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L'enigma di LeaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 9 | |
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 |
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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 (French) |
La oscura Káťa Kabanová brilla en el Liceu de Barcelona |
| 14 Nov 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
La priorité aux conventions théâtrales |
| 13 Nov 18 / Webtheatre |
Patricia Racette és una esplèndida Kàtia Kabànova sota la batuta inspirada de Josep Pons |
| 12 Nov 18 / Ara |
CandideGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Candide en el Liceu |
| 23 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
Bernstein’s Candide triumphs at the Liceu |
| 22 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
I PuritaniGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
‘Fur tre secoli d’orror’ |
| 23 Oct 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
I Puritani en el Liceo, 1º y 2º reparto |
| 16 Oct 18 / Beckmesser |
Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena enjoy huge success in Liceu’s I puritani |
| 15 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Vocal sparkle but a dull staging in the Liceu's Puritani |
| 13 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
C’era un’atmosfera rassicurante di normalità in cui a farla da regina era solo la musica |
| 12 Oct 18 / Operaclick (Italian) |
«I Puritani», el bellísimo canto de Camarena y Yende |
| 9 Oct 18 / abc.es |
Pretty Yende i Javier Camarena triomfen amb ‘I puritani’ |
| 9 Oct 18 / Ara |
La FavoriteGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Clémentine Margaine, a favourite “Favourite” |
| 6 Aug 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Clémentine Margaine est la Favorite de la fin de saison du Liceu |
| 23 Jul 18 / Opera Online (French) |
Favorita, cierre poco brillante (Critica de los dos repartos) |
| 17 Jul 18 / Beckmesser |
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Bello canto |
| 17 Jul 18 / Codalario |
Favorita, cierre poco brillante |
| 17 Jul 18 / Beckmesser |
Las voces alzan el vuelo de 'La favorite' en el Liceu |
| 17 Jul 18 / El Periódico |
La Favorite corona la temporada liceísta |
| 17 Jul 18 / docenotas.com |
Timide flamme |
| 16 Jul 18 / Forum Opéra |
The Liceu Opera season comes to a close with Donizetti’s La favorite |
| 16 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
Amors impossibles de final tràgic a l’ombra d’una roca |
| 12 Jul 18 / Ara |
Manon LescautGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 6 | |
“Manon Lescaut” en el Liceu, dos repartos |
| 19 Jun 18 / Beckmesser |
Une tromperie sur la marchandise |
| 14 Jun 18 / Webtheatre |
A somewhat passionless Manon Lescaut at the Liceu |
| 13 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Vuelve Manon Lescaut al Liceu de Barcelona |
| 12 Jun 18 / Beckmesser |
El malson de Des Grieux a l’illa d’Ellis |
| 11 Jun 18 / Ara |
Manon au régime sans sucre |
| 11 Jun 18 / Forum Opéra |
The DemonGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Uno spettacolo ben riuscito quindi sotto tutti gli aspetti |
| 13 May 18 / Operaclick (Italian) |
La ópera “Demon” en el Liceu |
| 8 May 18 / Beckmesser |
Rubinstein’s The Demon, almost forgotten, is rediscovered with a major European tour |
| 8 May 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Le rendu musical transporte en paradis ! |
| 7 May 18 / Anaclase |
La turbia atracción de Demon en el Liceu |
| 2 May 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Passions diabòliques de baixa intensitat al Liceu |
| 2 May 18 / Ara |
The devil’s in the detail – or lack thereof |
| 1 May 18 / OperaWire |
El diablo enamora al Liceo |
| 30 Apr 18 / El Pais |
Mágico pacto del Liceu con el diablo |
| 30 Apr 18 / El Periódico |
Eigentlich ist der Teufel ein melancholischer Menschenfreund |
| 30 Apr 18 / FAZ |
Andrea ChenierGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 17 | |
A thrilling event full of theatricality |
| 13 May 18 / The Opera Critic |
A booming success |
| 3 Apr 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Chénier sin divos |
| 28 Mar 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
