The Palau de les Arts is scheduling meetings and conferences around the VII Mediterranean Festival
26.05.2014
– On performance days, a pre-performance lecture will be held for opera attendees.
– Tenors Gregory Kunde and Jorge de León headline separate public concerts in the Aula Magistral
Valencia. The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía has programmed a series of meetings and conferences in collaboration with Amics de l'Òpera i de les Arts de la Comunitat Valenciana (AOACV) around La forza del destino , by Verdi, and Turandot , by Giacomo Puccini, the two operatic titles that Zubin Mehta directs in the VII edition of the Festival del Mediterrani.
For the first time, opera attendees will be able to enjoy a pre-performance talk about the work by members of Amics de l'Òpera i de les Arts de la Comunitat Valenciana: Iñigo de Goñi for Verdi's La forza del destino , and Jacobo Ríos-Capapé for Puccini's Turandot .
The lectures will take place at 7:15 p.m., except for Sunday performances, which will begin at 6:15 p.m. The Palau de les Arts reminds that only spectators with tickets for the performance will be allowed access.
In addition, the Valencian arts center has organized two public meetings with two of the stars of this Festival del Mediterrani: Gregory Kunde and Jorge de León.
The American tenor, star of La forza del destino , will speak with Javier Monforte, president of AOACV, on June 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Aula Magistral. Jorge de León, who plays Calaf in Turandot , will speak with Carmina Sánchez Iborra on June 14. Justo Romero, playwright at the Palau de les Arts, will moderate both discussions.
Friends of Opera and Arts of the Valencian Community (AOACV)
The Amics de l'Òpera i de les Arts de la Comunitat Valenciana association is made up of opera lovers and, in general, fans of the lyric genre, from the Valencian Community who want to support lyric activity in the Valencian territory and, in particular, the activity of the Palau de les Arts.
The members are geographically distributed throughout Castellón, Valencia and Alicante, and include residents of foreign nationality.
'Verdi-Puccini. Destí Valencia'
Furthermore, the Palau de les Arts announces that the open-air show 'Verdi-Puccini. Destí València', which was to be held on May 30th with the participation of the bands Primitiva and Unió Musical de Llíria and stage direction by Carlus Padrissa of La Fura dels Baus, has been postponed.
