Spain Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Gran Teatro del Liceu Coro, Orquesta Sinfónica / Antonello Manacorda (conductor). Teatre Liceu, Barcelona, 4 & 9.10.2026. (JMI)
Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczała excel in an otherwise tedious Aida in Barcelona
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Luca Salsi and Ambrogio Maestri are both excellent in Barcelona’s season-ending Falstaff
Spain Verdi, Falstaff: Chorus and Orchestra of Gran Teatro del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Teatre Liceu, Barcelona, 18 & 19.7.2026. (JMI)
Gatti, Orfeó Català, Staatskapelle Dresden and four stellar soloists perform a Verdi Requiem for the ages
Spain Verdi, Requiem: Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Riccardo Zanellato (bass), Orfeó Català (chorus director: Xavier Puig), Staatskapelle Dresden / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Livestreamed (directed by Marc Pasteau) on medici.tv from the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, 19.5.2026. (JPr)
Xabier Anduaga makes a triumphant debut as Werther in Barcelona
Spain Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Cor Vivaldi – Little Singers of Catalonia (conductor: Pilar Paredes), Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra / Henrik Nanasi (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 10.5.2026. (JMI)
Dear Marc Minkowski: ‘Thank you for Orlando. Please come back to Barcelona soon!’
Spain Handel, Orlando (concert version): Soloists, Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 24.3.2026. (JMI)
A musically disappointing Liceu Manon Lescaut salvaged only by a magnificent Asmik Grigorian
Spain Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 23.3.2026. (JMI)
Two fine Barcelona casts in the Liceu’s production of La Gioconda
Spain Ponchielli, La Gioconda: Soloists, Children’s Choir of the Orfeó Català, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Liceu / Daniel Oren (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 17 & 19.2.2026. (JMI)
Superstar Nadine Sierra is at her very best in a Barcelona recital
Spain Recital – Nadine Sierra & Ludovic Tézier: Véronique Werklé (piano). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 18.2.2026. (JMI)
