Carmen Solís

Next Performances

11, 12 JANUARY 2024 - MADAME BUTTERFLY (CIO-CIO SAN)

Santander, Festival Palace, 19:30

Enrique Ferrer, tenor

Conductor: Daniel Gil deTejada

Director: Carles Ortiz

Vallès Symphonic Orchestra

Friends of Opera of Sabadell Chorus

8, 9 FEBRUARY - AIR TO THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS/ THE BRIEF LIFE

Juanjo Colomer/Manuel de Falla

Madrid, Monumental Theater

Cristina Faus, mezzosoprano

Aquiles Machado, tenor

Guillermo García Calvo, conductor

RTVE Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus

21, 23, 25 FEBRUARY, 10, 15, 17 MARCH 2024 - MANON LESCAUT

Sabadell, Farándula Theater, 21 & 23 February 8pm, 25/2 6pm.

Tarragona, Tarragona Theater, 10/3 6pm

Girona, Municipal Theater, 15/3 7pm.

Leida, La Llotja Theater, 17/3 6pm.

Enrique Ferrer, tenor

Conductor: Elio Orciuolo

Director: Carles Ortiz

Vallès Symphonic Orquestra

Friends of Opera of Sabadell Chorus

Biography

"The soprano Carmen Solís has a powerful voice and stage presence. Her totally refined technique converted her into musical, exquisite resonance..."

Opera World

Carmen began her singing classes with the soprano María Coronado Herrera in her native city of Badajoz, Spain and choral music with Carmelo Solís. She perfected her training with Teresa de Berganza, Ricardo Requejo, or Kevin Smith among others.

She won numerous awards and was a finalist in important international European competitions (Operalia, Francisco Viñas, Manuel Ausensi, Logroño Competition, Alfredo Catalani de Lucca Foundation, Pedro Bote, Villa de Abarán, New Voices of Seville, José A. Alegría) and began her operatic and concert career in France (Théâtre Chatelet de Paris, Royan, Sant Genís), Canada (Quebec Opera), Chile, Germany, Italy, Portugal as well as in leading venues and festivals in Spain with such renowned accompanists as Ricardo Estrada or Rubén Fernández Aguirre.

11, 12 JANUARY 2024 - MADAME BUTTERFLY (CIO-CIO SAN)

Santander, Festival Palace, 19:30

Enrique Ferrer, tenor

Conductor: Daniel Gil deTejada

Director: Carles Ortiz

Vallès Symphonic Orchestra

Friends of Opera of Sabadell Chorus

8, 9 FEBRUARY - AIR TO THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS/ THE BRIEF LIFE

Juanjo Colomer/Manuel de Falla

Madrid, Monumental Theater

Cristina Faus, mezzosoprano

Aquiles Machado, tenor

Guillermo García Calvo, conductor

RTVE Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus

21, 23, 25 FEBRUARY, 10, 15, 17 MARCH 2024 - MANON LESCAUT

Sabadell, Farándula Theater, 21 & 23 February 8pm, 25/2 6pm.

Tarragona, Tarragona Theater, 10/3 6pm

Girona, Municipal Theater, 15/3 7pm.

Leida, La Llotja Theater, 17/3 6pm.

Enrique Ferrer, tenor

Conductor: Elio Orciuolo

Director: Carles Ortiz

Vallès Symphonic Orquestra

Friends of Opera of Sabadell Chorus

5, 7. 9, 11 APRIL - JUAN JOSÉ (ROSA)

Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela, 5, 9, 11/4 20:00 7/4 18:00

Conductor: Miguel Angel Gómez Martínez

Director: José Carlos Plaza

Community of Madrid Orquestra

26-28 APRIL - MASTER CLASS OF SONG AND SEMINAR OF "PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT"

Salamanca, Professional Conservatory of Music

3-7 JULY - COURSE IN SONG

Mérida, organized by Laoctava and Mérida Featival of Classical Theater

23 JULY - TOSCA / 25 JULY - MANON LESCAUT

Estonia, Festival de Saaremaa

Past Performances

2023

12, 14, 16, 18 November - GOYESQUE/MASTER PETER'S ALTARPIECE

Enrique Granados/Manuel de Falla

Oviedo, Campoamor Theater 12/11, 18/11, 14/11, 16/11

Álvaro Albiach, conductor

Paco López, director

Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra

Oviedo Opera Chorus

24 September - ROJO PASIÓN

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Centro cultural Kichner

Rubén Fernández Aguirre, piano

15 September - FRIENDS OF THE OPERA, 60TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

Madrid, Monumental Theater

RTVE Orchestra and Chorus

Thomas Herzog, conductor

1 TO 8 September - RECORDING FOR HARMONÌA MUNDI LABEL

Montpellier Opera, France

Albert Alcaraz, music

Anne Pagès-Boisset, piano

5 August - OPERA, ZARZUELA AND SPANISH SONG RECITAL

Villanueva de los Infantes (Ciudad Real), La Alhóndiga

María Luisa Rojas, piano

30 July - SOR-RODRIGO-FALLA

Segovia, Zuloaga Garden

National Ballet of Spain

Community of Madrid Orchestra (ORCAM)

María Esther Guzmán, guitar

8 TO 13 June - RECORDING OF MUSIC BY ALBERT ALCARAZ

Montpellier Opera, France

Albert Alcaraz, composer

Anne Pages, piano

25, 27 May - ENTRE TRIANA Y SEVILLA

Oviedo, Teatro Campoamor

Conductor: Jaume Santonja

Director: Curro Carreres

Oviedo Filarmonía Orchestra

Capilla Polifónica Chorus

9 May - VIVA LA ZARZUELA

Madrid, Teatro EDP Gran Vía

Symphonic Orchestra Carlos Cruz-Diez

25 February, 3, 12, 17 March - MADAME BUTTERFLY

Barcelona, Palau de la Música Catalana

Girona, Lleida, Tarragona

Conductor: Sergio Roca Bru

Director: Carles Ortiz

Symphonic Orchestra del Vallés

Amics de L‘Opera de Sabadell Chorus

2, 4, 9, 11 February - LA DOLORES

Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

Guillermo García Calvo, conductor

Amelia Ochandiano, stage manager

Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

Coro del Teatro de la Zarzuela

2022

28 January - LA DOLORES

Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

Guillermo García Calvo, conductor

Amelia Ochandiano, stage manager

Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

Coro del Teatro de la Zarzuela

25, 27 November - PAGLIACCI/CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (NEDDA/SANTUZZA)

Malaga, Teatro de Cervantes

11, 13, 15, 17 September - LADY OF THE DAWN (ANGÉLICA)

Oviedo, Teatro Campoamor

Symphonic Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias

Chorus of the Oviedo Opera

Rubén Díez, conductor

Emilio Sagi, director

10 August - CONCERTS OF THE FULL MOON

Águilas (Murcia), Castle

Rubén Fernández Aguirre, piano

29 June - 3 July - SONG AND INTERPRETATION COURSE

Mérida Classical Theater Festival

Carmen Solís, soprano

David García, actor

28 May - MADAME BUTTERFLY

Bilbao, Palacio Euskalduna

Bilbao Symphony Orchestra

Chorus of Bilbao Opera

Henrik Nánási, conductor

Stefano Monti, director

23, 25, 27, 30 April - ALZIRA

Bilbao, Palacio Euskalduna

Euskadiko Orchestra

Bilbao Opera Chorus

Daniel Oren, conductor

Jean Pierre Gamarra, director

7,8 April - MESSA DE REQUIEM DE VERDI

Málaga, Teatro Cervantes

Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus of Malaga Opera

Chorus of Villamarta Theater

José María Moreno, conductor

24, 26 February - LOS GAVILANES

Oviedo, Teatro Campoamor

Oviedo Filarmonía

Capilla Polifónica "Ciudad de Oviedo"

