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The Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz and the festival founder, Diego Navarro, will conduct the orchestra at weekend

The Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ) was founded and will be directed by the composer and orchestra conductor Diego Navarro. This 18^th edition will conclude this weekend at the Auditorio de Tenerife and is dedicated to musicals, featuring two important concerts whose tickets have been sold out for weeks. Details were provided by the President of the Island Council, Rosa Dávila, the Vice-president and Councillor for Tourism of the Island Council of Tenerife, Lope Afonso, the Island Minister of Culture and Museums of Tenerife, José Carlos Acha, the Mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Manuel Bermúdez, the General Director of Cultural Innovation and Creative Industries, Cristóbal de la Rosa, the director of FIMUCITÉ, Diego Navarro, and the two-time Oscar-winning composer of La La Land, Justin Hurwitz.

The president said the festival "is the world's longest-running event involving film music, now in its 18th year, and is celebrating in style, with a programme that has met acclaim". Rosa Dávila also thanked "Diego Navarro and his staff because this festival highlights the importance of Tenerife as the location of extraordinary events such as this festival. In addition, the festival is made possible by people who proudly represent the Canary Islands. She invited guest composer Justin Hurwitz 'to fall in love with our island, just as we have fallen in love with his music".

Diego Navarro said, "We're ecstatic with this year's festival, and the fact that tickets have sold out so far in advance is exhilarating". Regarding the first scheduled concerts, the festival founder and conductor said, "La  La Land brought musicals back to the public's attention with a story about the struggle of two artists to fulfil their dreams, reminiscent of Hollywood classics in the genre"'. He described Saturday's concert as "a journey through the best musicals in cinema history, led by the orchestra and an ensemble of pop-rock musicians and solo artists, all from the Canary Islands". He encouraged authorities to "continue taking good care of this cultural gem so that it may see further development in the future".

The composer Justin Hurwitz, who won two Oscars for his work in La La Land, said he was thrilled to visit Tenerife: "a beautiful place to work with an orchestra that's performing wonderfully. Damien Chazelle, the director of La La Land, and I have worked together for many years, and we never expected that the film would be so successful or still make such an impression on spectators. The public's response and everything else makes it worthwhile".

José Juan Lorenzo, head of the region's tourism agency, explained that calls for sponsorship had helped "to create one of the best programmes of cultural, sports, gastronomic and scientific events offered by tourism authorities in Europe". He added, "We have improved the tourism experience for those who visit us every year. At the same time, Canarian citizens will benefit from the scheduled events which have become a landmark in the Canary Islands and of which this festival is a clear example".

The Vice-president of the Island Council of Tenerife, Lope Afonso, acknowledged that "this year's festival is special because it coincides with Diego Navarro's win at the Academy Awards. Justin Hurwitz is well-known in music for his great talent as a composer. This year's festival is a golden opportunity to establish Tenerife as a destination for culture and tourism, which we know is a winning combination."

Cristóbal de la Rosa pointed out "the tremendous technical complexity of these concerts' and praised 'the hard work of the Auditorio de Tenerife's technical staff to make this possible". He said that "visual arts provide people with a kind of well-being that is often taken for granted', and that 'having tickets sold out repeatedly over the course of 18 years is quite the accomplishment. It's worth mentioning and should be taken into account. He concluded by saying, 'These kinds of projects should be developed further in the future".

José Manuel Bermúdez described the FIMUCITÉ festival as "a story of perseverance, of overcoming all obstacles to become what it is today: a story of success and an example of what we can do here in the Canary Islands if we put our minds to it". He congratulated and thanked the festival organiser, Diego Navarro, a friend awarded for his achievements by the cultural authorities of Santa Cruz and his collaborators. "Tomorrow, our capital shall become a "city of stars", he said, about the title of the Oscar-winning song of La La Land".

Minister of Culture José Carlos Acha said, "Eighteen years ago, I was a councillor for cultural affairs when we launched the festival FIMUCITÉ, which we considered the soundtrack of our lives and a means of making Santa Cruz de Tenerife a landmark in the world of film music. Using soundtracks to connect with the public is the first step towards getting people involved in other kinds of music, and one of our priorities is to engage new spectators, which is why we support this festival. Music is a necessary part of films and of our lives".

Justin Hurwitz composed the music used in the film La La Land and was awarded two Oscars for Best Soundtrack and Best Original Song (City of Stars, along with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul). Tomorrow, 19 July, he will conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife starting at 7:30 p.m. with a screening of the said film, during which the orchestra will play in synch with the film's images, dialogues and sound effects. This new live-to-picture experience echoes the FIMUCITÉ's past programmes, which featured performances of the music of films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The orchestra will be accompanied onstage by a jazz band comprised of 10 members, including the extraordinary pianist Polo Ortí, who will be the principal soloist of this concert.

Directed by Damien Chazelle, La La Land combines passions for music and film in a modern musical set in Los Angeles. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, it tells the story of struggling actor Mia and jazz musician Sebastian, who meet and fall in love in the City of Stars. Hurwitz composed the music for piano and afterwards for an orchestra of 95 musicians, which resulted in a thrilling and richly textured sound that takes spectators back to the classic musicals of Hollywood.

The FIMUCITÉ's grand finale is scheduled for Saturday, 20 July at 7 p.m. It features an extraordinary journey through the best musicals in the genre's history and their adaptations to the big screen, conducted by Diego Navarro. The programme A Million Dreams includes the interpretation of monumental works and world premieres of symphonic arrangements of soundtracks of films such as A Chorus Line, The Wizzard of Oz and The Greatest Showman. as well as well-known pieces from other beloved musicals, such as An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain, My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and Les Miserables.

On this occasion, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife will be accompanied by a pop-rock ensemble and the participation of top-ranked Canarian soloists, such as Cristina Ramos, Carmen Acosta, Néstor Galván and Fran León, among others. This is an extraordinary opportunity for spectators to sit back and imagine 'a million dreams', as sung by Hugh Jackman, Ziv Zaifman and Michelle Williams in The Greatest Showman (2017), which is based on the life and times of circus visionary Phineas Taylor Barnum.

With these events, this year's festival will draw to a close. The shows at the Teatro Leal in La Laguna, the Teatro Guimerá in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Auditorio de Tenerife are sold out, and the summer cinema, workshops and conferences have reported buoyant ticket sales.

