Premiere of the opera 'Tejas verdes' by Jesús Torres at the Teatro Real
Four years after Tránsito, on Thursday, February 13, the Teatro Real de Madrid hosts the premiere of a new opera by Jesús Torres: Tejas verdes. The libretto is by Fermín Cabal and is based on the play of the same name written by him.
The musical direction will be in charge of Jordi Francés and the stage direction is Rafael R. Villalobos. The cast includes the voices of Natalia Labourdette, Ana Ibarra, Alicia Amo, Maria Miró, Sandra Ferrández, Laura Vila and Alejandro del Cerro.
The six planned functions will take place on February 13, 15, 17, 19, 20 and 22. The program also includes La vida breve by Manuel de Falla. More information: https://www.teatroreal.es/es/esspectaculo/vida-breve-tejas-verdes
The premiere of Tejas verdes coincides with two other works by Jesús Torres that will also be released in the next few days. The first is Coplas, for soprano, harp and cello, with verses from the famous "Coplas a la muerte de su padre" by Jorge Manrique: https://osm.es/actividades/conciertos/concierto-iv/los-domingos-de-camara/971/temporada/
The second is Ode, for tenor and ensemble, on verses from Vicente Aleixandre's poem "Ode to the children of Madrid killed by shrapnel" (1936):
