Be transported to new musical landscapes and experience fresh voices through our outstanding season. International opera stars, new works, beloved classics, and engaging spaces will transport you to the fascinating world of Opera Hispánica! Click on each event below
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A journey through the Musical Folklore of Argentina. Fabián Veloz and Sebastian Fernández Cerri, celebrating that great feat, undertake this musical journey joining their hometown of Ayacucho and the city of New York, including various styles of the Argentinian musical folklore and bringing forward the roots of Argentina's musical heritage
Opera Hispánica is proud to present the University of Texas, El Paso Children's Choir, the El Paso Choral Union and Orquestra, and members of the Coro de Esperanza Azteca (Ciudad Juárez) performing Ignacio de Jerusalém's Misa de Infantes, written in 1767 for the Cathedral of Mexico, at the Ysleta Mission.
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If The Night Grows Dark (Si La Noche Se Hace Oscura): Four Centuries of Spanish Song, a collection of songs arranged by Graciano Tarragó (1892-1973) featuring soprano Camille Zamora ("luminous, trascendently lyrical," - Opera
Enjoy unlimited free viewing of
animation of the Billboard Top Ten Classical Chart album
If The Night Grows Dark (Si La Noche Se Hace Oscura): Four Centuries of Spanish Song, a collection of songs arranged by Graciano Tarragó (1892-1973) featuring soprano Camille Zamora ("luminous, trascendently lyrical," - Opera News) and acclaimed guitarist Cem Duruöz ("flawless classical technique and depth of color," - Classical Guitar).
The Embassy of Paraguay and Opera Hispánica are proud to present the American premiere of Ñomongeta (Conversation), the first Guarani opera by Paraguayan composer Diego Sanchez-Haase. Directed by Chia Patiño and featuring Paraguayan tenor, José Mongelós, the opera presents an imaginary conversation between the protagonist and Christopher
The Embassy of Paraguay and Opera Hispánica are proud to present the American premiere of Ñomongeta (Conversation), the first Guarani opera by Paraguayan composer Diego Sanchez-Haase. Directed by Chia Patiño and featuring Paraguayan tenor, José Mongelós, the opera presents an imaginary conversation between the protagonist and Christopher Columbus about the effects of colonization in the New World. A true solo opera, in which José will sing and accompany himself on Guarani aboriginal instruments! Presented in collaboration with Americas Society and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
The Instituto Cervantes of New York, Opera in Williamsburg and Opera Hispánica present the premiere of Fernanda, a new salon version of the immensely popular Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda by Moreno Torroba and Fernandez Shaw, arranged by Opera Hispánica’s General and Artistic Director Jorge Parodi. Featuring American Peruvian mezzo soprano Kell
The Instituto Cervantes of New York, Opera in Williamsburg and Opera Hispánica present the premiere of Fernanda, a new salon version of the immensely popular Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda by Moreno Torroba and Fernandez Shaw, arranged by Opera Hispánica’s General and Artistic Director Jorge Parodi. Featuring American Peruvian mezzo soprano Kelly Guerra as Fernanda, Uruguayan baritone Marcelo Guzzo as Vidal, Mexican tenor César Delgado as Javier, and Puerto Rican soprano Laura Soto-Bayomi as Carolina, this heartbreaking story involving class and political conflict is set in the troubled times of late XIX century Spain.
Cuando el Fuego Abrasa is a double-bill featuring Oblivion (a series of tangos by Piazzolla) and El Amor Brujo, with Spanish opera superstar, mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Argentinean baritone Gustavo Feulien, Latin Grammy’s winning bandoneon player Rodolfo Zanetti, and Latin Grammy’s winning bass player Pedro Giraudo, and the Meta
Cuando el Fuego Abrasa is a double-bill featuring Oblivion (a series of tangos by Piazzolla) and El Amor Brujo, with Spanish opera superstar, mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Argentinean baritone Gustavo Feulien, Latin Grammy’s winning bandoneon player Rodolfo Zanetti, and Latin Grammy’s winning bass player Pedro Giraudo, and the Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra. A a co-production with Teatro Grattacielo at the Ellen Stewart Theater (Creative Shares at La MaMa) conducted by OH General and Artistic Director, Argentinian conductor Jorge Parodi and directed by Argentinian stage director Malena Dayen,
A tribute to the diverse musical culture of Buenos Aires, with music from its iconic masters (Guastavino, Ginastera, Piazzolla) and two of its contemporary voices, Esteban Benzecry and Ezequiel Viñao.
Featuring Nicoletta Berry, Raquel González, and Federico de Michelis with Steven Blier and Shawn Chang as pianists. Co-presented by Merki
A tribute to the diverse musical culture of Buenos Aires, with music from its iconic masters (Guastavino, Ginastera, Piazzolla) and two of its contemporary voices, Esteban Benzecry and Ezequiel Viñao.
Featuring Nicoletta Berry, Raquel González, and Federico de Michelis with Steven Blier and Shawn Chang as pianists. Co-presented by Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center and New York Festival of Song, and created in collaboration with Opera Hispánica with the assistance of Jorge Parodi.
Opera Hispánica is proud to present the great Chilean soprano Verónica Villarroel in an unique and romantic recital titled Y Volveré at El Teatro at the Museo del Barrio on 1230 Fifth Ave (at 104th Street). The performance will feature boleros, tangos and songs from Spain and Latin America together with selections from the Canciones Españ
Opera Hispánica is proud to present the great Chilean soprano Verónica Villarroel in an unique and romantic recital titled Y Volveré at El Teatro at the Museo del Barrio on 1230 Fifth Ave (at 104th Street). The performance will feature boleros, tangos and songs from Spain and Latin America together with selections from the Canciones Españolas Antiguas by Federico Garcia Lorca. Music director/pianist Pablo Zinger leads by instrumental ensemble of Olli Hirvonen (guitar), Danny Mallon (percussion) and Pedro Giraudo (bass). With guest appearances by star Flamenco dancer Sonia Olla (who choreographed Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour Flamenco numbers), and cantaor Ismael Fernández. This event counts with the generous support of Annabelle P. Mariaca.
Opera Hispánica is the premiere performing arts organization that empowers Latin artists and develops our communities through groundbreaking cultural productions and musical content.
Our mission is to present operas that are either in the Spanish language, written by a Hispanic/Latino composer, and/or inspired by Latin American themes and
Opera Hispánica is the premiere performing arts organization that empowers Latin artists and develops our communities through groundbreaking cultural productions and musical content.
Our mission is to present operas that are either in the Spanish language, written by a Hispanic/Latino composer, and/or inspired by Latin American themes and topics.
Opera Hispánica is the only opera company in the United States to exclusively celebrate and promote opera and vocal works centered around the Latin American and Spanish experience. Its goal is to produce and present opera productions in association with other companies and presenters.
Opera Hispánica is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Proceeds help advance our mission to celebrate the richness of the hispanic culture.
Opera Hispánica supports inclusion and diversity by giving a voice to Latin artists -singers, musicians, librettists, composers, designers-. We are a platform that produces and develops content that represents our heritage, passions and believes.
Opera Hispánica is embarked in the production of several Hispanic opera productions to be pres
Opera Hispánica supports inclusion and diversity by giving a voice to Latin artists -singers, musicians, librettists, composers, designers-. We are a platform that produces and develops content that represents our heritage, passions and believes.
Opera Hispánica is embarked in the production of several Hispanic opera productions to be presented throughout the United States and the Americas.
Opera Hispánica’s critically acclaimed production of Maria de Buenos Aires was the first in a line of exciting works.
Other titles are:
Cuando el Fuego Abrasa (Piazzolla-De Falla) in colabortion with Teatro Grattacielo;
Ñomongeta (Sánchez Haase) in colaboration with the Americas Society and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian;
KLARA (Halffter) in colaboration with National Sawdust and New York City Opera.
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"No opera company strikes me as more interesting and more vital for New York today than Opera Hispánica."
Metropolitan Opera Radio
"Opera Hispánica’s production was an elegant tribute to Piazzolla’s and Ferrer’s ability to combine music,
movement and words of hallucinatory power in a concentrated format that is as pungent and stimulating as
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"No opera company strikes me as more interesting and more vital for New York today than Opera Hispánica."
Metropolitan Opera Radio
"Opera Hispánica’s production was an elegant tribute to Piazzolla’s and Ferrer’s ability to combine music,
movement and words of hallucinatory power in a concentrated format that is as pungent and stimulating as
a cup of espresso."
The New York Times
"Piazzolla's languid melodies locked in. It was as if opera had begun again from nothing, conjured out of
the night."
The New Yorker
"Esta ópera-tango es parte del primer festival que realiza Ópera Hispánica, cuyo programa incluye además
zarzuela, y que tiene un componente educativo para dar a conocer las obras de compositores latinos a
estudiantes."
EFE
"La ópera en español se adueña de Nueva York/ Spanish opera takes over
New York."
Associated Press (AP)
"The purely musical excitement of the event, for me, lay in the orchestration of the songs for an ensemble
of nine. Jorge Parodi led the extraordinary band, and the music was arranged to display their particular
gifts."
Parterre Box
"With a goal of showcasing Hispanic and Latino composers and compositions, the fledgling group certainly
hit their mark, and the packed house was inevitably left wanting more."
Feast of Music
"Maria de Buenos Aires was given an admirable production as the capstone of the Opera Hispanica
Festival…The applause was deafening and the many curtain calls responded to the adulation of the
audience.”
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This exciting event featured a group of outstanding female vocal artists in the field of opera: Isabel Leonard, Nancy Herrera, Verónica Villarroel, Catalina Cuervo and Camille Zamora. These exceptional artists and other guests will celebrate their Hispanic heritage and champion the mission of Opera Hispánica!
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