| The first New Year concert at the Liceu in Barcelona takes on a special flavour as it hosts the orchestra of Teatro La Fenice for a highly acclaimed guest visit: on Sunday 4th January 2026 at 6 p.m., the Venetian orchestra will share the Catalan stage with the Orchestra del Liceu conducted by Riccardo Frizza. There is great enthusiasm for this concert to which the theatres of these two seaward-facing cities have entrusted several messages, from the creation of a musical and emotional bridge between two such prestigious, longstanding institutions, to the shared celebration of resilience following their devastation by fire in the Nineties and, lastly, the launching of a forward-looking alliance of musical dialogue. This enthusiasm is shared by Maestro Frizza, who has highlighted his satisfaction at leading “the orchestras of the theatres where I’ve conducted the most and with which I’ve created a special relationship over the years. In 2026 I will reach the 25-year milestone in my career and am struck by this further coincidence”. |
| The programme is truly magnificent and ranges from the overtures from Semiramide (it was with this opera, composed by Rossini for La Fenice, that Frizza made his debut at the Liceu in 2005), Don Pasquale, Norma, Die Fledermaus and Vespri Siciliani, La Tregenda from Le villi and the intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana, to some of the solo pieces from the operatic repertoire that are most emblematic of the famous voices of Saioa Hernández and Xabier Anduaga.
Riccardo Frizza © Simone Falcetta |