El orgullo de quererte

Ópera de Tenerife presents El orgullo de quererte, a newly composed zarzuela of Javier Carmena.

The characters of this zarzuela dare to love in a context that does not always legitimise that love. Their intimate gesture becomes a silent political act. Families, institutions, and strangers’ gazes try to dictate which forms of affection deserve to be named and which must remain unseen. In response, the characters construct a small emotional homeland in Madrid’s Chueca neighbourhood, where pride answers fear and guilt. The zarzuela engages with our present by showing how, in a climate of hate and erosion of rights, continuing to love—and saying so aloud—is a form of resistance.

This opera will be performed with singing in Spanish and overtitles in Spanish and English.