en La Clemenza di Tito de Mozart en el Liceu |
| 25 Feb 20 / Beckmesser |
An elegant and satisfying La clemenza di Tito in Barcelona |
| 22 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
AidaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
A nicely sung Aida at the Liceu – and the classic Mestres Cabanes sets remain a thing of great beauty |
| 30 Jan 20 / Seen and Heard |
El embauco impensable de Aida en el Liceu |
| 29 Jan 20 / Opera World (Spanish) |
La estética y lo estático |
| 25 Jan 20 / Platea Magazine |
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Aida in Barcelona – disappointing |
| 22 Jan 20 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Dos repartos para la inoxidable ‘Aida’ |
| 21 Jan 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Aida eterna |
| 21 Jan 20 / Beckmesser |
El Liceu desempolva los decorados y ofrece una Aida histórica |
| 17 Jan 20 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
PagliacciGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 6 | |
El punteo revelador de Cavalleria rusticana y Pagliacci en el Liceu, con Roberto Alagna |
| 18 Dec 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Alagna, Turiddu y Canio |
| 17 Dec 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
1º y 2º reparto de Cavalleria/Pagliacci en el Liceu |
| 17 Dec 19 / Beckmesser |
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Roberto Alagna is outstanding in the Liceu’s Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci |
| 13 Dec 19 / Seen and Heard |
Tándem superlativo en el Liceu: Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci encumbrados en Barcelona |
| 10 Dec 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Un poco más mellizas |
| 7 Dec 19 / Platea Magazine |
Cavalleria RusticanaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 6 | |
El punteo revelador de Cavalleria rusticana y Pagliacci en el Liceu, con Roberto Alagna |
| 18 Dec 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Alagna, Turiddu y Canio |
| 17 Dec 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
1º y 2º reparto de Cavalleria/Pagliacci en el Liceu |
| 17 Dec 19 / Beckmesser |
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Roberto Alagna is outstanding in the Liceu’s Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci |
| 13 Dec 19 / Seen and Heard |
Tándem superlativo en el Liceu: Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci encumbrados en Barcelona |
| 10 Dec 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Un poco más mellizas |
| 7 Dec 19 / Platea Magazine |
Dona FrancisquitaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Tres espejos costumbristas para Doña Francisquita en el Liceu |
| 20 Nov 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Doña Francisquita gana el 10-N |
| 15 Nov 19 / La Vanguardia |
La zarzuela regresa al Liceu por la puerta grande |
| 15 Nov 19 / El Periódico |
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Barcelona aplaude a "Doña Francisquita"que Madrid abucheó |
| 15 Nov 19 / La Razón |
1º y 2º reparto de Doña Francisquita en el Liceu |
| 15 Nov 19 / Beckmesser |
Benditos localismos |
| 15 Nov 19 / Platea Magazine |
Doña Francisquita – nicely sung zarzuela on stage at Barcelona’s Liceu |
| 14 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
Doña Francisquita viaja por el tiempo y llega al Liceu |
| 13 Nov 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
TurandotGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Nuevo reparto para una Turandot cableada |
| 7 Nov 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La cegadora revelación virtual de Turandot en el Liceu, de Franc Aleu |
| 23 Oct 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Unter schwierigen äußeren Umständen |
| 21 Oct 19 / Das Opernmagazin |
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Otras luces en 'Turandot' |
| 19 Oct 19 / Ópera Actual |
Veinte años después |
| 16 Oct 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La temporada empieza con buen pie |
| 16 Oct 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Primer y segundo reparto de Turandot en el Liceu |
| 15 Oct 19 / Beckmesser |
Una futurista Turandot triunfa en el Liceu |
| 12 Oct 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Gregory Kunde is an excellent Calaf in the Liceu’s pleasing new production of Turandot |
| 10 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard |
Princesse High-Tech |
| 10 Oct 19 / Forum Opéra |
Franc Aleu's video brilliance powers a dystopian Turandot at the Liceu |
| 10 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Turandot Hi-tech pour les 20 ans du Liceù ressuscité |
| 10 Oct 19 / Olyrix |
Luisa MillerGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Fattor dell'universo, perchè vestir d'angeliche sembianze un'anima d'inferno? |
| 29 Jul 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala Triumph in Barcelona’s Luisa Miller |
| 26 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
