October 26th marks the start of the 35th season of the opera organised by the Asociación de Amigos de la Ópera de Sabadell, in collaboration with Banco Sabadell Foundation, with the purpose of supporting the diffusion of culture and strengthening talent.

The four pieces of this season are: the Mozart opera ‘Don Giovanni’, with five performances in Sabadell, three of which are hosted by students at the School of Opera, and which will also be performed in Lleida, Manresa, Sant Cugat, Granollers, Reus and Tarragona; the second is ‘Goyescas’ by Granados on the 150th anniversary of his death, and a century after his birth. Only two performances will be held in Sabadell on November 25th and 27th. The third performance will be held in February and March 2017, ‘Manon Lescaut’ by Puccini which can be attended in Sabadell, Reus, Girona, Sant Cugat, Manresa, Tarragona, Granollers and Lleida. And the final performance will be ‘Carmen’ by Bizet, from the 3rd to the 28th of May.

20 years of the Sabadell School of Opera

The Sabadell School of Opera is also celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since 1996 more than 100 talented young persons have passed through the School’s classrooms to be trained on stage     interpretation and musical techniques, corporal expression, style, direction…all with one objective in mind: at the end of the year being able to represent the Operas in front of the audience. The challenge faced by this school is offering experience to young people who are interested in the Opera, allowing them to have their first experience of the stage, orchestra, scenography and costume, with the aim that future opera professionals always remember their first opera experience as a big step towards becoming a professional.

On this anniversary up to 9 students will participate in three theatre productions La Farándula (Sabadell) with the opera ‘Don Giovanni’