FIMUCITÉ Film Scoring Academy

The programme of the FIMUCITÉ Film Scoring Academy will conclude today with two long-awaited sessions. A lecture titled ‘Evolution of the Musical’ is to take place at 4:30 p.m. at Espacio Cultural CajaCanarias in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The lecture will be given by Paco Dolz, creator of the specialised website Love4musicals.com. An expert on the subject, Mr Dolz will lecture on the most legendary musicals in cinema history, the music of which will be performed at the festival's final concert A Million Dreams.

The finishing touch of FIMUCITÉ Film Scoring Academy 2024 will be a round table to take place from 6 p.m. onwards with Justin Hurwitz, Paco Dolz and Robert Townson, one of the world's most prolific producers of film music. Cinema and music enthusiasts alike are invited to take part in this special event whose attendees will be given the opportunity to explore the fascinating world of musical composition for film through an in-depth discussion of the box-office success of La La Land. Moderated by Gorka Oteiza, founder and director of the digital media firm SoundTrackFest, the round table will be an exclusive event that will perfectly enhance enjoyment of the live-to-picture experience of La La Land in concert.

The open-air concert

In addition, FIMUCITÉ will offer an open-air concert this Thursday in Plaza de España of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Admission is free of charge, and the music will be performed by the Municipal Music Band of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which is the oldest of its kind in Spain, directed by Juan Antonio Domínguez Martín. Along with a selection of solo singers, the concert is to start at 8 p.m. with a delightful selection of the scores of films from West Side Story to Chicago, Les Miserables, Cats, The Lion King and Moulin Rouge.

The Tenerife International Film Music Festival, the world's longest running festival dedicated to soundtracks and audiovisual music, is directed by the composer and conductor Diego Navarro. Its sponsors include the Tenerife Island Council, the Tenerife Tourism Council, the Canary Islands Government through the agency Canarian Tourism and the Regional Institute of Cultural Development as well as the councils of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristóbal de La Laguna. FIMUCITÉ also wishes to acknowledge the collaboration of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife and the Auditorio de Tenerife, the special collaboration of the Disa Foundation, Emmasa, the SGAE Foundation, the CajaCanarias Foundation, the Ciudad de La Laguna Isla Calavera Festival of Fantasy Cinema of the Canary Islands, Domingo Alonso and AUDI as the official car of the festival, and the Diario de Avisos Foundation, the Grupo Plató del Atlántico and the Canarian Television as its most important media partners.

La ceremonia tendrá lugar el 28 de julio en la Sala de Cámara

El Auditorio de Tenerife y la Asociación Réplica de empresas de teatro de Canarias han suscrito un acuerdo de colaboración para la gala anual de entrega de premios de la asociación, que tendrá lugar el 28 de julio, a partir de las 17:00 horas, en la Sala de Cámara.

El consejero de Cultura del Cabildo de Tenerife, José Carlos Acha, señala que “este compromiso con la Asociación Réplica reafirma nuestra decidida apuesta por el sector” y para el Auditorio también resulta un colofón en el cierre de la temporada acoger las dos galas de artes escénicas nacional y regional con los Premios Max y Réplica respectivamente.

Desde el Cabildo de Tenerife “somos conscientes de la labor que vienen realizando las compañías profesionales de artes escénicas”, apunta el consejero insular de Cultura, quien recuerda las diferentes iniciativas que la corporación insular realiza para impulsar su trabajo.

“La programación en la Red de Espacios Escénicos Municipales (REEM) y las acciones de Teatro en la Escuela son un claro ejemplo de colaboración con las compañías, sin olvidar otras líneas de actuación vinculadas a las artes escénicas que son apoyadas por el departamento de Cultura”, concluye José Carlos Acha.

This Wednesday at the Chamber Hall, the music disseminator will expound what is to come in the 2024-2025 season.

The Auditorio de Tenerife renews its collaboration with Ramón Gener for the 2024-2025 season with five educational talks. The first date with the cultural populariser will be this Wednesday (10 July) at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall, presenting the operas that make up the programme for the next season, entitled Tu lugar en la ópera (Your place at the Opera).

For these presentations, where Gener enriches his explanations with live piano accompaniment, tickets for the general public are priced at 8 euros and 5 euros for those under 30. However, opera subscription holders receive a 50% discount, reducing the cost to 4 euros. After the lecture, there will be a stand in the Hall with Genere's first novel, Historia de un piano (History of a Piano), and the winner of the Ramon Lull Prize himself will sign his work.

The following lecture, for which tickets are already available, takes place on 3 October, explaining Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss, the first subscription opera of the season. On 5 and 20 November, the writer and singer will return to the island to delve into Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Alberto Carretero's La Bella Susona, respectively. Gener's last lecture about Giuseppe Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco takes place on 14 March 2025.

Born in Barcelona, Ramón Gener holds a humanities and business studies degree. When he was six, he began his studies as a musician at the Higher Conservatoire of Music of the Liceu. After a career lasting several years as a baritone, he started a new phase as a musical educator, offering conferences about opera, classical music and art, which have taken him to radio and television, even internationally. He has published four books: Si Beethoven pudiera escucharme (2013), El amor te hará inmortal (2016), Beethoven, un músico sobre un mar de nubes (2020) and Historia de un piano (2024).

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are discounts for students, unemployed and large families.

Performances for school and social centres, educational visits and mediation activities make up the programme

The Educational and Social Department of the Auditorio de Tenerife benefitted a total of 26,130 people during the season that has just ended. They participated in the activities carried out by the project, which involved the Culture and Education departments of the Tenerife Island Council. The proposal comprised shows for schools and social centres, classroom performances, teaching guides, mediation activities, online meetings with teachers, didactic guides, educational resources and educational and technical guided visits from October 2023 to June 2024.

The Culture of the Island Council delegate, José Carlos Acha, considers «the work that the Auditorio de Tenerife carries out in this area to be fundamental. It is necessary to reach new audiences in the activities we propose, and for this, we reach all ages in this line of work, both with educational centres and with social groups.»

Acha also explained that «the proposal offered is very varied. It also reflects the diversity that the shows organized by Auditorio de Tenerife have.» The regional minister highlighted that the actions promoted by the Educational and Social Department are not only carried out in the Auditorio; sometimes they take place in the facilities of the educational centres.