Du bruit, de la fureur … et peu de subtilité |
| 26 Jul 19 / toutelaculture.com |
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Beczała et Radvanovsky ravivent Luisa Miller au Liceu |
| 24 Jul 19 / ResMusica |
La tormenta perfecta. Luisa Miller en el Liceu con Sondra Radvanovsky y Piotr Beczala |
| 24 Jul 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
“Luisa Miller”, tradición de grandes voces |
| 23 Jul 19 / Beckmesser |
Abus de tournettes |
| 18 Jul 19 / Forum Opéra |
Vivissimo il successo di pubblico sia per il primo che per il secondo cast |
| 18 Jul 19 / Connessi all'Opera |
Esplendoroso estreno de ‘Luisa Miller’ de Verdi, con vítores al final y durante la función |
| 16 Jul 19 / La Vanguardia |
Radvanovsky y Beczala triunfan en la adaptación de la ópera de Verdi a cargo de Damiano Michieletto |
| 16 Jul 19 / El Periódico |
ToscaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Un décor symbolique, un orchestre somptueux |
| 2 Jul 19 / Webthea |
Todas las Toscas la Tosca |
| 20 Jun 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La copiosa Tosca de Liudmyla Monastyrska en el Liceu |
| 19 Jun 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Liceu’s Tosca revival has strong musical leadership from John Fiore but uneven casts |
| 13 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
El tríptico de Tosca u otras formas de desbordar el Liceu |
| 13 Jun 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
La poderosa voz de Monastyrska se impone en la reposición del montaje de Paco Azorín |
| 12 Jun 19 / El Pais |
La gran 'Tosca' de Liudmyla Monastyrska |
| 12 Jun 19 / El Periódico |
AgrippinaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Forget 'Games of Thrones,' DiDonato's got a grip on Agrippina in Barcelona |
| 7 Jun 19 / Broadway World |
De Roma a Dallas |
| 4 Jun 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Les pêcheurs de perlesGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Moules, sauce hollandaise |
| 31 May 19 / ConcertoNet (French) |
El mordaz deleite de Les Pecheurs de Perles en el Liceu, con Ekaterina Bakanova |
| 29 May 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Who will survive Barcelona's Pêcheurs de Perles at the Liceu? |
| 28 May 19 / Broadway World |
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TV Reality show staging of Les pêcheurs de perles at the Liceu |
| 17 May 19 / Seen and Heard |
Les pechêurs de perles en el Liceu o qué quieren los jóvenes |
| 17 May 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Pescadors d'aigua dolça en un Liceu plató de 'reality' |
| 16 May 19 / Ara |
Un reality show en el Liceu |
| 16 May 19 / Beckmesser |
La GiocondaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Pretty Pizzi production provides Anna Pirozzi with many steps to stardom |
| 23 May 19 / OperaWire |
Algo más que un conocido ballet |
| 30 Apr 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Iréne Theorin, flamboyante Gioconda au Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelone |
| 19 Apr 19 / Opera Online |
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Au Liceu, deux nuances exaltantes de Gioconda! |
| 19 Apr 19 / toutelaculture.com |
La Gioconda, o della geometria |
| 17 Apr 19 / L'Ape musicale |
Color contra penumbra |
| 17 Apr 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Dos repartos de la Gioconda en el Liceu |
| 16 Apr 19 / Beckmesser |
Anna Pirozzi Excels in the Liceu’s La Gioconda |
| 11 Apr 19 / Seen and Heard |
Regatas, carnavales y mucho clamor en La Gioconda del Liceu |
| 11 Apr 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Amilcare Ponchielli à Barcelone |
| 9 Apr 19 / Webthea |
Lecciones de «La Gioconda» en el Liceu de Barcelona |
| 4 Apr 19 / abc.es |
Anna Pirozzi, Brian Jadge y María José Montiel triunfan en el coliseo lírico de La Rambla |
| 4 Apr 19 / El Periódico |
El público del Liceu enloquece con la soprano Anna Pirozzi |
| 4 Apr 19 / La Vanguardia |
HamletGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Ambroise Thomas’ lavishly orchestrated Hamlet in concert at the Liceu |
| 13 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
Hamlet, excelente reparto |
| 13 Mar 19 / Beckmesser |
El melancólico Hamlet de Carlos Álvarez |
| 13 Mar 19 / El Periódico |
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Monsieur Hamlet, le roi |
| 13 Mar 19 / Ara |
An outstanding cast leads the Liceu’s revival of Hamlet |
| 9 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
RodelindaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 6 | |
El cautivador ligamen de Rodelinda en el Liceu. Lisette Oropesa y Bejun Mehta |
| 13 Mar 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Lisette Oropesa y Bejun Mehta brillan en Rodelinda |
| 12 Mar 19 / Beckmesser |
Bejun Mehta and Lisette Oropesa shine in Handel’s Rodelinda in Barcelona |
| 11 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
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Bertarido, rey legítimo |
