Acclaimed soprano Hui He will perform Madama Butterfly in the next three performances at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

15.04.2008

Hui He takes over from Liping Zhang, who performed the role in the first three performances and who in turn replaced the Chilean soprano Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, who cancelled her commitment to the Palau de les Arts.

Chinese soprano Hui He comes with a distinguished career, highlighted by her performance of Aida at the Vienna State Opera, under the musical direction of Zubin Mehta, and her performances at La Scala in Milan in Tosca last year, under the direction of Lorin Maazel, and in Madama Butterfly at the same theater.

The Palau de les Arts reminds the public that tickets for the next three performances of Madama Butterfly are still available through the legal 5% discount on the day of the performance. This opera has been met with a fantastic response from the public, who have already sold out all tickets for the first three performances.

Parallel activities

To coincide with the performances of Madama Butterfly, the Palau de les Arts has programmed different activities in the Aula Magistral of the building with free admission for the public

Thus, critic Jaume Radigales will give a lecture tomorrow, Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m., entitled "When the innocence of the geisha illuminated Victoria de los Ángeles."

The parallel activities surrounding this opera will conclude with the round table discussion "Puccini from the 21st Century," scheduled for April 17 at 6:30 p.m., featuring specialists Arturo Reverter, Álvaro del Amo, Ana Galiano, and Miquel Martínez.

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