The educational concerts and shows offered to the schools and social centres on the island that took place at the Auditorio de Tenerife amounted to 29 performances, attaining 17,921 attendees. To be highlighted are those of the Sinfónica de Tenerife (El circo de don Nicanor for the youngest, Cuentan las voces for Primary and Abemón for Secondary Education Level) and the family title programmed by Ópera de Tenerife each year (El niño y los sortilegios, by Maurice Ravel).

The Teatro en la Escuela (Theatre at School) programme consists of a public call for entries for theatre and dance companies and musical groups, which —after a selection process through a committee of experts—results in a catalogue. 11 companies were included in this year, offering their performances and activities to schools and social centres on the island. In total, 5,608 spectators enjoyed 90 shows and a dozen sessions of creative processes in 100 centres of 24 island municipalities.

The  Escuelas de Teatro (Theatre Schools) program was spread across nine municipalities on the island, teaching 174 students divided into age groups. On the other hand, Teatro Aficionado(Amateur Theatre), which promotes this art among cultural associations, programmed more than 25 performances by nine groups from the island.

The artistic and social project Danza en Comunidad celebrated its tenth anniversary. The anniversary was celebrated with a meeting in the Auditorio attended by a hundred professionals and collectives who have been involved in the program’s activities over the past decade.

The educational guided visits took place for the second consecutive season. This cross-disciplinary educational activity consists of carrying out a process of training and informing the public during school hours. It is meant for all levels and aims to give rise to autonomous and critical students. It involves a visit to the building and a series of workshops for the different educational levels in a specific classroom for this audience, which reached 428 pupils. In addition, educational, technical guided visits were also given to 88 students to show them the building.

Caja de Música (Music Box) was presented as the first digital project in Spain carried out by a public cultural institution. The project focuses on providing teachers with artistic and musical resources that enrich students' experiences at all stages of their education. This project follows the criteria of the Department of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands. Generally, it adheres to the fundamental strategic guidelines defined by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for practical and quality education. Twelve professionals from different educational, cultural and musical sectors are testing the new tool.

Mediation activities were also carried out with pupils from the island and with groups such as the ONCE Foundation. There was also a workshop on mediation and creative processes in charge of mediator Beatriz Bello and multidisciplinary artist Checho Tamayo. The aim was to provide companies and professionals in music, dance and theatre, through consensus work, with curricular and artistic tools for the development of creative processes. 40 professionals from companies participating in the Teatro en la Escuela programme and companies from the catalogue of the Network of Municipal Performing Arts Venues (REEM) of Tenerife attended.

Another of the new programmes implemented is Prevenidos, whose objective is to bring live music and performing arts closer to the students of Baccalaureate and training cycles. Through this initiative, 1,735 people from educational and social centres on the island could enjoy a first-class cultural option while understanding the artistic and technical intricacies of the Auditorio's shows through resources created by the area.

The Educational and Social Department of the Auditorio de Tenerife is associated with RESEO European Network for Opera, Dance and Music Education and the Spanish Network of Organisers of Educational Concerts (ROCE). The department was created to bring arts and creative processes to all citizens, with a particular focus on school pupils and people at risk of social exclusion.

One of the objectives is to nurture the relationship between artistic and cultural activities and how they are conveyed to society and to encourage space for building a relationship between art and people. Its main idea is for art to make an unquestionable contribution to social well-being, the recognition of individual and collective identity, training, and critical thinking needed for mature democratic social coexistence.

Tickets can now be purchased for the five subscription titles, the chamber, the family opera and the October lecture with Gener.

The Ópera de Tenerife puts on sale the tickets for the five subscription titles (Ariadne auf Naxos, Madama Butterfly, La bella Susona, Giovanna d’Arco and Parsifal, síntesis sinfónico-coral en tres actos), the chamber opera Trouble in Tahiti, the family opera El retablo del maese Pedro and Ramón Gener's lecture on 3 October to further explore Ariadne auf Naxos. The prices range from 5 to 50 euros, depending on the age, title, and performance day. Special discounts are also available for unemployed people, students, large families, and groups. All information, as well as the purchase of tickets, are available at www.operadetenerife.com.

Accordingly, the following events are for sale: Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss (15, 17 and 19 October), Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (19, 21 and 23 November), a production of the Teatro Comunale di Modena, La bella Susona, by Alberto Carretero (7 December), a contemporary proposal co-produced by Auditorio de Tenerife and the Teatro de la Maestranza of Seville, the chamber opera Trouble in Tahiti, by Leonard Bernstein (18, 19, 25 and 26 January, produced by Auditorio de Tenerife, Giovanna d'Arco, by Giuseppe Verdi (25, 27 and 29 March), a co-production by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, El retablo del maese Pedro, by Manuel de Falla (26 and 27 April), a family opera inspired by an amusing episode from Miguel de Cervantes' The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, and Parsifal, síntesis sinfónico-coral en tres actos (Parsifal, a symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts) by Pedro Halffter (28 June), an adaptation of Wagner's work for choir and orchestra.

All of these titles involve the participation of the Tenerife Symphony, except for Gener's lecture, which is with a piano, and the chamber opera, with an orchestral ensemble format. The Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo choir will participate in all the productions except the season's opening show, the chamber opera and that of the music disseminator. The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife, with special schedules for the two family performances.

In addition to the single ticket sales, it is still possible to subscribe until 15 October. The Club Ópera offers five 2024-2025 season titles for 100 euros (Tuesday and Thursday performances) and 150 euros (Saturday performances). In this new season, the Symphony Hall now has a single price zone for all seats, and subscribers now have an Iberia discount of 5% on Spanish and European flights and 7% on intercontinental flights.

The Club offers discounts for large families, wheelchair users, and the person accompanying them. Aside from the special price, subscription holders of the Club Ópera enjoy a series of benefits, such as being invited to exclusive events for each title and a free drink in the interlude of each subscription title. They can also benefit from discounts in the store, on guided visits and in the café. On the other hand, the Club Ópera Joven (Youth Opera Club) for those under 30 years of age costs only 20 euros, and the subscription holders enjoy some of these benefits.

The opening hours of the box office and telephone sales (902 317 327) are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for public holidays and for August, when the box office will be closed. The information telephone number of the Auditorio de Tenerife, 922 568 625, is open from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for public holidays and for August.