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Que sont les Chénier devenus? |
| 22 Mar 18 / Wanderer |
Segundo reparto de Andrea Chenier en el Liceu: días de mucho, vísperas de nada… |
| 21 Mar 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Jonas Kaufmann, sinon rien |
| 20 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
Sondra Radvanovsky steals the show from Jonas Kaufmann in Barcelona |
| 20 Mar 18 / OperaWire |
'Hasta Platón ha expulsado a los poetas de la República’ |
| 15 Mar 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A return to the brilliant days of the Liceu with a superb Andrea Chénier |
| 15 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
Andrea Chénier devora al Liceu, con Jonas Kauffman, Sondra Radvanovsky y Carlos Álvarez |
| 14 Mar 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Une apothéose attendue surgie de là où on ne l’attendait pas |
| 14 Mar 18 / Webtheatre |
Radvanovsky y Álvarez triunfan en la noche de Kaufmann: Andrea Chénier en el Liceu |
| 13 Mar 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
Andrea Chénier au Liceu : une soirée parfaite |
| 13 Mar 18 / Opera Online (French) |
Un fastuoso trío en 'Andrea Chénier' |
| 12 Mar 18 / El Periódico |
"Andrea Chénier" con Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky y Carlos Alvarez en el Liceu |
| 12 Mar 18 / Platea Magazine |
Kaufmann comparte los honores |
| 12 Mar 18 / La Vanguardia |
Jonas Kaufmann arriba, canta i triomfa amb la millor companyia |
| 11 Mar 18 / Ara |
AttilaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 5 | |
En buena forma |
| 17 Apr 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Una fiesta belcantista en el Liceu |
| 10 Apr 18 / Beckmesser |
Attila fa rendir el Liceu per la força de la música |
| 10 Apr 18 / Ara |
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Ildar Abdrazakov, grandiose Roi des Huns au Liceu de Barcelone |
| 9 Apr 18 / Opera Online (French) |
A Bel Canto feast |
| 9 Apr 18 / Seen and Heard |
AriodanteGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Un estupendo Ariodante en el Liceu con William Christie |
| 21 Mar 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
A superb Ariodante from the incomparable William Christie and Les Arts Florissants |
| 17 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
Roméo et JulietteGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 5 | |
El debut de una magnífica Julieta |
| 6 Mar 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
“Romeo et Juliette”, no pasa de la mediocridad |
| 27 Feb 18 / Beckmesser |
An uninspired and disappointing Roméo et Juliette |
| 24 Feb 18 / Seen and Heard |
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La lapidaria liviandad de Roméo et Juliette en el Liceu, con Aida Garifullina |
| 21 Feb 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Romeu i Julieta s’estimen i moren sense esma |
| 18 Feb 18 / Ara |
L'elisir d'amoreGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Goce por los cuatro costados en L’elisir d’amore de Mario Gas en el Liceu, con Jessica Pratt |
| 24 Jan 18 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Jessica Pratt distille l'Élixir d'amour à Barcelone |
| 12 Jan 18 / Olyrix |
L'elisir de Mario Gas triunfa en el Liceu de Barcelona |
| 12 Jan 18 / Bachtrack (Spanish) |
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A revival of the Liceu’s well-known L’elisir has its ups and downs |
| 12 Jan 18 / Seen and Heard |
La fórmula de l’elixir continua fent efecte |
| 10 Jan 18 / Ara |
PoliutoGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Los valores del melodrama |
| 17 Jan 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Fiesta belcantista en el Liceu |
| 16 Jan 18 / Beckmesser |
Sondra Radvanovsky imposa el seu carisma a 'Poliuto' |
| 12 Jan 18 / El Periódico |
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Les arpes angelicals acompanyen Poliuto fins al martiri |
| 12 Jan 18 / Ara |
A bel canto feast |
| 12 Jan 18 / Seen and Heard |
Tristan und IsoldeGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Une mise en scène peu risquée |
| 18 Dec 17 / Webtheatre |
Bueno no es igual a excepcional ni a muy bueno |
