Musical rage against fascism and dictators
Moldovan violinist Alexandra Conunova last performed in Palma in April 2023.
Mallorca’s most famous violinist son
Francisco Fullana lives in the USA, but tends to ‘commute’ between the States and Spain for concert performances.
Concert by soprano Marta Bauzà and pianist Jesús López Blanco
In this concert, soprano Marta Bauzà and pianist Jesús López Blanco present some of Capllonch's songs that they have recorded on a double album.
The romance of Pollensa’s composer
The Pollensa-born composer Miquel Capllonch spent some 25 years in Berlin, a period during which he honed his sensitivity for poetry and song and created emotional landscapes through voice and piano.
The first international opera coproduction
The performances of Henry Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' are the first in Palma since 1997.
The Opera Season returns on February 12 with ‘Dido and Aeneas’
The Opera Season returns on February 12 with ‘Dido and Aeneas’.
By Gaetano Donizetti, part of the 39th Opera Season
By Gaetano Donizetti, part of the 39th Opera Season.
A true comic opera classic in Palma
The comic operas of Gaetano Donizetti are considered to be among the high points of the ‘opera buffa’ genre, and Donizetti’s ‘Don Pasquale’ is recognised as his comic masterpiece.
Vanessa Goikoetxea will perform at Palma's Teatre Principal
Vanessa Goikoetxea will perform at Palma's Teatre Principal.
Requiem with boy soprano
Dan Forrest is a contemporary US composer who is best known for 2013 ‘Requiem for the Living’.
Legend of flamenco meets new Mallorcan talent
Carmen Linares made her recording debut in 1970.
The Christmas traditions of Cap Pela
Certain Christmas musical traditions in Mallorca may not quite rival the oldest of them all - the Cant de la Sibil·la on Christmas Eve - but they don’t lack for similar levels of popularity.
Catherine Foster is Princess Turandot
Catherine Foster is Princess Turandot.
The opera that gave us Nessun dorma
Much tribute has been paid in Mallorca to Giacomo Puccini, who died 100 years ago, and the Teatre Principal is adding to this with the staging of a new production of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’, the opera that was unfinished at the time of his death and was completed by fellow Italian composer Franco Alfano.
Concert by the trio Carles Benavent, Tino Di Geraldo, and Jorge Pardo
Concert by the trio Carles Benavent, Tino Di Geraldo, and Jorge Pardo, considered the true masters of the fusion of flamenco and jazz.
José Luis Garci gives a live colloquium on the music of his life
José Luis Garci gives a live colloquium on the music of his life.
A midnight cowboy in Palma
The winner in 1983 of the first Oscar for a Spanish production in the category of best foreign language film, José Luis Garci, will take part in a special concert with the Balearic Symphony Orchestra based on music from the director’s films.
Flamenco and jazz night at the Menorca Jazz Festival, Chano Domínguez and Diego Amador
Flamenco and jazz night at the Menorca Jazz Festival, Chano Domínguez and Diego Amador,
Turnadot Puccini's classic opera will be at Palma's Teatre Principal this autumn
Turnadot Puccini's classic opera will be at Palma's Teatre Principal this autumn.
More Puccini tribute - Turandot coming to Palma
Much tribute has been paid in Mallorca to Giacomo Puccini, who died 100 years ago, and the Teatre Principal will be adding to this with the staging of a new production of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’, the opera that was unfinished at the time of his death and was completed by fellow Italian composer Franco Alfano.
- Another body found by a Mallorca beach
- The growing problem in the Balearics of the illegal marketing of second homes as tourist accommodation
- As the town hall announces 21 million euros investment, Playa de Palma residents denounce drugs and homelessness
- Sunday weather in Mallorca - Feeling some effect from Storm Jana
- Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars