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Tosca and La voix humaine, part of the 40th opera season, will also be staged at the Teatre des Born.

The Teatre Principal of Palma, in line with its new strategic approach to collaboration with public performing arts venues in the Balearic Islands, will contribute to the 3rd Opera Season of the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella, Menorca, by presenting the productions Tosca and La voix humaine.

• Tosca, by Giacomo Puccini, in a production by the Teatro Massimo of Palermo, will be performed at the Teatre Principal of Palma on October 22, 24, and 26, and later at the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella on October 31 and November 2. One of the highlights of Tosca will be the performance of the Menorcan baritone Simón Orfila in the role of Scarpia, one of the most iconic roles in opera history and a part that, for decades, was a hallmark of Joan Pons, the world-renowned baritone from Ciutadella.
• La voix humaine will be performed on April 24 and 25 at the Teatre Principal of Palma and will then arrive at the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella on May 16. This is a new production by the Teatre Principal of Palma, directed by Roberto G. Alonso, with Mallorcan Gemma Camps as musical director and soprano Marga Cloquell as the soloist.

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The Teatre Principal strengthens the island’s opera circuit with two productions in Ciutadella’s opera season

The 3rd Opera Season of the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella was presented this morning in an event attended by: Llorenç Ferrer, Mayor of Ciutadella and President of the Teatre des Born Foundation; Maria Jesús Bagur, Councillor for Culture; Santiago Reurer, Island Director of Culture of the Consell of Menorca; Guillem Ginard Sala, Island Director of Culture of the Consell of Mallorca; Pedro Vidal, Secretary for Culture of the Government of the Balearic Islands and trustee of both institutions; Miquel Martorell, Director of the Teatre Principal of Palma; Josep Marquès, Director of the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella; baritone Simón Orfila; musical director Gemma Camps; and soprano Marga Cloquell.

Miquel Martorell stated: “The complicity and commitment of Ciutadella to strengthen the shared public opera programming is a joy for everyone and an incentive to continue weaving joint projects.”

For his part, Guillem Ginard remarked: “Today the Teatre Principal and the Teatre des Born make the sea a bridge. We join forces so that opera has more life and artists have more paths. May this collaboration be the seed of a shared future.”

The 3rd Opera Season of the Teatre des Born in Ciutadella will be completed with the zarzuela El barberillo de Lavapiés by Asenjo Barbieri, to be staged on January 30 and February 1.