The Royal Artillery Factory has witnessed the presentation of the Seville Opera Festival, the new and ambitious opera project that aims to establish itself as a reference in odd years in the city.
The biennial event will bring together great operas and recitals in seven different venues from September 25 to October 12, 2025. Namely: the Real Fábrica de Artillería, the Real Alcázar, the Espacio Turina, the Teatro de la Maestranza and the Casas Palacios (Dueñas, Casa de Salinas and Hospital de la Caridad).
In this sense, the mayor pointed out that “Seville had a historical debt with the opera, with its legacy and with the fundamental role that our city has played in the development of this art. Today, with the birth of the Seville Opera Festival, we begin to settle that debt. This initiative is born with the vocation to stay, to consolidate itself as a cultural reference of first level and to reinforce the emotional and artistic link between Seville and the lyric”, said Sanz.
In this act, the poster of the exhibition has also been presented , where contemporary art and the lyrical universe converge in the hands of Ana Barriga. A colorful and vibrant piece that evokes the opera experience through a fresh visual language.
The purpose of the festival, circumscribed in the project of the consistory Seville, City of Opera, is “to become an international reference in odd years, placing Seville on the European operatic map. Not only for the quality of its programming and the uniqueness of its spaces, but also for its ability to dialogue with new audiences and connect tradition with the avant-garde,” concluded Sanz.
Seville Opera Festival Program 2025
Royal Artillery Factory
- Les Enfants Terribles, opera by Philip Glass, a production of the Seville Opera Festival – Seville City Council. It will be held on September 26, October 2 and 5 in the Nave de la Fundición.
- In the Patio de Carlos III, the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla will perform Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, by Claudio Monteverdi, a production of the Peralada Festival, on October 1 and 3.
- The Foro Magallanes of the same venue will host Don Juan no existe, an opera by Helena Cánovas with libretto by Alberto Iglesias. A contemporary co-production that reinterprets the myth from a modern point of view and can be seen on October 7 and 9.
- For its part, the scenic hall of the precinct will host Es lo contrario, a spoken opera by César Camareno, a Maestranza production, on October 10 and 11.
Both performances will take place at 10:00 p.m.
Maestranza Theater of Seville
The Maestranza Theater of Seville, which has also recently presented the program of its new season (the present one closes with Carmen in June), will also celebrate opera this autumn.
- Don Giovanni, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a production of the Teatro Maestranza de Sevilla in collaboration with the Oper Köln on October 4, 8, 10, 11 and 12 at 8:00 p.m. (October 12, however, at 6:00 p.m.).
- Also, on October 6 at 8:00 p.m. countertenor Franco Fagioli will give an intimate recital with pianist Michele D’Elia.
Real Alcázar of Seville
Two shows will summon music-loving neighbors and visitors to the Real Alcázar of Seville this autumn.
- On the one hand, Il Califfato di Bagdad, the opera by Manuel García, on September 25 and 27 at 22:00 hours.
- And the recital of the mezzo-soprano Nerea Berraondo together with the pianist Anna Malek, in the Hall of Tapestries on October 12 at 12:00 hours. A chamber proposal that addresses Central European and Slavic music, Spanish-inspired in the era of Carmen.
Turina Space
The Espacio Turina, a regular reference for live music in Seville, will host four recitals that highlight the versatility of the lyrical genre.
- On September 28, at 12:00 noon, the renowned mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux will open the series together with Carles Blanch, Rami Alqhai and Egon Mihajlovic with works by Domenico Scarlatti .
- Daahoud Salim Quintet will present Groovin’ Carmen. Jazz standards inspired by Bizet’s Carmen on September 30 at 8:00 pm.
- On October 5, in a matinee session starting at 12:00 noon. It will be Accademia del Piacere, conducted by Fahmi Alqhai, with Lucía Martín-Cartón and Juan Sancho as soloists, at Il Gran Teatro del Mondo. Human passions in Spanish and Italian theatrical music will be the protagonists of the session.
- Finally, starting at 8:00 p.m. on October 8, Carol García, Elena Sancho Pereg and Teodora Oprisor will offer Paris, Seville, Havana.Spanish-French connections around Carmen.
Seville Opera Festival in its Palace Houses
The Palace Houses -Palacio de las Dueñas, Casa Salinas and the Hospital de la Caridad- will provide an incomparable setting for Quien porfía mucho alcanza, an opera by Manuel García, a production of the Seville Opera Festival.
Adapted for these intimate spaces, it will be presented on consecutive dates during the last days of September, specifically on the 28th, 29th and 30th at 10:00 pm.
All tickets will soon be available for purchase on the festival’s website.