26th Festival of Sant Pere de Rodes - CONCERT N. 9 – OPERA GALA (Sold out)

CONCERT N. 9 – OPERA GALA

TERESA ALBERO, soprano
ROGER PADULLÉS, tenor
DAVID BOLDRINI, piano

Works by: Verdi, Puccini, Wagner

SANT PERE DE RODES
Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 8 p.m.

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PROGRAM

RICHARD WAGNER
From “ Tannhäuser ”:
O, du mein holder Abendstern
Dich, teure Halle

FRANZ LEHÁR
From “ Die lustige Witwe “:
Lippen schweigen

From “ Das Land des Lächelns “:
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz

From “ Guditta ”:
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß

PIETRO MASCAGNI
From “ Cavalleria rusticana ”:
Intermezzo (piano solo)

GAETANO DONIZETTI
From “ L'elisir d'amore ”:
Dear elixir

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GIUSEPPE VERDI
From “ La traviata ”:
Un dì, felice, etherea
Lunge da lei… De' miei bollenti spiriti
Parigi, o cara
Teneste la promessa… Adio del passato

GIACOMO PUCCINI
Manon Lescaut

Intermezzo
(solo piano)

From " Turandot ":
Nessun dorma

From " Gianni Schicchi ":
O mio babbino caro

From " La bohème ":
O soave faciulla

TERESA ALBERO, soprano
Awarded with the International Prize of the Palau de la Música in Valencia, Albero is today a consolidated reality within the lyrical panorama. Initially trained as a pianist and graduated in Musicology from the Conservatory of Music in Valencia (2007), she stands out for her remarkable versatility that has allowed her to develop projects in very diverse artistic fields. In 2019 she was selected to participate in the Opera Academy in Naples (Florida, USA) and the prestigious London Bel Canto Festival in London.

Since its beginnings, it has perfected itself with the soprano Ana María Sánchez and has received the advice of prominent figures in the world of lyric poetry such as Alberto Zedda, Mariella Devia, Sherrill Milnes, Bruce Ford, Nelly Miricioiu, Enrique Ricci, Miguel Zanetti, Maciej Pikulski, Caroline Stein (Hochschule de Leipzig), Carlos Chausson, Raina Kabaivanska and Teresa Berganza.

She holds a higher degree in Singing from the Basque Country's Higher Music Centre – Musikene, and later obtained the highest qualifications in the Master's Degree in Interpretation. She was selected to work with the prestigious Alberto Zedda at the Opera Studio in collaboration with the Teatro Real.

He has performed in numerous international theaters and festivals, including the inauguration of the DEARTE Festival (2011), the Musika-Música Festival of Bilbao at the Euskalduna Palace (2010, 2011 and 2012), the International Quinzena Musical Festival of San Sebastian (2012 and opening day of 2014), the Prioré Mesnil de Saint Martin (France, 2012), the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts (2012), the La Rioja Opera Season (2013), the closing of the International Basque Country Festival (2013), the Lübeck Opera, as well as performances in Naples (Florida, USA), Luxembourg-Bertrange and London.

Among the comments received throughout her career, the words of mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza stand out, who praised her singing line, brilliance, stage presence and the characteristic velvety timbre of her lyrical voice (2015).

He has premiered several works, including The Book of Urizen , under the direction of the composer himself, Jacob de Haan. He has also performed Haydn's Nelson Mass , Mozart's Requiem and Fauré's Requiem , and premiered Martín Palmeri's Misa a Buenos Aires at the Palau de la Música in Valencia .

Among her recent projects are numerous concerts throughout Spain and in several European cities such as Augsburg and Berlin, as well as the interpretation of roles such as Il Telefono by Menotti and La Voix Humaine by Poulenc, a work that has become one of the most important artistic commitments of the Valencian soprano.

ROGER PADULLÉS, tenor
Born in Sallent and later settled in Valls, the tenor Roger Padullés began his vocal training at the Escolania de Montserrat. As a soloist he studied in Barcelona with J. Proubasta and in 2001, attracted by the German Lied, he moved to study singing in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) on a scholarship from the Generalitat de Catalunya with R. Pinheiro. In 2009 he won Second Prize at the Francesc Viñas International Competition, as well as the Plácido Domingo Prize.

He completed his operatic training at the Opéra-studio of the Strasbourg Theatre (France) and immediately began a professional career that has led him to sing, among others, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, ​​the Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile, the Opéra National du Rhin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Teatro Real in Madrid, Capitole in Toulouse or the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, where he has been conducted by conductors such as Zubin Mehta or Gustavo Dudamel and by stage directors such as Peter Brook.

At the same time, he also performs in Lied and Oratorio concerts in halls such as the Capitole in Toulouse, the Opéra National du Rhin, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, or the Rosenblatt Recital Series in London, among others.

He has won 6 Enderrock awards for his various recordings and in recent years he has dedicated his activity to rescuing the work of forgotten Catalan composers. Roger Padullés has also written and stage-directed shows such as “Händel. Total Eclipse” with Vespres d'Arnadí, “Emili Vendrell, the Voice of the People”, the musical “Ilse. Last Song of Auschwitz” or the operas “The Magic Flute”, “La Traviata” or “Carmen”, always from a social integration perspective.

DAVID BOLDRINI, piano
Pianist, conductor and composer with an international career, Boldrini is also a tireless promoter of projects aimed at popularizing lyrical theatre, "an extraordinary cultural heritage, Italian but also universal, capable of reaching everyone's heart and creating bridges between peoples and generations."

Born in Empoli in 1974, he graduated with honors and special mention from the "Cherubini" Conservatory of Florence in Piano and in Organ and Organ Composition. He perfected his skills with Bruno Canino, Vincenzo Balzani, Paul Badura-Skoda and Pier Narciso Masi, won numerous prizes in competitions and later began a brilliant career as a soloist that has led him to perform in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Auditorio Cantoral in Mexico City, Kioi Hall in Tokyo and the Cité de la Musique in Paris.

His activity as a chamber musician is also intense—he has collaborated with Katia Ricciarelli, Andrea Bocelli, Bruno Canino and Franco Mezzena—and as a conductor leading several ensembles, including the Craiova Orchestra, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Formazione, the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orquestra da Camera Fiorentina.

Among his most recent compositions are the Stabat Mater , the Messa AD 2016 (recorded by Movimento Classical), the opera L'Amante (premiered at the Teatro del Costone in Siena in 2017) and the lyrical short film Il Formaggio (premiered at the Teatro Odeon in Florence in 2020 and later turned into an animated film by Okubo Station).

In the recording field, Boldrini has recovered unpublished or rarely performed works, such as the concertos for piano four hands and orchestra by Czerny and the concertos for keyboard and orchestra by Jommelli, Boccherini, Pergolesi, Clementi, Paisiello and Cimarosa, recorded for the Brilliant Classics label. Some of his recordings have been published by Amadeus magazine and, in 2022, Movimento Classical published his album dedicated to the solo keyboard concertos of J. S. Bach.

A deep expert on lyrical theatre, he has developed an intense activity in the dissemination and promotion of opera, contributing to bringing this repertoire closer to new audiences through numerous initiatives and productions.

He has received the 2022 Area Culture Award as a pianist and composer, as well as the 2023 Giotto Golden Lifetime Achievement Award.

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