The rest of the events for the 2024-2025 season will be on sale soon: the programme 'Ópera en minúscula' (small-format opera, on 20, 22, 25 and 27 September) at the Espacio La Granja,  Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss (28 December), in collaboration with the Canary Islands music festival 'Festival de Música de Canarias' and the Teatro Pérez Galdós, the baroque opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto by Handel, in collaboration with the Teatro Guimerá (12 February), and the opera recitals with the soprano Raquel Lojendio (10, 11 and 12 April), as well as the rest of the lectures with Ramón Gener.

The Ópera de Tenerife is an initiative organised by the Island Council through the Auditorio de Tenerife with the collaboration of the ICDC (Regional Institute of Cultural Development) and the INAEM (National Institute of Performing Arts and Music).

The event, directed by the Tenerife-native Jose Padilla, highlighted the figure of the playwright Ángel Guimerá on the centenary of his death.

On 1 July, the Auditorio de Tenerife hosted the 27th Max Awards for Performing Arts gala, directed by Tenerife native Jose Padilla. The event claimed the figure of Ángel Guimerá, a playwright of Tenerife and Catalan origin, coinciding with the centenary of his death. The Spanish Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers organised the event through its foundation SGAE. The in memoriam included the performance by Blanca Paloma and st. Pedro of Si tú no estás (1996), a song by the Canarian singer Rosana.

Padilla's team consisted of choreographer Paula Quintana, wardrobe director Yaiza Pinillos, characterisation expert Rayco, stage designer Príamo Estudio (by Eduardo Moreno and Pau Fullana) and renowned composer Jose Pablo Polo in charge of the music and sound at the ceremony. The performers, all born in the Canary Islands, were Kevin de la Rosa to represent Guimerá, Carmen Cabeza as María Guerrero and Guimerá's mother, and Christian Cánovas and Almudena Puyo playing different roles. Putting the finishing touch on the ambience, the dancers Ico Botanz, Alicia Hernández Butragueño and Daniel Morales, all rooted in Tenerife, will be led by Quintana.

About twenty relevant figures in performing arts gave the winners their awards: Pedro Guerra, Chanel, Toni Acosta, Daniel Abreu, Jesús Carmona, Salva Reina, Natalia Álvarez Simó, Marta Fuenar, Juanjo Llorens, Marta González Vega, Paco Déniz, Roberto Torres, Natalia Menéndez, Fernando Navas, Carmelo Alcántara, Soraya González del Rosario, Severiano García, Mónica López, Carlota Gaviño, Aranza Coello, Irma Correa and Toni Tabares.

Since their creation 27 years ago, the Max Awards have been Spain's most prestigious performing arts awards. They honoured artists in 20 categories and included three special awards: the Max Award of Honour, which recognised the lifelong achievement of the actress Nuria Espert, who received a standing ovation from the audience. The Max Award for Amateurs or Social Initiatives honoured the work of LaTrup Asociación Teatral Universitaria Troysteatro of La Laguna (Tenerife) for its amateur efforts. The Public Applause Max Award was given this year to Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris (Lady in Red on Grey Background) by Sabre Producciones, Pentación Espectáculos, TalyCual and Islamusa.

The following winners were announced at the gala:

Best Theatre Production: Falsestuff. La muerte de las musas by Centro Dramático Nacional (CDN - INAEM).

Best Dance Production: Mont Ventoux by Kor’sia

Best Musical Theatre Production: Ladies Football Club by Barco Pirata and Teatros del Canal – Comunidad de Madrid

Best Street Show: Ciutat dormitori by Contenidos Superfluos

Best Production for children's, young people's or family audiences: Estación Paraíso by La Maquiné

Best Newcomer Production: Electra by Pílades Teatro

Best Theatrical Author: Iñaki Rikarte, Garbiñe Insausti, Edu Cárcamo and José Dault for Forever

Best Newcomer Author: Jorge Usón Colomer for La tuerta

Best Adaption or Version of a Theatrical or Choreographic Work: Fernanda Orazi for Electra

Best Musical Composition for Stage Performance: Raquel García Tomás for Alexina B.

Best Choreography: Olga Pericet and Daniel Abreu for La materia

Best Production Work: Teatro Clásico of Seville for El Público

Best Stage Direction: Iñaki Rikarte for Forever

Best Stage Design: Adrià Pinar for Falsestuff. La muerte de las musas

Best Costume Design: Sílvia Delagneau for Alexina B.

Best Lighting Design: Felipe Ramos and Sharon Fridman for Europa

Best Actress: Natalia Huarte for Psicosis 4.48

Best Actor: Eduard Fernández for Todas las canciones de amor

Best Female Dance Performer: Christine Cloux for Corps seul

Best Male Dance Performer: Àngel Duran for Cowards

The gala will be held on 1 July at 7 p.m. in the Auditorio de Tenerife.

The presentation of the 27th Max Awards for Performing Arts - Tenerife took place earlier today (Thursday 27) at the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín in a press conference given by the regional Minister of Culture and Museums of the Tenerife Island Council, José Carlos Acha and SGAE Foundation Institutional Director of Performing Arts Ana Graciani, along with the art director of the event, Jose Padilla. The ceremony is to be held on 1 July at 7 p.m. (local time in the Canary Islands) with the theme of the ideas and dreams deriving from the creative process and all their artistic possibilities.

In his opening statements, the regional minister of Culture said, 'The fact that this year's ceremony will be held in Tenerife is a fortunate turn of events and an opportunity'. He said, 'The Tenerife government is honoured that our island has been chosen for the ceremony, which supports and acknowledges Canarian performing arts and dance. It is also an honour for us that the event will be directed by the Tenerife-born José Padilla and is dedicated to the Tenerife native Ángel Guimerá', adding that 'the event will strengthen our position in the sector in Spain'.

Ana Graciani gave thanks to 'this wonderful auditorium, the dedication and professionalism of its technical staff and their evident love of the performing arts'. She explained, 'The awards ceremony is held at different locations every year for several reasons: we love to travel, and we take a bidirectional approach to these events, but it's also because it puts this celebration of performing arts closer to Spanish territory and is a way of keeping the inhabitants of each location informed of the current state of these disciplines, as well as showcasing their customs and characteristics'.

The playwright and Tenerife native Jose Padilla designed the ceremony based on this year's theme, La escena, travesías de ilusión (The Stage: Journeys of Expectation), which rather quickly became a tribute to fellow playwright Ángel Guimerá. He added, 'All of this deeply moves me, and I'm very grateful to those who have given me their support'. He explained that 'while researching the life of Ángel Guimerá—this year is the centenary of his death, by the way—, I realised that there are many ways to be a Tenerife native; identity is a diverse thing, and so is art'.

