Website: http://www.operalaspalmas.org

Date: February 27 to June 24, 2012
Country: Spain


Established in 1927 as a tribute to the internationally distinguished Spanish tenor, the festival is held on the Canary Islands every year. Taking place at Kraus’ birth place, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria’s warm sun, blue sea and exceptional historic legacy are unfolded before guests. The first-class opera productions featuring world renowned artists inside the grandeur of concert halls are well-matched by the city’s unique multi-ethnic culture outside opera houses.

The curtains of the 2012 edition will be lifted upon Bizet’s Carmen, with soloists Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Aquiles Machado and more. Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi will be jointly presented by Daniela Barcellona, Yolana Auyanet and more artists. The spotlight will also be on Verdi’s Rigoletto and Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles, featuring Alberto Gazale, Nino Machaidze, Juan Diego Florez and many more international musicians.