The Palau de les Arts presents "Opérame. What the Hell is Opera?" by José Manuel Zapata this Christmas season.

• The Valencian arts center presents this in-house production on January 4th and 5th, featuring artists from the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo

Valencia (19-12-2012).- The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía presents Opérame . What the hell is opera? by José Manuel Zapata this Christmas season, following its success with audiences last season.
This show for all ages, in which the tenor from Granada humorously reveals the intricacies of the lyric genre, will be performed at the Teatre Martín i Soler on January 4th and 5th.

Zapata is the creator and performer of Opérame . What the hell is opera?; “a sung story with a hilarious plot for children and adults,” as the tenor himself defines it.
Pianists and singers from the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo accompany him in his witty explanation about opera and the role of all those who work to put it into practice.

José Manuel Zapata plays a mad scientist (Doctor Hans-Franz Tenor), the son of a tenor and a nuclear scientist. Frustrated by his inability to follow in his father's footsteps, this new incarnation of the Nutty Professor uses his knowledge to build robots capable of singing like he himself never could. The doctor, however, is unaware that he himself possesses a second personality, that of an Italian tenor, who takes over in moments of inspiration to perform the most famous arias in the history of opera.

In a relaxed tone, with comic twists, surprises and projections, Zapata intersperses gags with arias from the best-known titles in the repertoire, such as La Traviata , Verdi's La Cenerentola , by Rossini, or Les contes d'Hoffmann , Offenbach, in his accelerated course on the operatic world.

Operate Me. What the Hell is Opera? is a Palau de les Arts production, directed by Allex Aguilera, who also co-wrote the script. The production features set design by Manuel Zuriaga, costumes by Carmen Jabaloyes, video creations by Miguel Bosch, and lighting by Antonio Castro. The set design, costumes, and props were all created by the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Technical Team.

Popular prices

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía has set affordable prices for the four performances of this show, which will be offered on Friday, January 4 at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday, January 5 at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Tickets for children up to twelve years old cost five euros, and ten euros for adults.