During the two-hour event, the activities will explore the theme of 'journeys of expectation' about the creative process in general and the performing arts in particular. The crew making this journey possible include the playwright, the stage director and a team of professionals with roots in the Canary Islands, such as choreographer Paula Quintana; wardrobe director Yaiza Pinillos; characterisation expert Rayco; stage designer Príamo Estudio (by Eduardo Moreno and Pau Fullana) and renowned composer Jose Pablo Polo in charge of the music and sound at the ceremony.

Organised by the Spanish Society of Authors. Composers and Publishers (SGAE) through its foundation, this 27^th Max Awards for Performing Arts - Tenerife is sponsored by Auditorio de Tenerife through the Tenerife Island Council and AENA, in collaboration with Spain's Ministry of Culture and Sports, through the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM), and with the support of Grupo Eulen,  Mahou, Fonteide, Vinos de Tenerife and Tenerife Rural. The ceremony will be broadcast pre-recorded by state-owned media company RTVE on channel 2, TVE International and RTVE Play, starting at 9 p.m. (local time in the Canary Islands).

Ángel Guimerá: a universal Canarian
Our guide on this journey of expectation will be the figure and oeuvre of the Canarian creator and playwright Ángel Guimerá, who died 100 years ago in July. Some of his poems, desires, fears and dreams will take form on the Auditorio de Tenerife stage in a carefully crafted exercise of synthesis of which Jose Padilla is proud.

The performers, all born in the Canary Islands, will rise to the challenge of speaking in Catalan to represent Guimerá (Kevin de la Rosa) and his context: Carmen Cabeza (as María Guerrero and Guimerá's mother), Christian Cánovas and Almudena Puyo. Putting the finishing touch on the ambiance, the dancers Ico Botanz, Alicia Hernández Butragueño and Daniel Morales, all rooted in Tenerife, will be led by Quintana.

The evening's journey will highlight the cultural traditions of the archipelago, its seven islands, local cuisine and customs, in addition to the magic of Mount Teide, and will acknowledge the linguistic diversity of Spain, which may be summed up in the words of Ángel Guimerá:' Those languages of ours'. No wonder this universal Canarian is the acknowledged father of the Catalan Renaissance and a prolific writer who embraced the Catalan language to make it his own. A two-time Nobel Prize nominee whose plays have been translated into more than a dozen languages, his works include Terra Baixa (Martha of the Lowlands) (the latest adaptation of which has been shortlisted for this year's Max - Tenerife Awards) and Las islas Fortunadas (The Fortunate Isles). These texts have been interpreted in theatres around the world.

Along with Guimerá, the ceremony will also honour the pioneering thespians of our theatre Margarita Xirgú and María Guerrero. An odyssey from one end of the country to the other for spectators; for those who choose to surrender to the pleasure of giving their imagination free reign. Because the journey doesn't end at the destination.

Blanca Paloma and St. Pedro: stellar performances
The serenity of Blanca Paloma and the updated boleros of St. Pedro, two eminently Latin and Canarian artists, will provide musical entertainment at the 27^th Max - Tenerife Awards. A quartet of regional saxophonists (Norberto Arteaga, Diego Jiménez, Marcos Pérez and Elena Seoane) will accompany these artists and Jose Pablo Polo in their live performances.

Lastly, two dozen relevant figures in performing arts will give the winners their awards: Pedro Guerra, Chanel, Toni Acosta, Daniel Abreu, Jesús Carmona, Salva Reina, Natalia Álvarez Simó, Marta Fuenar, Juanjo Llorens, Marta González Vega, Paco Déniz, Roberto Torres, Natalia Menéndez, Fernando Navas, Carmelo Alcántara, Soraya González del Rosario, Severiano García, Mónica López, Carlota Gaviño, Aranza Coello, Irma Correa and Toni Tabares.

‘Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris’ (Lady in Red on Grey Background): Public Applause Max Award
In addition, Ana Graciani announced the winner of the 2024 Public Applause Max Award, a special honour to be given for a second consecutive year in recognition of productions that have met with such success that popular demand has extended their runs over several seasons. The Max Awards committee have chosen Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris (Lady in Red on Grey Background), a production by Sabre Producciones, Pentación Espectáculos, TalyCual and Islamusa, ‘for its undeniable acclaim and rave reviews for the five seasons of its run’.

The indefatigable José Sacristán interprets this monologue on grief and lost love, directed by the late José Sámano, an adaptation of the eponymous novel written by his colleague Miguel Delibes. Sacristán interprets Nicolás, a troubled painter who has been unable to pick up a brush since the death of his wife. The story takes place on a grey and austere set that contrasts with the fiery interpretation of Sacristán, who is a master of silences and nuances and whose star shines brightly in this production. It is the third of Delibes' novels that Sámano staged, on this occasion with the collaboration of José Sacristán and the playwright Inés Camiña, who not only adapted the original text to the veteran actor's dynamic stage presence but styled for him a fresher and more youthful version.

'Winning an audience award is one of the best things that can happen to you because, when you launch a production, you want people to go and see it. And if they see it and like it and recommend it, well, there's nothing better than that,' said Jesús Cimarro, director of Pentación Espectáculos. This theatrical production company is behind other successful versions of works of the Delibes-Sámano duo, such as Five Hours with Mario, which has had a run of over 40 years. The company has also played a decisive role in the continuity and success of this production of Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris (Lady in Red on Grey Background), which has been interpreted for the last five years in theatres throughout Spain and Latin America in a run that has taken it to the some of the best venues in Argentina, such as the Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires, the Teatro del Bicentenario in San Juan and the Cine Teatro Plaza in Mendoza, and Uruguay, specifically at the El Galpón in Montevideo.

Cimarro believes that the keys to the production's success are its impeccable staging and, in particular, José Sacristán's ‘outstanding interpretation’ and a story that ‘enthrals audiences’. As a result, the public and critics have reacted enthusiastically to this extraordinary emotional and biographical testimony of Delibes and his wife, which has thrilled thousands of spectators on both sides of the Atlantic. The text works as an autobiography and a book of memoirs of Delibes while paying tribute to and narrating the story of the life of his wife Ángeles de Castro. It is also a testimony of the final months of the Franco dictatorship and a telling of a seemingly desperate attempt of the awarded writer to be once again as close as possible to his wife.

