The Valencian tenor Germán Villar offers a Lieder recital at the Palau de les Arts, based on the theme "The Grail in Valencia".

The Valencian tenor Germán Villar will give a recital entitled “The Romantic Lied” next Wednesday, November 5th. This performance is part of the “The Grail in Valencia” series, which revolves around performances of Parsifal.
Germán Villar, accompanied by Klaus Sallmann on piano, has sung opera, concerts, and recitals on the most important stages in Europe and America. His career has been recognized with several awards, including three prizes at the Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona (2002).

The recital program, which will take place at 8:00 p.m. in the Aula Magistral of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, features Lieder by Strauss, Liszt, Fauré, and Rachmaninoff. Villar will perform outstanding compositions by these composers, alternating with piano works performed by Klaus Sallmann. Subscriptions are available for the Aula Magistral and Teatre Martín i Soler concert series.

The Palau de les Arts began selling season tickets for the Aula Magistral and Teatre Martín i Soler cycles on October 22nd for its third season, with a general discount of 25% on the total price of tickets for each cycle.

These subscriptions include the Valencian Voices cycle consisting of three recitals, in addition to the one offered by Germán Villar, in which the soprano Amparo Navarro, the tenor Javier Agulló, Erika Escribà, José Ferrero, Elena de la Merced and Miquel Ramon will participate.

Season tickets are also available for the Chamber Music series, consisting of six concerts performed by members of the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. These tickets will remain on sale until Monday, January 12, 2009. Purchasing any season ticket for these series entitles you to a 25% discount on tickets for the opera L'arbore di Diana, by Valencian composer Vicente Martín i Soler. This opera will be performed on December 21, 28, and 30 at the Teatre Martín i Soler, and two educational performances will be offered on December 23 and 26. In addition, a 35% discount is available for specific groups on season tickets, as well as on individual tickets for performances. Season tickets are now on sale at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía box office and via telephone at 961 975 900. Individual tickets can be purchased through these two channels as well as via Bancaja's Servientrada service. Further information about the 2008-2009 Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía season program can be found on the website: www.lesarts.com.