Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała Recital by Various, Da (2023/2023), Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcellona, Spagna

The Liceu reopened in 2020, after a six-month closure owing to COVID-19, to a triumphant recital by two well-loved singers: Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala. In the meantime, 2,292 plants had occupied the seats thanks to an artistic project by Eugenio Ampudia That recital was a huge success. The audience was moved and thrilled to hear two of the finest voices in the world live once more and gave them a tumultuous welcome. Now that we are back to normal, the Liceu is closing the circle by inviting the same tandem of friends to relive the event and prove that it's all behind us at last. These two firm favourites, with their characteristic elegance, warm phrasing, daring high notes and dashes of temperament and passion, will display their usual generosity by giving us the best they have in this programme packed with themes from great operas by Verdi, Puccini, Giordano, Mascagni and others. Their emotional intensity and vibrant interpretations will help us recover from this troubled period in the history of mankind and every aria and duet will live on in our memories. A veritable vocal banquet.