Three special awards
The Max Awards have been Spain's most prestigious performing arts awards since they were created 27 years ago. They honour artists in 20 categories and include three special awards: the Max Award of Honour, given to Nuria Espert for her lifelong achievement; the Max Award for Amateurs or Social Initiatives, which has honoured the work of LaTrup Asociación Teatral Universitaria Troysteatro of La Laguna (Tenerife) for its amateur efforts, and the Public Applause Max Award, given this year to Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris (Lady in Red on Grey Background) by Sabre Producciones, Pentación Espectáculos, TalyCual and Islamusa.

About the Max Awards
The SGAE Foundation has overseen the Max Awards for Performing Arts since 1998. The award itself was designed by the Catalonian poet and plastic artist Joan Brossa (Barcelona, 1919 – 1998), a founding member of one of the groups that renewed Spanish art in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. Since their creation, the Max Awards have come to recognise the most significant number of categories of achievement in the performing arts in Spain. The ceremony has gained viewership, drawing the interest of all companies throughout Spain. This year, 522 productions have competed for the awards.

ˋTriptychˊ, which was recognised at the Spanish Critics Awards as best international theatre production, will be staged in September.

The Auditorio de Tenerife is launching its new season with two performances of the Belgian theatre and dance company Peeping Tom. The company will stage in Tenerife Triptych: The Missing Door, The Lost Room, and The Hidden Floor, recognised at the Spanish Critics’ Awards as the best international theatre production of 2023. The performances are scheduled for 6 and 7 September, starting at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are already on sale.

Triptych is a reworked version of three short pieces Peeping Tom created for the Nederlands Dans Theater. Gabriela Carrizo directed the first part, The Missing Door, while Franck Chartier provided the two following instalments: The Lost Room, and The Hidden Floor. Carrizo and Chartier wanted to bring these pieces into the Peeping Tom repertory to be able to continue performing them. Together, the choreographers reimagined the pieces for the dancers of their company. In that sense, Triptych shows how different bodies, idioms, and working methods can overlap and mutually nourish one another.

Each part of the trilogy has its own stage and evokes a film set. The setting of The Missing Door is a room or hallway full of doors that cannot be opened. The action of The Lost Room takes place in a ship's cabin and focuses on the protagonists' inner worlds. The Hidden Floor takes place on the ship's abandoned restaurant stage, where the forces of nature have taken over. The sets are changed between each part before the audience as part of the show as if it were the live staging of a film.

Yet another layer is to be found in the new team of performers that Peeping Tom selected primarily for the characters of Triptych. Carrizo and Chartier focused on the new group's distinctive combination of technical qualities, straddling dance and theatre. With their own physical vocabulary, the new dancers will trace new lines of memory, not only across Triptych but also across the company.

The Peeping Tom company was founded in 2000 by the Argentinian Gabriela Carrizo and the Frenchman Franck Cartier and has presented its creations around the world. Carrizo and Cartier have been honoured with several important awards, including the FEDORA Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet for La Visita, an Olivier Award in the United Kingdom for 32 rue Vandenbranden, and a Patrons Circle Award at the International Arts Festival in Melbourne as well as several selections for the Belgian and Dutch Theatre Festivals.

Triptych is recommended for audiences of 16 or older, as it includes scenes that some may find offensive. It makes use of nudity, graphic violence, disturbing content, adult themes and sex scenes, a smoke machine, startling sound effects and strobe lighting.

The tickets can be purchased at a single price of 15 euros and 5 euros for the audience under 30 years of age on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office, or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for August, when the box office will be closed. There are discounts for students, unemployed and large families.

The multi-award-winning tenor from San Sebastian will be accompanied by the Sinfónica de Tenerife and the choir Coro Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo.

Opera of Tenerife concludes its season this Saturday (22 June) with an Italian opera show and zarzuela starring the multi-award-winning tenor Xabier Anduaga from San Sebastian. This opera gala, which will feature the Sinfónica de Tenerife orchestra and the main choir Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo, will take place in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife at 7.30 p.m.

Pablo Mielgo from Madrid will conduct and direct the programme, which will include well-known arias by Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Verdi and romances from Spanish opera by composers such as Ruperto Chapí and Pablo Sorozábal. According to the maestro, 'an opera gala is an extraordinary journey with an open dialogue between the worlds of singing and symphonic music'.

For Pablo Mielgo, the Opera of Tenerife's last event of the season 'will exude expressiveness and offer a unique way of transporting the listener through different emotions between opera and zarzuela, from comedy to drama, from passion to regret, and three stars: the choir, orchestra, and the extraordinary voice of Xabier Anduaga. We thus have a winning formula to celebrate that opera remains the most significant expression of all stage arts today, according to the orchestra conductor.

The programme will get underway with several compositions by Gaetano Donizetti from operas such as Lucia de Lammermoor, Don Pasquale and the aria Una furtiva lagrima from L’elisir d’amore. Then, it will be the turn of Giuseppe Verdi and two creations from Nabucco and Rigoletto. After the interlude, the zarzuela will take control of the programme with eight performances from El tambor de granaderos by Ruperto Chapí, Doña Francisquita by Amadeo Vives, Los gavilanes by Jacinto Guerrero, Los emigrantes by Tomás Barrera, La boda de Luis Alonso by Gerónimo Giménez, La tabernera del puerto by Pablo Sorozábal and Luisa Fernanda by Moreno Torroba, featuring the soprano Natividad Oval as soloist alongside Anduaga.

Born in San Sebastian, Xavier Anduaga is a former member of the Accademia Rossiniana with M° Zedda, where he made his international opera debut in 2016 as Belfiore in Il Viaggio a Reims. Since then, he has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Opéra de Paris, Teatro Real, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Hamburg State Opera, Rossini Opera Festival, Wiener Musikverein, Donizetti Opera Festival and Teatro Regio Parma, among others. Named First Prize winner of the Operalia Singing Competition in 2019, in 2021, he received an International Opera Award as Best New Singer, an Ópera Actual Award and an Opera XXI Award.

