Jesús Iglesias Noriega proposes to occupy the position of artistic director of the Arts 

The evaluation committee for the selection of candidates aspiring to obtain the Artistic Directorate of Arts has concluded the selection process according to the Code of Practical Bones in Valencian Culture.

Remember that each candidacy will present a project with both the artistic purpose and the management of this project. We have also included the proposal for the next two opera seasons, along with the most recent lines at the end of the contract. Each proposal had to refer to all the scenic spaces of the Arts and be related to the operatic programming and also to the musical, the choreographic and the scenic in all its various varieties.

It is also necessary to establish lines of action to guarantee that the Arts follow a space for internationalization and operatic excellence, that the music of the space strives to maximize the set of disciplines and to make a symphonic proposal from the Valencian Community Orchestra, in addition to a proposal for the design of the Plácido Domingo Improvement Center and a definitive project for the technical, didactic and formatting equipment.

 Among all the candidates, the one that has obtained the most points from the evaluation commission is that of Jesús Iglesias Noriega and, therefore, it will be the proposal that the evaluation commission will transmit to be nominated by the Board of Trustees of the Valencia Opera Coliseum as artistic director of the Arts and will determine the incorporation to the seu lloc de treball.

The evaluation committee has considered the resume and project of Jesús Iglesias Noriega as the most suitable for assuming the Artistic Directorship of the Arts, for the specific training of the candidate, along with his musical knowledge, international experience and experience in educational projects; the ability to adapt to the current artistic model of the Arts; the capacity for artistic innovation and management; team leadership training; a proven national and international networking agenda in the field of opera theaters; public relations capacity in the operational world, management knowledge and economic vision of programming to design an economically sustainable contingency.

Professional career of Jesús Iglesias Noriega

Director of the artistic department of the Duch National Opera & Ballet dels Països Baixos, he has also been artistic coordinator of the Teatro Real of Madrid between 2002 and 2012, and served as assistant to the Artistic and Musical Directorate of that project between 1997 and 2001. Previously he will collaborate in the Artistic Directorate of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires Aires.

Jesús Iglesias Noriega (Gijón, 1971) has a master's degree in Cultural Management of Music, Theater and Dance from the Complutense University of Madrid and has also been a piano professor at the Conservatori Superior de Música i Dansa d'Oviedo. Furthermore, he has a degree in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Oviedo.

He has participated in various seminars dedicated to opera, lyrical management and production and artistic management in the field of opera, and has been sworn in different opera competitions throughout Europe.

Members of the valuation committee

Remember that the Fundació de les Arts will determine the components of the evaluation committee for the different candidates. This committee is made up of 9 members, as established by the Code of Practical Bones in Valencian Culture. Three have institutional representatives; three most experts in the world of poetry and culture, and three representatives of civil society.

Who is at the heart of poetry and culture, is joined by Christina Scheppelmann, artistic director of the Liceu de Barcelona; Joan Matabosch, artistic director of the Teatro Real of Madrid, and Ana Luisa Chova, professor of Cant at the Conservatori Superior de Música de València.

The representatives of the civil society were Pablo Font de Mora, president of the Friends of Opera and Arts of the Valencian Community; Ramon Roselló, from the Valencian Culture Council, and Vicent Ros, director of the Palau de la Música de València.

Susana Lloret, president of the Patronat de les Arts; Marga Landete, deputy director of Music and Popular Culture of the IVC, and José Villar, assistant secretary of the Department of Education, Research, Culture and Sports, have formed the institutional representation of the evaluation commission.

Characteristics of the contract

The person designated to occupy the position will sign a senior management contract, which will have a duration of 4 years, extendable to 4 years plus an evaluation process of the management carried out.

Percebre's gross annual remuneration will be between 120,000 and 135,000 euros, according to the functions assigned to him.