Students from the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo begin their cycle of operatic evenings with great public success

Admission is free until the venue reaches capacity. Tickets can be collected on the day of the performance at the box office of the Valencian arts center.
Valencia (2-07-09).- The students of the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo began yesterday with great public success the cycle of lyrical evenings, which they will offer until tomorrow, July 3, at the Teatre Martín i Soler of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía.

The Plácido Domingo Centre for Advanced Studies at the Palau de les Arts aims to provide young singers and musicians with training that reflects the current professional realities of the opera world. The Centre's artistic director is the Italian maestro Alberto Zedda, whose experience as an orchestra conductor, music organizer, philologist, and teacher makes him a leading authority and a guarantee of a comprehensive understanding of training and the artistic profession in the world of theater and music.

The Centre de Perfeccionament is, along with those in Los Angeles and Washington, the third center sponsored by Plácido Domingo for the promotion of young talents.

Following the resounding success of yesterday's opening recital, which featured excerpts from some of the most well-known operas and zarzuelas, the students will present a program today and tomorrow in homage to two iconic figures: Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín Rodrigo. To mark the Albéniz Year, commemorating the centenary of the death of the great Spanish composer and pianist, and the Rodrigo Year, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Valencian composer's passing, the Valencian arts center wishes to pay tribute to these two figures in Spanish musical history.

Admission to this series will be free until the venue reaches capacity. Tickets can be collected on the day of the performance at the Palau de les Arts box office during its regular opening hours, from 12:00 to 20:00. A maximum of two tickets per person will be distributed.

Project Sipario

Within its international vocation, the Centre de Perfeccionament Plácido Domingo develops international projects financed by the European Social Fund, which allow the Valencian center to be linked with other training centers in Europe.

In this regard, the Generalitat signed an agreement on May 9, 2008 with the governments of the Italian regions of Lazio, Marche, Veneto and Umbria with the aim of promoting a training and exchange offer between students of these cities in different theaters and artistic realities.

As part of the Sipario Project, on June 19th and 20th, the Plácido Domingo Centre for Advanced Studies hosted students enrolled in the opera singer and vocal coach courses from Treviso, Italy. The Italian students also had the opportunity to meet with Maestro Plácido Domingo on June 20th. This visit marked the first instance of exchange between the Valencian Community and the Italian regions participating in the project.