Pablo Mielgo stands out for his enterprising spirit and mission to make music accessible to everyone. He is the conductor of the Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears (OSIB) and the Symphony of the Americas (SOTA). He regularly conducts on the great stages of Europe, such as the Wiener Musikverein, in the United States at the Carnegie Hall in New York, Latin America and the Middle East. The Madrid composer, who has founded three youth orchestras, works in close artistic collaboration with orchestras such as the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Arena di Verona and the Qatar Philharmonic. Also, he has served as the musical and artistic director of the SaludArte Foundation since 2005 and as the artistic co-director of the Academia Filarmónica de Medellín since 2011.

The tickets for the Gala lírica, as well as the full programme, are available on the website http://www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office, or by calling the phone number 902 317 327, from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed, and large families.

The Donostia-born musician and the Catalan ensemble bring works by Schumann, Schubert, Liszt, Granados and Dvořák to the Auditorio on Thursday.

The Auditorio de Tenerife is proud to announce the concert Romancero Bohemio, which will take place next Thursday [20th] at 7.30 p.m. This homage to love will be interpreted by the pianist Judith Jáuregui, born in San Sebastián, and the Catalonian ensemble Quartet Gerhard, with works by Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Granados, and Antonin Dvořák. The tickets can be purchased at a single price of 15 euros and 5 euros for audiences under 30 years.

The programme combines interpretations for concert piano, string quartet, and quintet, all paying tribute to love and its many moods, yearnings, and dreams.

Robert Schumann composed Myrthen in 1840, a collection of songs with texts written by Goethe, Rückert, Byron, Th. Moore, Heine, Burns and J. Mosen, which he dedicated and presented to his future wife Clara Wieck (subsequently Clara Schumann, according to German tradition) on the eve of their wedding. Among the pieces of this collection, Widmungconstitutes a direct declaration of love and intentions after a protracted legal dispute with the bride's father. Years later, the bride herself would arrange this piece to transform it into the solo piano version we shall hear in this recital.

Ständchen is the most popular of the songs from the Schwanengesang collection, composed by Schubert towards the end of his life. Nostalgia and sadness impregnate the piece, which on this occasion shall be the solo piano arrangement of Liszt, another great composer who dedicated some of his works to love. Among them, LiebestraumNo. 3 represents passion and unconditional love. Initially intended for soprano and piano, O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst was adapted for solo piano by Liszt himself.

Granados’ Piano Quintet in G minor represents delicacy and fragility, as well as the composer’s freshness and experimentation in his youth. It contrasts with the maturity of Dvořák in both Cypresses for String Quartet and his piano quintet, both composed in 1887. Cypresses is the composer’s arrangement of his collection of songs for soprano and piano, written when he was a young man. Retitled by Dvořák as Echo of Songs, the work exudes intimacy and serenity as it pays tribute to love from the perspective of maturity and the passing of time.

The recital will conclude with his Piano Quintet No. 2, one of the masterpieces of chamber music. Featuring a highly expressive piano, its four movements are imbued with the bohemian folklore that had a tremendous bearing on Dvořák’s artistic career throughout his life.

Born in San Sebastián in northern Spain, Judith Jáuregui has a multicultural background derived from her Basque mother and her Mexican father, who grew up in France. After initial studies in San Sebastián, she moved to Munich, Germany, to study with the Russian maestro Vadim Suchanov. An artist involved with chamber music, her most recent projects were in collaboration with the Mandelring Quartett, the Signum Quartett, the Gerhard Quartet, the violinist Soyoung Yoon and the cellist Nadège Rochat.

Quartet Gerhard has received several awards and is comprised of the violinists Lluis Castán and Judit Bardolet, the violist Miquel Jordà and the cellist Jesús Miralles. As a quartet, they were mainly influenced by Basel (Rainer Schmidt) and Berlin (Eberhard Feltz). In 2018, they graduated from a master’s programme at Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media with first-class honours.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Saturdays from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. There are discounts for students, unemployed and large families.

The period for new subscription holders is now open, maintaining the offer of €20 for audiences under 30.

Ópera de Tenerife opens the period for new subscription holders. The Club Ópera offers five 2024-2025 season titles for €100 (Tuesday and Thursday performances) and €150 (Saturday performances). The offer of 20 euros for the audience under 30 years of age is maintained. As a novelty, the Symphony Hall now has a single price zone for all seats, and subscribers now have an Iberia discount of 5% on Spanish and European flights and 7% on intercontinental flights.

The five titles included in the subscription are the in-house opera production Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss (15, 17 and 19 October), Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (19, 21 and 23 November), a production of the Teatro Comunale di Modena, La bella Susona, by Alberto Carretero (7 December), a contemporary proposal co-produced by Auditorio de Tenerife and the Teatro de la Maestranza of Seville, Giovanna d'Arco, by Giuseppe Verdi (25, 27 and 29 March), a co-production by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, and Parsifal, síntesis sinfónico-coral en tres actos (Parsifal, a symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts) by Pedro Halffter (28 June), an adaptation of Wagner's work for choir and orchestra.

All of these titles involve the participation of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. The Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo choir will participate in all the productions except the season's opening show. The performances begin at 7.30 p.m. in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

The subscription holders of the Club Ópera enjoy a series of benefits: They guarantee their seat from before the start of the season, they are invited to exclusive events for each title, and they will get a free drink in the interlude of each subscription title. On the other hand, they are sent the handheld programme via email in advance, have flexibility when making specific changes to their pass, and have a discount and preferential sale for the rest of the season's programme. They can also benefit from discounts in the store, on guided visits and in the café. The Club offers discounts for large families, wheelchair users, and the person accompanying them.

The Club Ópera Joven subscription holders enjoy some of these benefits, including the discount at Iberia. Before the start of the season, they can choose their seats for each subscription title. They are invited to exclusive events, they receive their handheld programme in advance, and they can request specific date changes for their subscription. They also receive personalised assistance via phone and email and can enjoy a discount in the café at the Auditorio.

Detailed information is available at the Subscriptions section of www. operadetenerife.com, where you can also purchase the subscription online. The opening hours of the box office and telephone sales (902 317 327) are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for public holidays. The information telephone number of the Auditorio de Tenerife, 922 568 625, is open from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for public holidays.

The Ópera de Tenerife is an initiative organised by the Island Council through the Auditorio de Tenerife with the collaboration of the ICDC (Regional Institute of Cultural Development) and the INAEM (National Institute of Performing Arts and Music).

