Performers
Artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency
Nauzet Mederos, piano

Valleseco Senior Residence (Gran Canaria)
20 July 2026 · 11:00 a.m.

Zarzuela romances and duets are the musical thread that runs through a lifetime. It is in this spirit that this gathering was created, conceived as a tribute to those who have accompanied the history of our lyrical genre and who still cherish so many unforgettable melodies in their memory. A morning to share memories, emotion, and music with the artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency.

For the Little Ones

Performers
Artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency
Alain del Real, piano

La Laguna · Valleseco (Gran Canaria)
21 July 2026 · 11:00 a.m.

Discovering zarzuela from an early age opens the door to a world full of music, theatre, and imagination. This activity introduces the genre to young audiences in a fun and interactive way, sparking their curiosity through songs, characters, and stories that still have so much to say.

A Dreamlike Night

Performers
Artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency
Alain del Real, piano
Nauzet Mederos, piano

H10 Taburiente Playa Hotel · Los Cancajos, Breña Baja (La Palma)
23 July 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Every artist treasures songs that are part of their own story and are rarely performed on stage. Lyrical Secrets opens that door to the audience in a relaxed evening featuring boleros, rancheras, folk songs, and many other surprises, revealing the most personal side of the artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency. The perfect way to welcome the festival: by sharing music without labels.

Performers
Compañía de Zarzuela del Atlántico
Nauzet Mederos, piano

Casa de la Cultura · Tazacorte (La Palma)
24 July 2026 · 7:00 p.m.

Zarzuela continues to be written in the present day. It is with this idea that the Microzarzuelas were created, a format developed by Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency that embraces contemporary creation while remaining true to the essence of the genre. This edition features Un disfraz, by Millares Torres; Adán y Eva, by Leandro Ramos; and Los Buscones, with music by Lothar Siemens and a libretto by Víctor Landeira.

Performers
Compañía de Zarzuela del Atlántico
Nauzet Mederos, piano

"Braulio Martín Hernández" House of Culture · El Paso (La Palma)
25 July 2026 · 8:30 p.m.

Zarzuela continues to be written in the present day. It is with this idea that the Microzarzuelas were created, a format developed by Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency that embraces contemporary creation while remaining true to the essence of the genre. This edition features Un disfraz, by Millares Torres; Adán y Eva, by Leandro Ramos; and Los Buscones, with music by Lothar Siemens and a libretto by Víctor Landeira.

Performers
Artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency
Ernesto Mateo, piano
Talk and Commentary: Isabel Costes

Casa Roja · Villa de Mazo (La Palma)
25 July 2026 · 11:00 a.m.

Why is there room in zarzuela for a chotis, a habanera, a waltz, or even the influence of the great European opera tradition? In a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, Isabel Costes leads a conversation enriched with anecdotes, fascinating insights, and live musical examples, inviting the audience to discover the extraordinary richness of a genre that is far more modern and diverse than many imagine.

Spanish Art Song

Performers
Artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency
Alain del Real, piano

Teatrino de la Casa del Quinto · San Andrés y Sauces (La Palma)
26 July 2026 · 8:30 p.m.

Before it became music, it was poetry. The Sung Word brings together some of the finest works of the Spanish art song repertoire, where each verse takes on a new dimension through voice and piano. A recital that invites the audience to listen with attention and discover music’s extraordinary ability to move us through simplicity.

Spanish Art Song

Performers
Artists of Zarzuela Estudio Internacional · Artistic Residency
Alain del Real, piano

Casa de la Cultura · Tijarafe (La Palma)
27 July 2026 · 8:30 p.m.

Some emotions do not need to raise their voice to reach the heart. In a Soft Voice offers an intimate encounter with the Spanish art song repertoire, a world of subtle nuances where each work finds its place in the closeness between performers and audience.

Spanish Music

Performers
Ensemble of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra – ODA
Piano: Ernesto Mateo
Musical Direction: Isabel Costes

Circo de Marte Municipal Theatre · Santa Cruz de La Palma
28 July 2026 · 8:30 p.m.

Spanish symphonic music is one of the country's greatest cultural treasures. Under the musical direction of Isabel Costes, the Ensemble of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra presents a journey through some of its most representative works, celebrating a musical tradition that continues to captivate audiences with its richness, distinctive character, and extraordinary expressive power.

Correíllo La Palma

Performers
Compañía de Zarzuela del Atlántico
Ensemble of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra – ODA
Piano: Miguel Huertas
Assistant Musical Director: Naim Alfaro
Choreography: Cristina Rivero
Stage Direction: Guacimara Correa
Musical Direction: Isabel Costes

Circo de Marte Municipal Theatre · Santa Cruz de La Palma
29 July 2026 · 8:30 p.m.

This is not the story of a zarzuela. It is the story of a travelling lyric theatre company that, on its way to the Americas, stops in La Palma and transforms the Circo de Marte Theatre into its home for a few hours. Amid rehearsals, dressing rooms, confidences, nerves, and dreams, the audience will discover the most human side of those who devoted their lives to bringing zarzuela from port to port. A performance where music, theatre, and dance come together in tribute to all those artists whose true home was always the company itself.

Piano Recital

Performer
Alain del Real, piano

Antonio Gómez Felipe Park · Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma)
30 July 2026 · 8:30 p.m.

The history of music is filled with works that deserve to be heard again. Alain del Real presents a journey through the Spanish piano repertoire, bringing together well-known masterpieces and unjustly forgotten gems, inviting the audience to rediscover a musical heritage of extraordinary beauty.

Performers
Julián Padilla, baritone
Nauzet Mederos, piano

Old Salt Pans · Los Cancajos, Breña Baja (La Palma)
30 July 2026

There are places where the landscape becomes part of the concert itself. In the setting of the Old Salt Pans of Los Cancajos, the voice of Julián Padilla and the piano of Nauzet Mederos create a recital in which music and nature engage in dialogue by the sea, creating an intimate atmosphere full of sensitivity.

Festival Closing Gala

Performers
Compañía de Zarzuela del Atlántico
Alain del Real, piano
Assistant Musical Director: Naim Alfaro
Stage Direction: Polo Falcón
Musical Direction: Isabel Costes

Circo de Marte Municipal Theatre · Santa Cruz de La Palma
31 July 2026

The 12th International Festival of Spanish Music and Zarzuela brings its twelfth edition to a close with Vente conmigo, Africana, an adaptation by Polo Falcón of the zarzuela El dúo de la Africana, with music by Manuel Fernández Caballero and a libretto by Miguel Echegaray. Humour, theatre, and music come together in a production full of rhythm and freshness, inviting audiences to bid farewell to the festival by celebrating the vitality and enduring relevance of Spanish lyric theatre.