Performers
Javier Perianes, Piano
Sabina Puértolas, Soprano
Juanjo Mena, Conductor
Orchestra of the Teatro Real

Teatro Real (Royal Opera of Madrid) makes its Carnegie Hall debut after being named Best Opera Company in 2021 by the International Opera Awards. This performance celebrates the far-reaching influence of Spanish repertory as well as the 40th anniversary of the Sister City agreement between Madrid and New York. The concert highlights well-known works for piano, orchestra, and songs from zarzuela composed by Falla, Albéniz and others. International Spanish artists Javier Perianes, soprano Sabina Puértolas, and Juanjo Mena will lead the Orchestra of the Teatro Real.

Program
FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat,Suite No. 1
FALLA Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
ALBÉNIZ “El Puerto” from Iberia, Book I (orch. Enrique Fernández Arbós)
ALBÉNIZ “Evocación” from Iberia, Book I (orch. Enrique Fernández Arbós)
ALBÉNIZ “Triana” from Iberia, Book II (orch. Enrique Fernández Arbós)
FALLA Interlude and Dance No. 1 from La vida breve (Life is Short)
VIVES “Nightingale Song” from Doña Francisquita
SOROZÁBAL “In a Fairy-Tale Land” from La tabernera del puerto
CHUECA Prelude from El bateo
NIETO / GIMÉNEZ “Me llaman la primorosa” from El barbero de Sevilla (The Barber of Seville)
FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2