The season begins on 15, 17, and 19 October with our in-house opera production in a prologue and one act, Ariadne auf Naxos, by Richard Strauss. This meta-theatre is based on the mythological story of Ariadne, who was abandoned by her lover Theseus on the Greek island Naxos shortly after helping him to defeat the minotaur. Commedia dell'arte characters led by Zerbinette, played by the soprano Serena Sáenz, will encourage the princess, the leading role played here by the soprano Irina Churilova, who ends up meeting the god Bacchus, who will be brought to life here by the tenor Michal König. The mezzo-soprano Na'ama Goldman will play the role of composer. The musical direction is by Diego Martín-Etxebarría, and Nicola Berloffa provides the stage direction.

One of the world's most widely performed operas, Madama Butterfly by Puccini, is coming to the Auditorio de Tenerife on 19, 21 and 23 November to move people with the tragic story of Cio-Cio-San. This geisha, played by the soprano Kristine Opolais, puts her all into her marriage with Pinkerton, an American soldier played by tenor Giorgi Sturua, who views her more as a pastime during his time in Japan than as a real partner. The maid Suzuki and the consul Sharpless will be performed by the mezzo-soprano Alisa Kolosova and the baritone Fernando Campero, respectively. Puccini's three acts of this story, celebrating its 120th anniversary, mix love, betrayal and sacrifice. The musical direction is by Ramón Tebar, while Stefano Monti provides stage direction.

La bella Susona, which takes place on 7 December, tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Seville in the 15th century. Susona, played by the soprano Daisy Press, betrayed her father, played by the baritone Luis Cansino. She reveals to her lover, a Christian knight played by the tenor José Luis Sola, the existence of a plot, in which her father was the ringleader. The members of the group of conspirators are arrested and executed. La Susona, ostracised and dejected, retires to a convent and orders to place her head above the door of her home upon her death. Nacho de Paz will be the musical director, while Carlos Wagner will provide the stage design and playwriting.

On 25, 27 and 29 March 2025, Giovanna d'Arco, Verdi's seventh opera will come to the Auditorio de Tenerife. This work tells the story of Joan of Arc, a young French peasant girl in the 15th century who contributed to the coronation of Charles VII as king in his battle against the English invasion during the Hundred Years' War. The archangel Michael and two martyrs spoke to the young girl through visions, which provided the keys to leading battles. The cast of this production is led by two Canarian singers with internationally renowned careers: Yolanda Auyanet as Joan of Arc and Airam Hernández as Monarch, and the baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez as Pastor Giacomo. The stage direction of Davide Livermore will complement the musical direction by Lukasz Borowicz.

The last of the subscription titles of the season is Parsifal, síntesis sinfónico-coral en tres actos (Parsifal, a symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts) by Pedro Halfter, which will take place on 28 June. After the symphonic poem Tannhäuser in 2023, the Madrid orchestra conductor is returning to Ópera de Tenerife to present a reduced version, with choir and orchestra, of a work by Richard Wagner, whom he admires. On this occasion, it is Parsifal, the magnum opus by the German composer about the life of the Arthurian knight and his quest for the Holy Grail.

Other Proposals, not included in the subscription, will complete the 2024-2025 season: the programme Ópera en minúscula (small-format opera) in September at the Espacio La Granja; Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss (December), in collaboration with the Canary Islands music festival 'Festival de Música de Canarias' and the Teatro Pérez Galdós, Leonard Bernstein's chamber opera Trouble in Tahiti in January, a revival of the Auditorio de Tenerife's production, a baroque opera in collaboration with the Teatro Guimerá in January and February, which will be accompanied by baroque recitals, the family opera El retablo de maese Pedro, by Manuel de Falla in April, and several opera recitals by the soprano Raquel Lojendio.

Likewise, the partnership with Ramón Gener as ambassador of the Ópera de Tenerife is being renewed for another season through educational talks that will take place before each title to provide context and discover the musical curiosities of the piece. Ramón, who is also a writer who just published his first novel, Historia de un piano (The Tale of a Piano), is returning, accompanied by his characteristic presentations, piano, and voice. The first date with the Catalan populariser will be 10 July at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall.

The FMUC programme features premieres of Canarian composers, the Donostia trio Zukan and Tak Nara

This week the Auditorio de Tenerife is hosting three concerts and a composers' gathering. All these events are part of the Tenerife Contemporary Music Festival (FMUC). The Chamber Hall and the Sala Puerto will host the activities between tomorrow (Wednesday, the 12th) and Friday (the 14th). Tickets can be purchased at a single price of €10 and €5 for the audience under 30 years of age.

The first event of the week is double and takes place tomorrow. The Sala Puerto will host, from 5:30 p.m., the traditional FMUC composers gathering, which, in this edition, has as protagonists the Canarian composers Francis Hernández, Celia Rivero, Rubens Askenar and Nino Díaz. Following this meeting, at 7:30 p.m., the Chamber Hall will witness the premiere of the new compositions of these creators, which Auditorio de Tenerife has commissioned.

The programme will be performed by the accordionist María Zubimendi, the percussionists Verónica Cagigao and Daniel Marín, and also the elementary percussion students of the Professional Music Conservatoire of the Canary Islands (Tenerife). The concert starts with Estaciones del alma, by Celia Rivero, written for marimba and electronics, to continue with the five pieces for marimba Fractura. Refracture by Rubens Askenar, which will be played for the first time. Next, the Six Children's Songs for marimba and vibraphone by Nino Díaz will take over from the concert, which ends with a Cinematic Suite for accordion and marimba/vibraphone by Francis Hernández.

On Thursday (13th), the San Sebastian trio Zukan will offer their special blend of percussion, accordion and txistu, a type of Basque flute. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Chamber Hall. An hour before, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a pre-concert talk in Sala Avenida with the three members of the group – Maria Zubimendi on accordion, Gorka Catediano and Jon Ansorena on percussion – and the composer Alberto Bernal, whose work LOOPis part of the programme. Since its formation in 2014, the Zukan Trio has been committed to creating a repertoire for this unique instrumental ensemble.

Lastly, FMUC closes this edition on Friday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall, with the percussion concert Tak Nara, comprised of Verónica Cagigao and Carlos Castañeda. The concert programme includes pieces by the Dutch composer Theo Loevendie, the Spanish composers Francisco Tárrega and Manuel de Falla, the Serbian Nebojša Zivkovic and the Japanese Keiko Abe.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are discounts for students, unemployed and large families.