Miguel Angel Gómez Martínez, conductor

Mario Gas, director

28 January - ENTRE SEVILLA Y TRIANA (REYES)

Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra

Guillermo García Calvo, conductor

Curro Carreres, director

8 January- XXI NEW YEAR GRAND ZARZUELA GALA

Madrid, National Auditorium

UCAM Symphonic Orchestra

Coslada-Madrid Ensemble

Borja Quintas, conductor

2021

21 December - L.V. BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY

Madrid, National Auditorium

Synphonic Orchestra of Madrid

Juanjo Mena, conductor

18 December - TOMÁS BRETÓN AND ZARZUELA

Zaragoza, Zaragoza Auditorium

Reino de Aragón Orchestra

Ricardo Casero, conductor

Sergio Escobar, tenor

22 October - ZARZUELA GALA

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Teatro Cuyás

23 October - ZARZUELA GALA

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Teatro de la Laguna

13-16 October - TRIBUTE TO ANTONIO RUÍZ SOLER (in collaboration with the Spanish National Ballet)

Madrid, Teatro Real

Manuel Coves, conductor

Rubén Olmo, director

7 October - MADAME BUTTERFLY (CIO CIO SAN)

Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza

Alain Guingal, conductor

Joan Anton Rechi, director

11 September - L.V. BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY

Bilbao, Palacio Euskalduna

Symphonic Orchestra of Euskadi

Orfeón Donostiarra

Juanjo Mena, conductor

6 August - AMONG ORANGE TREES AND MINT PLANTS

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Real Coliseo de Carlos III

Rubén Fernández Aguirre, piano

10-14 August - MASTER CLASS (within the "Tamara Brooks" Course)

Silleda, Pontevedra

1-4 July - SONG AND INTERPRETATION COURSE (within the parralell activities of the Festival of Mérida Classical Theater)

Madrid, Laoctava Centro de Música Creativa

Carmen Solís, soprano

David García, actor

29, 30 April - REQUIEM: MOZART

Madrid, Teatro Monumental

RTVE Orchestra and Chorus

Pablo González, conductor

24 April - ARIAS AND DUOS OF OPERA AND ZARZUELA RECITAL

Bilbao, Palacio Euskalduna

Bilbao Sinfonietta

Óliver Díaz, conductor

2020

19 December - EGMONT, SYMPHONY NO. 2 (2020 YEAR OF BEETHOVEN)

Villanueva de la Serena, Palacio de Congresos

Orchestra of Extremadura (OEX)

Alberto Amarilla, narrator

Álvaro Albiach, conductor

18 December - EGMONT, SYMPHONY NO. 2 (2020 YEAR OF BEETHOVEN)

Plasencia, Palacio de Congresos

Orchestra of Extremadura (OEX)

Alberto Amarilla, narrator

Álvaro Albiach, conductor

16 December - EGMONT, SYMPHONY NO. 2 (2020 YEAR OF BEETHOVEN)

Badajoz, Palacio de Congresos Manuel Rojas

Orchestra of Extremadura (OEX)

Alberto Amarilla, narrator

Álvaro Albiach, conductor

3 November- GIUSEPPE VERDI MONOGRAPHIC CONCERT

Zaragoza, Teatro Principal

Rubén Fernández Aguirre, piano

29 October - SOROZÁBAL Y TORROBA: THE CLOWN AND THE STAR (IBERICO FESTIVAL)

Badajoz, Palacio de Congresos Manuel Rojas

Orchestra of Extremadura (OEX)

Álvaro Albiach, conductor

David Menéndez, barítono

13 February- PRESENTATION OF "LA SEDUZIONE"

Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza

Rubén Fernández Aguirre, piano

11 January - AND IF WE FALL IN LOVE WITH SCARPIA?

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Real Coliseo Carlos III

Manuel Coves, conductor

Albert Boadella, director

2019

17, 19, 21 December - PAGLIACCI

Bolonia, Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Frédéric Chaslin, conductor

Serena Sinigaglia, director

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 November - AND IF WE FALL IN LOVE WITH SCARPIA?

