Les Arts begins general ticket sales for its 2026-2027 Season

Les Arts begins general ticket sales for its 2026-2027 Season

• Featuring Carmen , Lohengrin , Clemenza di Tito and Simon Boccanegra , the zarzuela La verbena de la paloma and the ballet Swan Lake
• With John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Jordan and Mikko Franck on the podium, and the voices of Cecilia Bartoli, Lise Davidsen and Lisette Oropesa

Valencia (June 30, 2026). The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía begins general ticket sales tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1, starting at 12:00 pm, for all shows in its 2026-2027 Season through the theater's various sales channels: the website www.lesarts.com, the box office, and the telephone line 96 197 59 00.

Les Arts will premiere four new productions of essential opera titles, including Bizet's Carmen , Wagner's Lohengrin , Verdi's Simon Boccanegra , and Mozart's La clemenza di Tito , in a lyrical season that also features works never before seen at the theater, such as Handel's Riccardo Primo , John Adams' Nixon in China , and Cilea's Adriana Lecovreur . Zarzuela will return with Bretón's celebrated La verbena de la paloma .

In this new season, the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana continues its position as a leading ensemble for the world's finest conductors. In addition to its principal conductor, Sir Mark Elder, the orchestra will collaborate with Mikko Franck, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Thomas Hengelbrock, Philippe Jordan, Antonello Manacorda, and Vasily Petrenko. The programs include some of Strauss's most exuberant symphonic poems, as well as highly regarded symphonies by Mozart, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Shostakovich, and Sibelius.

The casts, concerts, and recitals bring together the most outstanding voices of the moment, with an impressive roster that includes artists of the caliber of Cecilia Bartoli, Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa, Eleonora Buratto, Ermonela Jaho, Ricarda Merberth, Camilla Nylund, Francesco Meli, Charles Castronovo, Davide Luciano, Andrè Schuen, Antonio Poli, George Petean, and Gevorg Hakobyan. The operatic program also includes three important debuts: Thomas Hampson, Christopher Maltman, and Hugh Cutting.

Les Arts' Dance Fridays return with the most varied offering of this discipline, with a program that brings together the most cutting-edge proposals of classical ballet, Spanish dance and the contemporary scene.

The 2026-2027 Season encompasses everything from the pinnacle of classical dance, Swan Lake with the Aalto Ballet of Essen, Antonio Najarro and his exercise in memory with Les Ballets Espagnols de “La Argentina”, the great innovator of flamenco, Olga Pericet, with La Leona , to the hip-hop of Kader Attou with Le murmure des songes , the ever-innovative Marcos Morau with La Veronal and La Mort i la Primavera or the Antonio Ruz Company with Norma .

For more information, those interested can consult the website of the Valencian arts center: www.lesarts.com