International Opera Awards 2022

After being awarded Best Theatre in the World in the 2021 edition, the Teatro Real will host the 2022 International Opera Awards ceremony. On 28 November at 7.30 pm, the Teatro Real's Main Hall will bring together the best artists in the world of opera in different categories. These Oscars of opera will feature performances by today's greatest stars on a very special night that the public of Madrid will be able to attend.  

Founded in 2012, the International Opera Awards are the annual celebration of excellence in the international opera scene. The awards aim to recognise and reward success, create scholarships for emerging talent and raise the profile of opera as an art form in its own right. This year's jury, composed of opera professionals, will be chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera magazine.

The ceremony will be in English

The musical programme of the ceremony will feature, among others, the following artists: 

• Francesco Demuro, tenor
• Jessica Pratt, soprano 
• Barno Ismatullaeva, soprano 
• Xabier Anduaga, tenor. 
• Sabina Puértolas, soprano
• José Miguel Pérez Sierra, musical director

Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real

Programme 

PART I

MANUEL DE FALLA (1876 – 1946)
La vida breve
Interludio
Danza

GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 –1924)
Madama Butterfly
«Un bel dì, vedremo»
Barno Ismatullaeva, soprano

PABLO SOROZABAL (1897 – 1988)
La tabernera del puerto
«No puede ser»
Xabier Anduaga, tenor

GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor
«Lucia, perdona… Sulla tomba… Qui di sposa eterna... Verranno a te»
Sabina Puértolas, soprano
Xabier Anduaga, tenor

PART II

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901)
Macbeth
«Patria oppressa»
Coro Titular del Teatro Real

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801 – 1835)
Il Puritani
«Finì… Me lassa!... Vieni fra queste braccia»
Jessica Pratt, soprano
Francesco Demuro, tenor

GERÓNIMO GIMÉNEZ (1854 –1923) - MANUEL NIETO (1844-1915)
El barbero de Sevilla
«Me llaman la Primorosa»
Sabina Puértolas, soprano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791)
Le nozze di Figaro
«E Susanna non vien… Dove sono i bei momenti…»
Nardus Williams, soprano

AMADEO VIVES (1871 – 1932)
Doña Francisquita
Coro de los románticos «Dónde va la alegría»
Coro Titular del Teatro Real

Artists and musical programme are subject to change