The event will take place on 16 April at the Teatro Cine in Los Realejos, on 17 April at the Auditorio de Adeje, and on the 19th at the Auditorio de Tenerife.
Ópera de Tenerife will host three concerts featuring tenor José Bros with pianist Mario Álvarez in Pasión lírica, a series highlighting renowned lyrical works. The events take place on 16 April at 8.30 p.m. at Teatro Cine Realejos; on 18 April at 8 p.m. at Auditorio de Adeje; and on 19 April at 7.30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall of Auditorio de Tenerife. Entry and arrangements follow each venue’s policies.
This intimate piano-and-voice recital will feature a wide-ranging selection of lyrical works. The audience will enjoy well-known pieces such as Donna non vidi mai from Giacomo Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Tutto parea sorridere from Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Corsaro, as well as selections from zarzuelas, including Fandango from Amadeo Vives’s Doña Francisquita and De este apacible rincón de Madrid from Federico Moreno Torroba’s Luisa Fernanda, among other musical gems. For the full programme and details on tickets at each venue, please visit the event’s official website www.auditoriodetenerife.com.
José Bros’s distinctive musicality has led him to perform a rich and diverse repertoire in opera and zarzuela, spanning more than 65 works, as well as celebrated oratorios by Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Handel, Mozart, Puccini, and Verdi. Born in Barcelona, José Bros launched his career in 1991 at Don Giovanni in Sabadell and in 1992 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Since then, the singer has become a familiar presence at Ópera de Tenerife and has performed at leading venues such as Covent Garden, La Scala, the Teatro Real, the Teatro Colón, the Vienna State Opera, and venues in Hamburg, Munich, Los Angeles, Parma, Lisbon, Toronto, Berlin, Tokyo, Sevilla, Washington, Naples, Oviedo, Santander, Florence, Rome, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and Budapest, among others.
Mario Álvarez holds an advanced degree in piano, organ, and musical language and made his debut as répétiteur at the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo in 1992. He has collaborated with leading conductors such as Marco Armiliato, Renato Palumbo, Alberto Zedda, Antonello Allemandi, Maurizio Belini, Sachio Fujioka, and Corrado Rovaris, as well as with singers including José Bros, Carlos Álvarez, Daniela Barcellona, Mariella Devia, Raina Kabaivanska, and Alejandro Roy, giving him extensive experience in the lyrical repertoire.