Jaume Aragall prepares the debut of the new promotion from the Center Plácido Domingo to the Auditori de Castelló

The legendary Catalan tenor Jaume Aragall is trooping this weekend at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia to prepare the debut of the ninth promotion of the Center Plácido Domingo in Castelló.

The young artists, accompanied by the Valencian Community Orchestra (OCV), under the direction of Alan Buribayev, perform fragments of operas by Mozart and Rossini on October 21, at the Auditori of the capital of La Plana, at 7:30 p.m.

Aragall, “the most beautiful girl of the 20th century” according to Luciano Pavarotti, joins this action to the list of great lyrical artists who work with the young artists of the Center de Perfectionament, which, in addition to Plácido Domingo, includes figures with the Italian bassists Ruggero Raimondi and Luigi Roni, among others. which will soon be joined by soprano Mariella Devia.

The singers Jorge Álvarez, Arturo Espinosa, Marianna Mappa, Andrea Pellegrini, Annya Pinto, Vicent Romero, Giorgia Rotoli, Elena Schirru, Andrés Sulbarán, Olga Syniakova and Maria Volgina are currently working with Jaume Aragall fragments of the Mozart Trilogy – Da Ponte and 'The Magic Flute', together with fish from them Rossinian operas 'Semiramide', 'La Cenerentola' or 'L'italiana in Algeri'.

Furthermore, the tenor dedicates part of these master classes to the new students who have joined this September at the Plácido Domingo Center, who assess both the development of their repertoire and technical matters.

In parallel, Alan Buribayev is deeply immersed in the teachings of the titular formation of the Arts. The Kazakh master, musical director of the Astana Opera (Kazakhstan) and principal guest conductor of the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra in Osaka, makes his debut as the capdavant of the Valencian Community Orchestra with this concert, which includes the overtures to 'Don Giovanni', by Mozart, and 'Il barbiere di Siviglia', by Rossini.