JOSEP PONS

25, 27, 28 September, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 under35 October 2024

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Alexei Botnarciuc, Boris Ismailov
Daniel Kirch, Zinovi Ismailov
Sara Jakubiak i Ángeles Blancas, Katerina Ismailova
Pavel Cernoch, Serguéi
Núria Vilà, Axinia
David Alegret, a scattered worker
Javier Agudo, administrator
Luis López Navarro, doorman
Albert Casals, first foreman
Facundo Muñoz, second foreman/ coachman
Marc Sala, third foreman/ teacher
Goran Juric, priest / pope
Scott Wilde, chief of police
Jeroboám Tejera, police
Mireia Pintó, Sonietka
Paata Burchulazde, old prisoner
Alejandro Sánchez, ghost of Boris
José Manuel Montero, drunk guest 

Àlex Oller, stage direction
Alfons Flores, set design
Lluc Castells, costum design
Urs Schönebaum, lighting
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus

Gran Teatre del Liceu, production

27, 29 September, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 Octuber 2023

Orquestre Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Liliana Nikiteanu i Mireia Pintó, Larina
Svetlana Aksenova i Kristina Mkhitaryan, Tatiana
Victoria Karkacheva i Cristina Faus, Olga
Elena Zilio i Janina Baechle, Filipievna
Audun Iversen i Iurii Samoilov, Eugene Onegin
Alexey Neklyudov i Josep Bros, Vladimir Lenski
Andrea Mastroni i Adam Palka, Prince Gremin /Zaretsky
Josep Ramon Olivé, Captain
Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Monsieur Triquet

Cristof Loy, stage direction
Andreas Heise, choreography
Raimund Orfeo Voigt, set design
Herbert Murauer, costum design
Olaf Winter, lighting
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus

Den Norske Oper (Oslo), Teatro Real (Madrid) and Gran Teatre del Liceu, production

3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 January 2024

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Felipe Bou, Zuniga
Toni Marsol, Morales
Charles Castronovo i Leonardo Capalbo, Don José
Simón Orfila i Eric Green, Escamillo
Jan Antem, Dancaïre
Antonio Lozano, Remendado
Abdel Aziz El Mountassir, Lillas Pastia
Jasmine Habersham, Franquista
Laura Vila, Mercedes
Clémentine Margaine i Varduhi Abrahamyan, Carmen
Adriana González i Jeanine de Bique, Micaëla

Calixto Bieito, stage direction
Alfons Flores, set design
Albert Estany, this version
Mercè Paloma, costum design
Alberto Rodríguez Vega, lighying
Josep Vila i Jover, the children's Choir director
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus 

Cor infantil Veus Amics de la Unió
Teatro de la Fenice de Venècia, Teatro Massimo de Palermo, Teatro Regio de Torí i Gran Teatre del Liceu, production

16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 March 2024

Oratorio in three parts in the arrangement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Orquestra Simfónica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Julia Lezhneva, soprano
Kate Lindsey, alto
Richard Croft, tenor
Krešimir Stražanac, bass
Alexis Fousekis, dancer
Max Harris, old man

Robert Wilson,
stage director, set and lighting design
Nicola Panzer, co-stage director
Carlos J.Soto, costum design
Stephanie Engeln, set design assistant
John Torres, lighting assistant
Tomasz Jeziorski, video
Manu Halligan, make-up and wigs
Konrad Kuhn, dramaturgy
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus

Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg, Salzburger Festspiele, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées de París i Grand Teatre del Liceu, production
 

6, 7, 8, 9, 10 July 2024

Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Sasha Waltz, direction and choreography
Bernd Skodzig, costum design
Pia Maier Schriever i Sasha Waltz, set design
Thilo Reuther, lighting
Antonio Ruz, rehearsal choreography
Sasha Waltz & Guests, choreography

Teatre Marïïnski de Sant Petersburg i Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie de Brussel·les, co-production

21, 22, 25, 27 September 2022
1, 3, 6, 8, 9 October 2022

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Carlos Chausson, Don Pasquale
Andrzej Filonczyk, Dr. Malatesta
Xabier Andauga, Ernesto
Sara Blanch, Norina
David Cervera, Un notario

Damiano Michieletto, stage director
Paolo Fantin, set design 
Agostino Cavalca, costum design
Alessandro Carletti, lighting
Roland Horvath, video

Opera de Paris, Royal Opera House (Londres) y Teatro Massimo di Palermo, production

16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 February 2023
1, 3 March 2023

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Luca Salsi, Macbeth
Erwin Schrott, Banco
Sondra Radvanovsky, Lady Macbeth
Gemma Coma-Alabert, Lady of company
Francesco Pio Galasso, Macduff
Fabian Lara, Malcolm
David Lagares, Doctor, Macbeth's Servent, Assassin, Herald

