Hilarante programa doble de Barbieri en la Fundación Juan March

By Aaron Vincent, 26 September 2025

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“La dirección musical de Ortega aporta chispa con un hábil manejo de los ritmos”

Reviewed at Fundación Juan March, Madrid on 24 September 2025

Barbieri, El vizconde

Miquel Ortega, Conductor

Alfonso Romero, Director

Carolina González, Set Designer

Rosa García Andújar, Costume Designer

Felix Garma, Lighting Designer

Irene Palazón, Cecilia, El vizconde

Blanca Valido, Serafín, Doña Elena

Juan Antonio Sanabria, Condesa, Don Rodrigo

César San Martín, Baronesa, Don Alfonso

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Aaron Vincent

Aaron Vincent nació en Londres en 1970 y reside en Madrid. Formado como arquitecto en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, es profesor de inglés, corrector y traductor especializado en teatro y musicología. Su interés principal es el teatro lírico y siente especial predilección por la ópera barroca y la zarzuela, en todas sus etapas y formatos. Es habitual de las temporadas musicales de Madrid y París. Ha colaborado con Filomúsica y Mundoclásico.

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