| 7 Dec 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Un absortamente necesario Tristán e Isolda en el Liceu, con Iréne Theorin, Stefan Vinke y Albert Dohmen |
| 6 Dec 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
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Dos destacados protagonistas |
| 5 Dec 17 / Beckmesser |
Tristan und Isolde: an abstract tryst by moonlight at the Liceu |
| 5 Dec 17 / Bachtrack |
La lluna projecta l’ombra protectora sobre els amants wagnerians |
| 30 Nov 17 / Ara |
Stefan Vinke and Iréne Theorin are outstanding in the Liceu’s Tristan und Isolde |
| 30 Nov 17 / Seen and Heard |
L'incoronazione di PoppeaGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Eso de que el barroco sea puro… |
| 10 Dec 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Una ‘Poppea’ desigual al Liceu |
| 9 Dec 17 / Ara |
Spinosi leads splendid orchestra and cast in Monteverdi’s last opera |
| 6 Dec 17 / Seen and Heard |
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Una estupenda noche musical |
| 5 Dec 17 / Beckmesser |
Un Ballo in MascheraGran Teatre del LiceuNo. of reviews: 14 | |
La máscara escénica de Un ballo in maschera en el Liceu |
| 1 Nov 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Críticas de 1º y 2º reparto de Ballo in maschera |
| 31 Oct 17 / Beckmesser |
Piotr Beczala and Carlos Álvarez shine in the Liceu’s Un ballo in maschera |
| 26 Oct 17 / Seen and Heard |
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El otro Ballo: turistas, bostezos y Tretyakova |
| 24 Oct 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Piotr Beczala, étoile du bal |
| 22 Oct 17 / Webtheatre |
‘En tiempos oscuros, ¿también se cantará? También se cantará sobre los tiempos oscuros’ |
| 19 Oct 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A dark masquerade in Barcelona: Verdi's Ballo returns to the Liceu |
| 10 Oct 17 / Bachtrack |
Fermons donc les yeux… |
| 10 Oct 17 / Forum Opéra |
Piotr Beczala i Carlos Álvarez rescaten 'Un ballo in maschera' |
| 9 Oct 17 / Ara |
Arranca la nueva temporada del Liceu con "Un Ballo in Maschera" de claroscuros |
| 9 Oct 17 / El Diario |
El público del Liceu aplaude "Un Ballo in Maschera" de claroscuros |
| 9 Oct 17 / El Periódico |
Las voces salvan ‘Un ballo in maschera’ sin garra teatral |
| 9 Oct 17 / El Pais |
Concordia y generosidad |
| 9 Oct 17 / Platea Magazine |
El magnicidio liceísta |
| 9 Oct 17 / abc.es |
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Performance schedule
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Cilea
16 to 29 Jun 2024
Wagner
27 Jun 2024
Shostakovich
25 Sep to 7 Oct 2024
Verdi
9 to 19 Nov 2024
Puccini
8 to 28 Dec 2024
Strauss, J
18 Dec 2024
Verdi
17 Jan to 2 Feb 2025
Mozart
29 Jan 2025
Mozart
17 to 26 Feb 2025
Broschi
20 Feb 2025
Wagner
17 to 30 Mar 2025
Bellini
16 Apr to 8 May 2025
Handel
25 May to 7 Jun 2025
Dvorak
22 Jun to 7 Jul 2025
Ros-Marbà
19 to 21 Jul 2025
Bernstein
29 to 31 Jul 2025
News & Articles
| Barcelona opera production among first to use intimacy coordinator |
Ita O’Brien says producers initially questioned need for her role in staging of Antony and Cleopatra. |
| 25 Oct 2023 / The Guardian |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu closes 2022-23 season with balanced books |
During the 2022-23 season, the Barcelona theater had a 51 million budget, which was up 9.4 percent from the year before, and closed the season with a balanced book. |
| 4 Aug 2023 / OperaWire |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2023-24 season |
Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Lisette Oropesa, Julia Bullock, Sondra Radvanovsky headline Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2023-24 season. |
| 26 Apr 2023 / OperaWire |
| Gran Teatre de Liceu announces new Ring Cycle |
In a co-production with La Monnaie|De Munt, the Liceu will showcase the productions of “Das Rheingold” and “Die Walküre” during its 2026-27 season. |
| 6 Apr 2023 / OperaWire |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 season announced |
Lise Davidsen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Saioa Hernández and Xabier Anduaga lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2022-23 season. |
| 6 Apr 2022 / OperaWire |
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