Jaume Plensa, created by
Jaume Plensa, set and costume design
Antonio Ruz, choreography
Urs Schönebaum, lighting
Leo Castaldi, assistant stage direction
Marc Salicrú, assistant set designer

New Production of The Gran Teatre del Liceu 
 

25, 28, 30 May 2023
2, 4 ,7 June 2023

Cor infantil Amics de la Unió
Coral Càrmina
Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Vila Jover, director of The children's Chorus
Daniel Mestte i Dalmau, director of The Chorus 
Pablo Assante,  director of The Liceu Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Nikolai Schukoff, Parsifal
Elena Pankratova, Kundry
René Pape, Gurnemanz
Matthias Goerne, Amfortas
Evgeny Nikitin, Klingsor
Paata Burchuladze, Titurel
Isabella Gaudí,  first flower girl
Núria Vilà,  second flower girl
Karina Demurova, third flower girl
Sonia de Munck, fourth flower girl
Mercedes Gancedo, fifth flower girl
Marifé Nogales, sixth flower girl
Josep Fadó, first knight
Felipe Bou, second knight
Cristina Toledo, first squire
Clare Presland, second squire
Moisés Marín, third squire
Albert Casals, fourth squire
Clare Presland, a voice
Joaquín Fernández, dancer

Claus Guth, stage director
Christian Schmidt, set and costumes design
Volker Michi, coreography
Jürgen Hoffman, lighting
Andi A. Müller, video artist

Gran Teatre del Liceu, production

19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 Octuber de 2021
2 November 2021

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Cor infantil Veus - Amics de la Unió de Granollers
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus
Josep Vila, director of The Children's Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Tatiana Pavlovskaya, soprano
Mark Padmore, tenor
Matthias Goerne, baritone

Daniel Kramer, stage director
Wolfgang Tillmans, set design and video artist
Elaine Tyler-Hall, revival
Ann Yee, choreography
Luc Joosten, dramaturgy
Justin Nardella, co-set design
Nasir Mazhar, costume design
Charles Balfour, lighting

22, 26, 27, 28, 29 September 2021
2, 3, 4 October 2021

Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Maik Solbach, butler
José Antonio López, music master
Samantha Hankey, composer
Paula Murrihy, composer
Nikolai Schukoff, Bacchus
Brandon Jovanovich, Bacchus
Josep Fadó, officer
Roger Padullés, dancing master
Jorge Rodríguez Norton, wig maker
David Lagares,  lackey
Elena Sancho Pereg, Zerbinetta
Sara Blanch, Zerbinetta
Iréne Theorin, Primadonna
Johanni van Oostrum, Primadonna
Benjamin Appl, Harlequin
Sonia de Munck, Naiad
Annaïs Masllorens, Dryad
Núria Vilà, Echo
Vicenç Essteve, Scaramuccio
Àlex Rosen, Truffaldino
Juan Noval Moro, Brighella

Katie Mitchell, stage director
Martin Crimp, additional texts
Chloe Lamford, set design
Joseph W. Alford, choreography
Sarah Blenkinsop, costume design
James Farncombe, lighting design

28 February 2022
3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 18 March 2022

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Pelléas
Simon Keenlyside, Golaud
Franz-Josef Selig, Arkel
Stefano Palatchi, a doctor
Julie Fuchs, Mélisande
Sarah Connolly, Geneviève

Àlex Ollé, stage director
Alfons Flores, set design
Lluc Castells, costum design
Marco Filibeck, lighting
Susana Gómez, assistant stage director
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus

New productions based on the Dresden Oper production

20, 22, 25, 28, 30 May 2022
2, 4 June 2022

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Pablo Assante, director of The Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Matthias Goerne, Wozzeck
Torsten Kerl, drum major
Peter Tantsits, Andrés
Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, capitain
Peter Rose, doctor
Scott Wilde, first apprentice
Michael Borth, second apprentice
Antonio Lozano, madman
Elena Zhidkova, Marie
Rinat Shaham, Margret

Salzburger Festspiele, production

 

22, 24, 26, 28 October 2020

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Christopher Maltman, Don Giovanni
Luca Pisaroni, Leporello
Miah Persson, Donna Anna
Véronique Gens, Donna Elvira
Leonor Bonilla, Sara Blanch, Zerlina
Adam Palka, The Commendatore
Ben Bliss, Don Ottavio
Josep-Ramon Olivé, Toni Marsol, Masetto

Christof Loy, stage direction
Axel Weidauer, replacement
Johannes Leiacker, set design
Ursula Renzenbrink, costum design
Olaf Winter, lighting
Thomas Ziesch, fighting master
Salva Bolta, assistance to stage management
Lisa Daessler, assistance to costum design

