The season will begin in September with different baroc concerts. Between October and June, six operas will be shown: Richard Strauss’ The silent woman (3rd, 5th and 7th October) is a small piece that Pedro Halffter, the artist director, qualifies as a “jewel” and its presence in Seville will be its premiere in Spain; Franco Alfano’s Cyrano de Bergerac (9th, 12th, 15th and 18th November); Donizetti’s The Favourite (11th, 14th, 17th y 20th December); just one show of Leonardo Vinci’s Partenope (3rd February); Puccini’s Turandot (18th, 19th, 22th, 23rd, 25th and 26th March), and it could be compared with the opera in concert from the less known Busoni’s Turandot (6th February); and finally, Verdi’s La Traviatta will close the season (11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th and 20th June).

The Spanish premiere of Strauss’ The silent woman, with musical direction by Pedro Halffter and scenic direction by Marco Arturo Marelli, will open the new season in Maestranza’s Theatre in Seville. It is also important the presence of the tenor Roberto Alagna, singing Franco Alfano’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Pedro Halffter tells about the shows of two Turandot: “Everybody knows Puccini’s Turandot, but Ferruccio Busoni composed another Turandot before with more references to the chinese world. The public will have a great experience comparing both”.