Opera in the Veins

Synopsis/Details

A story of water, earth and blood

Celebrating 60 years of stewardship of the Canals d’Urgell by the Comunitat General de Regants.

Opera in the Veins is a musical journey along the waterways of western Catalonia, bringing to the stage—for the very first time—one of the greatest stories in the history of Catalonia and Europe: the Canals d’Urgell. A landmark engineering achievement of the 19th century, it transformed a barren landscape into life itself through water.

This stage and musical production is based on an adaptation of the book Aigua a les venes. Crònica d’un miracle català universal, created by its author, Francesc Canosa, with a script by Berta Lacruz.

The production features a multidisciplinary approach, blending music, dance, theatre, and audiovisual elements.

Cast

Performers

Orfeó Lleidatà
Orfeó Atlàntida i la Coral Xalesta
Pol Pastor, artistic direction (Orfeó Lleidatà conductor)
Orquestra Simfònica Julià Carbonell de les Terres de Lleida
Xavier Pagès-Corella, conductor
Marta Infante, mezzosoprano
Santi Serratosa i Jana García, percussion and dance
Begonya Ferrer, actress
Dani Coma, stage direction
Francesc Canosa Farran, original idea of the adaptation
Berta Lacruz, scriptwriter
Kionalia, audiovisual production
Pelai Molins, technical direction

Program

A. BORODIN: In the steppes of Central Asia
G. VERDI: Gypsy choir from Il trovatore
G. VERDI: “Stride la vampa” from Il trovatore
G. VERDI: “Gloria all’Egitto” from Aida
G. VERDI: “Va pensiero” from Nabucco
C. SAINT-SAËNS: “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Samson et Dalila
G. PUCCINI: Closed-mouth chorus from Madame Butterfly
R. MARTÍNEZ VALLS: “Evocació al Pirineu” from Cançó d’amor i de guerra
G. BIZET: “Habanera” from Carmen
LL. MILLET: Goigs a la Verge del Remei (arrangement by Bernat Giribet)

Venue

The Palau de la Música Catalana

The Palau de la Música Catalana is one of the most representative monuments of Art Nouveau architecture.
An emblematic building of the Catalan Modernism, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.

Built between 1905 and 1908 by the great architect Lluis Domènech i Montaner, the Palau de la Música Catalana is an architectural jewel of Barcelona and essential part of any visit to the city, as any of the most fascinating Gaudi buildings.

We suggest you visit the Palau with experienced guides, to discover and The Palau de la Música Catalana is one of the most representative monuments of Art Nouveau architecture.
An emblematic building of the Catalan Modernism, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.

We suggest you visit the Palau with experienced guides, to discoverand experience its wonders: a whole world of surprises and refined details of Art Nouveau architecture.
Allow us to guide you round it and to show you and explain in a fun, enriching way its history, art and other curiosities that you can discover by joining us.

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