Madrid, Teatros del Canal, Sala Verde

Manuel Coves, conductor

Albert Boadella, director

4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20 October - EL CASERÍO

Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

Orchestra of the Comunidad de Madrid

Juanjo Mena, conductor

Pablo Viar, director

12 August - ZARZUELA CONCERT

La Coruña, Plaza María Pita

Borja Quiza, baritone

OGAOS Orchestra and Chorus

Fernando Briones, conductor

20 July- MATISSE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COURSE CONCERT

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Auditorium

Alisa Labzina, piano

13 July - CORONATION MASS & BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY

San Sebastián, Kursaal Auditorium

Donostiarra Chorus

Santa Cecilia Orchestra

J.A. Sainz Alfaro, conductor

4-7 July - LAOCTAVA COURSE IN SONG AND THEATRICAL INTERPRETATION

Mérida, Plaza Miguel Angel Blanco 2

David García, actor

4 July - LYRICAL RECITAL IN MERIDA'S FESTIVAL OF CLASSIC THEATER

Mérida, Pórtico del Foro Romano

David García, actor

María Luisa Rojas, piano

16 June - MADAME BUTTERFLY (CIO CIO SAN)

Huesca

Reino de Aragón Orchestra and Amici Musicae Chorus

Sergio Guarné, conductor

Ricardo Casero, art director

Emilio López, director

7, 9 June - MADAMA BUTTERFLY (CIO CIO SAN)

Zaragoza, Auditorium

Reino de Aragón Orchestra and Amici Musicae Chorus

Sergio Guarné, conductor

Ricardo Casero, art director

Emilio López, director

2018

29 December - LYRIC RECITAL

Azuaga, Capitol Theater

José Miguel Torres, baritone

María Luisa Rojas, piano

30 November, 2 December - MARIA DEL PILAR

Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

Óliver Díaz, conductor

19 November - L.V. BEETHOVEN'S EGMONT

Madrid, National Auditorium

José Ramón Encinar, conductor

9 November - S. TANÉYEV, DUO FOR SOPRANO AND TENOR FOR TCHAIKOVSKY'S OPENING OF "ROMEO AND JULIET".
S. RAJMÁNINOV, SYMPHONY Nº 2

Cáceres, Palacio de Congresos

Orchestra of Extremadura

Miguel Romea, conductor

Jorge Rodríguez Norton, tenor

8 November - S. TANÉYEV, DUO FOR SOPRANO AND TENOR FOR TCHAIKOVSKY'S OPENING OF "ROMEO AND JULIET".
S. RAJMÁNINOV, SYMPHONY Nº 2

Badajoz, Palacio de Congresos de Manuel Rojas

Orchestra of Extremadura

Miguel Romea, conductor

Jorge Rodríguez Norton, tenor

22 September - ANTHOLOGY OF ZARZUELA

Santander, Festival Palace, Sala Argenta

Vicente Pelechano, conductor

14 September - TOSCA (FLORIA)

International Ephesus Opera & Ballet Festival

Alberto Veronesi, conductor

Izmir State Orchestra

11 September - PUCCINI WOMEN'S CONCERT

International Ephesus Opera & Ballet Festival

Alberto Veronesi, conductor

Izmir State Orchestra

28 August - HERVÁS CONCERT

Hospedería Valle Ambroz

Eduardo Moreno, piano

9-15 July - MATISSE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COURSE

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Portraits

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Fotografía: Enrique Bordes en RCU Escorial-María Cristina.

Stage

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Goyescas/El Retablo de Maese Pedro, Noviembre 2023, Teatro Campoamor

Madame Butterfly, February 2023, Palau de la Música, Photo: Lorenzo Duaso.

La Dolores, January and February 2023, Photos: Elena del Real.

Alzira, April 2022, Photos: Julián, Bilbao

Entre Sevilla y Triana, January 2022, Photos: Javier del Real

Aires de Zarzuela, October 2021, Photos: Sabrina Ceballos

Madame Butterfly, October 2021, Photos: Roberto Alcain

Il Trovatore. Teatro Calderón. Valladolid

Juan José. Teatro Zarzuela. Madrid

The Wild Cat. Teatro Zarzuela. Madrid

VIDEO/AUDIO

Vissi d'arte (Tosca. G. Puccini) Live.
Baluarte Auditorio, Pamplona. Noviembre 2011.