| 11 Mar 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Una 'Rodelinda' de lujo en el Liceu |
| 5 Mar 19 / El Periódico |
Lisette Oropesa y Bejun Mehta triunfan en un estreno con encanto barroco en el foso |
| 5 Mar 19 / El Pais |
L'enigma di LeaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Une grosse dizaine de rôles fréquentent la parabole de Rafael Argullol |
| 6 Mar 19 / Anaclase |
Textes pédants, bruits sans éclat, voix superbes |
| 20 Feb 19 / Webthea |
Las caras de L’enigma di Lea en el Liceu, de Benet Casablancas y Rafael Argullol |
| 20 Feb 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Estreno mundial en el Liceu |
| 19 Feb 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Estreno mundial de la ópera L'enigma de Lea: la búsqueda del origen |
| 14 Feb 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
World premiere of Casablancas’s intriguing L’enigma di Lea at the Liceu |
| 13 Feb 19 / Seen and Heard |
‘L’enigma di Lea’ sorprende al Liceo |
| 12 Feb 19 / El Pais |
Ópera y trascendencia |
| 12 Feb 19 / El Periódico |
L’enigma di Lea en el Liceo |
| 12 Feb 19 / Beckmesser |
Madama ButterflyGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Los sopranos tornasoles de Madama Butterfly en el Liceu |
| 23 Jan 19 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Madama Butterfly en el Liceo, 1º y 2º reparto |
| 22 Jan 19 / Beckmesser |
Enthusiastic, sold-out houses greet both nights of Madama Butterfly at the Liceu |
| 18 Jan 19 / Seen and Heard |
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Madama Butterfly vuela alto en el Gran Teatre del Liceu |
| 16 Jan 19 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Lianna Haroutounian enlaira una Madama Butterfly rutinària |
| 14 Jan 19 / Ara |
Salir a saludar llorando |
| 14 Jan 19 / abc.es |
El triunfal regreso de 'Butterfly' al Liceu |
| 14 Jan 19 / El Periódico |
L'Italiana in AlgeriGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Rossini a medio gas |
| 8 Jan 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Un Liceu encanado con el caneo de L’italiana in Algeri |
| 26 Dec 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
El Liceu llena con el segundo reparto de L’Italiana in Algeri |
| 26 Dec 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Litaliana in Algeri en el Liceu |
| 25 Dec 18 / Beckmesser |
Varduhi Abrahamyan and Luca Pisaroni are outstanding in Liceu’s L’italiana in Algeri |
| 20 Dec 18 / Seen and Heard |
Una batuta que mima a Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri en el Liceu |
| 18 Dec 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
L’Alger esbojarrat de Rossini alegra el Liceu |
| 17 Dec 18 / Ara |
Kat'a KabanovaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Pour l’occasion, le Liceu réunit un plateau vocal efficace |
| 25 Nov 18 / Anaclase |
Un buen espectáculo |
| 20 Nov 18 / Beckmesser |
El caso Janacek |
| 20 Nov 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
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Patricia Racette is superb in the Liceu’s Kátya Kabanová |
| 17 Nov 18 / Seen and Heard |
La beauté sombre, tragique et terrible de Kàtia Kabànova |
| 16 Nov 18 / Opera Online |
La oscura Káťa Kabanová brilla en el Liceu de Barcelona |
| 14 Nov 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
La priorité aux conventions théâtrales |
| 13 Nov 18 / Webthea |
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Performance schedule
Verdi
1 to 4 Oct 2020
Mozart
24 Oct to 8 Nov 2020
Various
1 Nov 2020
Mozart
24 Nov 2020
Verdi
5 to 30 Dec 2020
Offenbach
18 Jan to 1 Feb 2021
Rameau
3 Feb 2021
Benjamin
26 Feb to 11 Mar 2021
Verdi
27 Mar to 14 Apr 2021
Baguer
30 Apr 2021
Wagner
8 to 23 May 2021
Puccini
14 Jun to 2 Jul 2021
Donizetti
16 to 28 Jul 2021
Loewe
22 to 23 Jul 2021
News & Articles
| Anna Netrebko to perform recital in Gran Teatre del Liceu |
The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that Anna Netrebko will perform her acclaimed recital “Night and Day” on January 27, 2021. |
| 10 Aug 2020 / OperaWire |
| The Gran Teatre del Liceu opens to an audience of plants |
Barcelona opera branches out with an audience made from a thousands of house plants. |
| 25 Jun 2020 / Vulture |
| The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2020-21 season |
Anna Netrebko, Javier Camarena and Juan Diego Flórez lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2020-21 season. |
| 18 Jun 2020 / OperaWire |
| Spanish opera house reopens with concert for plants |
String quartet will play Puccini for potted audience at Barcelona’s Liceu opera house next week. |
| 18 Jun 2020 / The Guardian |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu cancels opening of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ |
The theater revealed that due to the restrictions placed by the government of Catalunya to only hold events of 1,000 people or less, the Liceu decided to cancel the opening performance on March 19. |
| 12 Mar 2020 / OperaWire |
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