Gala de Ópera opens the 18th season in Madrid

The Gala de Ópera concert opens the 18th season at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid. Orquesta, Coro y Participativos Filarmonía take part, and the audience hears a selection of works from the operatic repertoire, with pieces by composers including Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gaetano Donizetti, among others. The programme is in a single part: La forza del destino by G. Verdi, Otello by G. Verdi, Tosca by G. Puccini, Rusalka by A. Dvořák, Don Pasquale by G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore by G. Donizetti, Otello by G. Verdi, La novia vendida by B. Smetana, Werther by J. Massenet, La Bohème by G. Puccini, Macbeth by G. Verdi, Thaïs by J. Massenet, La traviata by G. Verdi and Turandot by G. Puccini.

The performers are Orquesta y Coro Filarmonía and Participativos Filarmonía, with Pascual Osa as Director Musical and Rafael Albiñana as Director del Coro. The concert takes place in the Sala Sinfónica at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 19:30.