News/Press

A New Butterfly

ABAO completed its "Tutto Verdi" with "Alzira", with the voices of Solís, Escobar and Rodríguez

Carmen Solís leads "Alzira" in ABAO, concluding the "Tutto Verdi" project

"Carmen Solís, Puccini at its best"

"Brilliant alternative cast of MADAMA BUTTERFLY in the Maestranza Theater - Opera World"

The Triumph of Feeling

Madame Butterfly in Seville: Atomic Butterfly

Verdi: La Seduzione. Verdi songs.

Carmen Solís substitutes for Carmela Remigio in "Pagliacci" at the Reggio Emilia

The soprano from Badajoz, Carmen Solís, sang the role of Nedda at the Romolo Valli Theater in Reggio Emilia (Italy) last Sunday, February 9th, substituting for the Italian soprano Carmela Remigio. The Spanish soprano was called on Saturday afternoon to fly to the Italian city to sing on Sunday at the performance starting at 4:30pm which would be transmitted live on internet around the world...

Carmen Solís leads in Madame Butterfly with the Kingdom of Aragón Orquestra

I didn't intend to write a review of the Madame Butterfly performance... since I was invited by a friend and not accredited. But at the end... I felt obliged to evaluate the extraordinary work of a soprano in one of the most compromising and difficult roles in opera. Carmen Solís gave a lesson in song in the role of Cio-Cio-San. From the first, the beauty of tone was ascertained and increased as the work progressed. Her voice is expressive, well rendered, and fills the hall above the orquestra... She uses a broad palette of shades and degrees which express her moods, always confident in pitch, especially in beautiful high notes, emotionally broad and forlorn... Aside from the vocal aspect, her esteemed performance as an actress must also be noted and is again with total surrender...

Plateamagazine.com Javier del Olivo 18/6/19

A fantastic concert to close the season

...And above all, the enthusiastic applause of the evening for Carmen Solís as Liù, the Calaf's slave secretly in love with him, who totally surprised the audience with an exhaustive control of the character, the scene and the feeling (obviously aside from the vocal aspect where she clearly surpassed all her fellow singers). Brava!...

enplatea.com 25/5/19

Scherzo|BARCELONA / A brilliant Turandot closes the OBC season

...Very well sung, with shades of exquisite refinement and captivating lyricism, was the Liù of the soprano Carmen Solís...

scherzo. es Javier Pérez Senz 28/5/19

G. Mahler - 2nd Symphony "Resurrection"

Soprano Carmen Solís is leading performer for the Extremadura Orchestra's Upcoming Season

22 May 2018. Badajoz. Soprano Carmen Solís will be the leading performer during the Orchestra of Extremadura's (OEx) 2018-19 season since she will perform as guest artist in three concerts...

NOTE: The performances will be 8,9 November 2018; 14,15 March 2019; 30,31 May 2019.

The soprano Carmen Solís has a powerful voice and stage presence. Her technique, totally refined, converted her into musical, exquisite resonance.Her spianato was splendid. Her fiato was overwhelming with notes left in the air with no intention of ever dissolving. The color of her voice, shifting as intended, generous in the inflections, never lost the point of authenticity, we always knew that she and only she was singing. Extraordinary. The volume that Verdi demanded of sopranos seems to have been made for Carmen Solís who even at the highest point of the performance showed no sign of fatigue.The sound of her lower notes and the discrete brilliance of the high notes made the spectator participate in her situations, enchantments, miseries and then move to despair, consternation of death, paroxysm. Can anyone still doubt about the "humanity" of her performance? Those with ears, listen...

codalario.com, José A. Gil

"Carmen Solís has the voice of a spinto soprano which Rosa demands, and a beautiful and homogeneous instrumental experience. This young singer, who also adds temperament and musicality at difficult moments, easily overcomes any difficulty."