Emmanuel Niubò, assistance to music direction
Véronique Werklé, Rodrigo de Vera,
Daniel Espasa, David-Huy Nguyen-Phong,
Jaume Tribó , musical assistants
Conxita Garcia, director of the Choir

Oper Frankfurt, producció

7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25 October 2019

Cor Vivaldi
Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Òscar Boada, children's Chorus director
Conxita Garcia, director of the Chorus
Josep Pons, conductor

Iréne Theorin, Princess Turandot
Lisa Lindstrong, Princess Turandot
Chris Merritt, Emperor Altoum
Alexander Vinogradov, Timur
Ante Jerkunica, Timur
Jorge de León, The unknown prince, Calaf
Gregory Kunde, The unknown prince, Calaf
Ermonela Jaho, Liù
Anita Hartig, Liù
Toni Marsol, Ping
Francisvo Vas, Pang
Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Pong
Michael Borth, Mandarin

Franc Aleu, stage director and video
Susana Gómez, stage codirector
Carles Berga i Franc Aleu, set design
Chu Uroz, costumes
Jose Vaalina, technical and technological coordination
Marco Filibeck, lighting design

Gran Teatre del Liceu, production

8,11,15,18,20 i 22 de novembre 2018

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conxita Garcia, Chorus conductor
Josep Pons, conductor

Vladimir Ognvenko, Saviol Prokófievitx Dikoi
Nikolai Schukoff, Boris Grigórievitx
Rosie Aldridge, Marfa Ignàtievna Kabànova
Francisco Vas, Tikhon Ivànitx Kabànov
Paricia Racette, Katerina (Kàtia) Kabànova
Antonio Lozano, Vània Kudriaix
Michaela Selinger, Varvara
Mireia Pintó, Glaixa
Marisa Martins, Fekluixa

David Alden, stage director
Maxine Brahan, coreography
Charles Edwards, set design
Jon Morrel, costumes
Adam Silverman, lighting

English National Opera (Londres), production

9, 10, 12, 13 February 2019

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conxita Garcia, Chorus conductor
Josep Pons, conductor

Allison Cook, Lea
José Antonio López, Ram
Sara Blanch, first lady
Anaïs Masllorens, second lady
Marta Infante, third lady
Sonia de Munck, Millebocche
Felipe Bou, Milleocchi
Xavier Sabata, Dr. Schicksal
David Alegret, Michele
Antonio Lozano, Lorenzo
Juan Noval-Moro, Augusto

Carme Portaceli, stage director
Ferran Carvajal, coreography
Paco Azorín, set design
Antonio Belart, costumes
Ignasi Camprodón, lighting
Miquel Àngel Raió, video

New production of The Liceu Opera Barcelona

2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15 March 2019

Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Josep Pons, conductor

Lisette Oropesa, Rodelinda
Bejun Mehta, Bertarido
Fabián Augusto Gómez, Flavio
Joel Prieto, Grimoaldo
Sasha Cooke, Eduige
Gerald Thompson, Unulfo
Gianluca Margheri, Garibaldo

Claus Guth, stage director  
Christian Schmidt, set design and costumes
Ramses Sigl, coreography
Joachim Klein, lighting
Andi A. Müller, video

Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Real, Opéra de Lyon and Oper Frankfurt, coproduction

28 Novembre 2017 - 
2, 4, 7, 10, 12, 15 December 2017

Orquestra Simfònia i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conxita Garcia, Chorus conductor
Josep Pons, conductor

Stefan Vinke, Tristan
Albert Dohmen, Marke
Iréne Theorin, Isolde
Greer Grimsley, Kurwenal
Francisco Vas, Melot
Sarah Connolly, Brangäne
Jorge Rodríguez Narton, young sailor

Àlex Ollé, stage director
Alfons Flores, choreography
Josep Abril, costume designer
Urs Schoenenbaum, lighting designer
Franc Aleu, video creation

Opéra de Lyon, production
 

14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 27 February 2018,
2, 4 March 2018

Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conxita Garcia, Chorus conductor
Josep Pons, conductor

Aida Garifullina, Juliette
Tara Erraught, Stéphano
Susanne Resmark, Gertrude
Saimir Pirgu, Roméo
David Alegret,  Tybalt
Beñat Egiarte, Benvolio
Gabriel Bermúdez, Mercutio
Issac Galán, Pàris
Germán Olvera, Gregorio
Ruben Amoretti, Capulete
Nicola Ulivieri, Frère Laurent
Stefano Palatchi, Duc de Verona

Stéphan Lawless, stage director 
Ashley Martin Davis, set and costume designer  
Mimi Jordan Sherin, lighting designer 
Nicola Bowie, coreography 

The Liceu Opera Barcelona and The Santa Fe Opera, co-production