Les Arts begins the general sale of tickets and non-renewable subscriptions for the shows of the 2016-2017 Season

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía begins this summer, October 14, with the general sale of tickets and non-renewable passes for the shows of the 2016-2017 Season.

For this purpose, the arts center enables the different sales channels: the same website www.lesarts.com, the telephone line 961 975 900, Instant Ticket - on the telephone 902 444 300 -, available at the Les Arts ticket offices.

Accordingly, the cultural enclave has designed a non-renewable fertilizer program that combines the different programming purposes. The discounts range between 25% and 70% of the amount of the locality depending on the beneficiary group and the type of spectacle.

In this way, the window of possibilities includes a subscription that brings together the concerts of the Valencian Community Orchestra, another dedicated to chamber music, a third that includes the program of the Teatre Martín i Soler and the 3-salon subscription that groups in five different shows shows in the Main Hall, Auditorium and Teatre Martín i Soler.

For the youngest, even more, Les Arts reissues and expands the Youth subscription to Les Arts, aimed at those under 30 years of age and holders of the Carnet Jove who, from 63.60 euros, will be able to enjoy four titles of the season: “I vespri siciliani”, by Verdi; “Werther”, by Massenet; “The Turn of the Screw”, by Britten, and the ballet “The Three-cornered Hat”.

Star season

Plácido Domingo, Gregory Kunde, Mariella Devia, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Daniela Barcellona and Vivica Genaux are the main stars of the 2016-2017 Season programming, which ranges from late baroque to 19th century opera. XX in addition to great titles in the repertoire.

“I vespri siciliani”, by Verdi, opens the season with Roberto Abbado joining the orchestra and a top-notch cast: tenor Gregory Kunde, soprano Anna Pirozzi, baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez and bassist Alexánder Vinogradov. Davide Livermore is responsible for the staging of this production of the ABAO i el Regio de Torí, which will be featured in “Musical America” as one of the best shows of 2012.

Next month, a new show: “Philemon und Baucis”, by Haydn, an opera for titles at the Teatre Martín i Soler under the direction of the Carlo Colla e Figli company, under the baton of Fabio Biondi.

“La traviata”, by Verdi, returns to the program in February with the exuberant production of the Rome Opera, with the film of the filmmaker Sofia Coppola and costumes by Valentino, in addition to a stellar distribution with Plácido Domingo with Germont together with Marina Rebeka and the tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz in the papers of Violetta Valéry i Alfredo Germont. Directed by Ramón Tebar.

In the months of March and April the first new production of the season is released, “Lucrezia Borgia”, by Donizetti, signed by Emilio Sagi. Fabio Biondi addresses one of the composer's most demanding scores, especially for his leading role, which features the diva Mariella Devia, who will share the stage with Silvia Tro Santafé, the most international Valencian mezzo-soprano.

The month of May is dedicated to the French opera, with “Werther”, by Massenet, conducted by Henrik Nánási, chief conductor of the Komische Oper in Berlin. Werther is the reference paper for the six demanding notes, which will be played by Jean-François Borras, acclaimed by critics after replacing New York Jonas Kaufmann in this role. Al seu costat sings one of the most fascinating veus on the scene, the mezzo-soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci. Jean-Louis Grinda is the stage director of this new muntatge that Les Arts coproduced with the Monte Carlo Opera.

In June, the center d'arts made a foray into the repertoire of the 19th century. XX and in Britten's work with “The Turn of the Screw”, at the Teatre Martín i Soler. Christopher Franklin poses as the capdavant of the stable works of Les Arts with this masterful work of intriguing plot, in a new production by Davide Livermore.

Last month, on the 15th, the Auditori hosted an opera in concert-spectacle format. Fabio Biondi discovers another 'rarity' of the Baroque: “Piramo e Tisbe”, by German Johann Adolf Hasse, with the 'prima donna' Vivica Genaux as the main star.

Rossini presents the operatic proposals with his first Madurese opera, “Tancredi”, with Roberto Abbado as musical director in a muntatge by Emilio Sagi for the Opera de Lausanne and the Teatre Municipal de Santiago de Xile. Daniela Barcellona, Rossinian mezzo-soprano of reference is Tancredi. Accompanying him on the stage are the soprano Jessica Pratt and the acclaimed Chinese tenor Yijie Shi.

Ballet, concerts and chamber music

Accordingly, the program included a ballet show. From April 21 to 24, in the Main Hall, the director of the National Ballet of Spain, Antonio Najarro, will offer a spectacle-tribute to Antonio Ruiz Soler, 'Antonio the Dancer', in which several of his most emblematic choreographies will rest, including "The Three-cornered Hat."

Works of different styles and stages comprise the concert offering for the 2016-2017 Season. Fabio Biondi will conduct at the Auditori “Israel in Egypt”, on December 22, an oratori by Handel, a composer of which the musical director of Les Arts is a great advisor.

April 6 is the date of the premiere of a new work by Francisco Coll, “Mural”, which is offered together with “Das Lied von der Erde”, by Mahler, with the tenor Gregory Kunde. For the latter band, on May 11, Francesc Perales conducts the Choir of the Generalitat in “Missa Papae Marcelli”, by Palestrina.

Another novelty of the season is the turn of chamber music into the artistic offering. A project that, under the supervision of Fabio Biondi and the professors of the Valencian Community Orchestra, takes shape in three sessions at Espai Los Toros: 'Around Mozart', 'Italy beyond the opera' and 'Baroque Germany'.