El Arte de la Fuga, Fernando Fraga

PAGLIACCI (NEDDA) en Santiago de Chile

"Carmen Solís sang a marvellous Nedda, attentive to the details of the score (especially in the famous "Balatella") and won over with her rich theatrical play."

El Mercurio, Juan Antonio Muñoz H.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY en Santiago de Chile

"The soloists were headed by the Spanish soprano Carmen Solís, who fully played the character of Butterfly with all the appropriate female Japanese aptitudes, such as her manner of walking, of sitting, holding her hands, etc. to which was added her beautiful and powerful voice..."

visionescriticas.cl, Gilberto Ponce

MADAMA BUTTERFLY en Gijón

"Carmen Solís, overwhelming, performed a moving Butterfly, gentle but with dramatic and above all, musical strength...especially outstanding in the second and third act where she gave the character all of her tragic profile. She was the great champion of the evening and the audience already burst into applause after her performance of the aria "Un bel vi vedremo"."

El Comercio, Ramón Avello

Recordings

La Seduzione

Recording: 24-26 February 2019

Auditorio Manuel de Falla, Granada

Available March 6 on Amazon

Comprar

Available in FNAC

Comprar

Nana - Spanish Lullabies.

Recording: 17-19 January 2014

Sala Cristóbal de Morales, Centro de Arte Matisse, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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Guastavino: Meciendo

Montsalvatge: Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito.

Contact

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Trilby Norton

Tel. +34 620 481 827

trilbynorton1@gmail.com

SOPRANO

Next Performances

11, 12 JANUARY 2024 - MADAME BUTTERFLY (CIO-CIO SAN)

8, 9 FEBRUARY - AIR TO THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS/ THE BRIEF LIFE

21, 23, 25 FEBRUARY, 10, 15, 17 MARCH 2024 - MANON LESCAUT

Biography

SCHEDULE

11, 12 JANUARY 2024 - MADAME BUTTERFLY (CIO-CIO SAN)

8, 9 FEBRUARY - AIR TO THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS/ THE BRIEF LIFE

21, 23, 25 FEBRUARY, 10, 15, 17 MARCH 2024 - MANON LESCAUT

5, 7. 9, 11 APRIL - JUAN JOSÉ (ROSA)

26-28 APRIL - MASTER CLASS OF SONG AND SEMINAR OF "PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT"

3-7 JULY - COURSE IN SONG

23 JULY - TOSCA / 25 JULY - MANON LESCAUT

Past Performances

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Portraits

Stage

VIDEO/AUDIO

News/Press

A New Butterfly

ABAO completed its "Tutto Verdi" with "Alzira", with the voices of Solís, Escobar and Rodríguez

Carmen Solís leads "Alzira" in ABAO, concluding the "Tutto Verdi" project

"Carmen Solís, Puccini at its best"

Extraordinary Voices For Puccini

"Brilliant alternative cast of MADAMA BUTTERFLY in the Maestranza Theater - Opera World"

The Triumph of Feeling

Madame Butterfly in Seville: Atomic Butterfly

The Heart of Butterfly

Melómano magazine

Verdi: La Seduzione. Verdi songs.

Carmen Solís substitutes for Carmela Remigio in "Pagliacci" at the Reggio Emilia

Carmen Solís leads in Madame Butterfly with the Kingdom of Aragón Orquestra

A fantastic concert to close the season

Scherzo|BARCELONA / A brilliant Turandot closes the OBC season

Memorable Performance of Carmen Solís, Pérez Floristán and Domingo Hindoyan.

G. Mahler - 2nd Symphony "Resurrection"

Soprano Carmen Solís is leading performer for the Extremadura Orchestra's Upcoming Season

REQUIEM: VERDI, JAÉN

PAGLIACCI (NEDDA) en Santiago de Chile

MADAMA BUTTERFLY en Santiago de Chile

MADAMA BUTTERFLY en Gijón

Recordings

Contact

PUBLIC RELATIONS