Valeri Guerguiev begins rehearsals for Les Troyens with the Valencian Community Orchestra
21.10.2009
Valencia (October 21, 2009) – Valery Gergiev began rehearsals today for Les Troyens with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. The resident orchestra of the Valencian arts center will be the first Spanish orchestra conducted by the Russian maestro.
Under the musical direction of Maestro Guerguiev, the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, the Cor de la Generalitat and a cast made up of renowned names from the current operatic scene such as Stephen Gould, Lance Ryan, Daniela Barcellona, Veronica Simeoni, Elisabete Matos, Stephen Milling, Zlata Bulicheva, Giorgio Giuseppini, Dmitri Voropaev, Askar Abdrazakov and Eric Cutler will perform Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz, one of the most vocally and musically demanding operas.
This is also the first time Berlioz's masterpiece has been performed in its entirety in Spain. The staging by La Fura dels Baus, directed by Carlus Padrissa and with a creative team comprised of Franc Aleu, Roland Olbeter, Chu Uroz, and Peter van Praet, following their success with the Valencian production of The Ring of the Nibelung, will once again surprise audiences with its commitment to technology and avant-garde stagecraft.
