good night from charm and celebration of culture in Madrid. The kings, Philip VI (56 years old) and Letizia (51), having chaired this Monday, September 23 the opening of the new season of the Teatro Real with the opera Adriana LecouvreurIt is a period-style production that pays homage to the theatre and its men with the true story of an 18th-century actress who died young, probably murdered.
The work of Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), who first appeared on this stage in the famous production of David McVicarhas a stellar cast with voices like the soprano Ermonela Jaho and the mezzo-soprano Elina Garancawho is making his opera debut at the Real. The performance was also dedicated to the tenor Joseph Carreras (77 years old), who played the main male character – Maurizio, this time voiced by Brian Jadge – alongside Montserrat Caballé 50 years ago at the Teatro de la Zarzuela.
Besides Their Majesties, the businesswoman also did not miss her appointment with the capital’s grand coliseum. Carmen Lomana (76), Emiliano Suarez (48) and Carola Baleztena (44 years old), the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martinez-Almeida (49 years old), with his wife, Teresa Urquijo and Moreno (27), or the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso (45).
[Letizia vuelve al Teatro Real preparada para deslumbrar: repasamos sus mejores looks en la rentrée de la ópera]