Born in Barcelona, Albert Casals began his musical studies at Escolanía de Montserrat. Afterwards, and combining it with his studies in technical telecommunication engineering, he initiated his vocal studies with professors Xavier Torra and Joaquim Proubasta, and later with Mariella Devia, Viorica Cortez, Carlos Chausson and Dalmau González.
Having prior experience singing in professional choirs, once he started his soloist career he performed in places like Gran Teatro del Liceo, Teatro Real in Madrid, Auditorio de Barcelona, Palau de la Música in Barcelona, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo, Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Teatro Verdi di Trieste, etc.
His operatic debut was with the Ópera de Sabadell in Il Pirata by Bellini. Since then, he has sung in many protagonist roles like Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Nemorino in L’elisir d'amore, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Romeo in Romeo et Juliette, Tamino from Die Zauberflöte, Edgardo from Lucia di Lamermoor, Don Carlo in Don Carlo, Alfredo in La Traviata and Percy from Anna Bolena, among others.
His most recent outstanding performances include El Retablo de Maese Pedro, Pagliacci (Arlecchino), La Cenerentola, Lucia di Lammermoor (Arturo), Macbeth (Malcolm), Hamlet (Marcellus) and Luisa Miller at the Gran Teatre del Liceu; Anna Bolena in Trieste and Lleida (as part of the Gran Teatre del Liceu tour); Die Fledermaus, Lucia di Lammermoor, Carmen (Remendado) in Oviedo; La Traviata in Ulsan, Corea; and highlighting the Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi at the Teatro Real in Madrid, a production by Woody Allen, and Fenton in Falstaff with Daniele Rustioni, among other titles at the same theatre; Falstaff (Fenton) in Sabadell. Also noteworthy a recital with Mariella Devia in Oviedo.
In Oratory, he has sung Requiem by Mozart, Messiah by Händel, Nelson Mass and The Creation by Haydn, Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini, Davide penitente, Coronation Mass and Mass in C minor by Mozart, Magnificat by Bach, Symphony N. 9 by Beethoven, etc.
His recent and future engadements include: the role of Lord Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor in Oviedo Gastone in La Traviata at the Teatro Real, Alfredo in La Traviata in Sabadell, Requiem by Verdi with Simfònica del Vallès, Doña Francisquita at Palau de les Arts, Messiah by Händel with the Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae, Adriana Lecouvreur in Oviedo, Siberia at Teatro Real and Die Zauberflöte at Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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2022-2023 Performances
LA GATA PERDUDA 5 October 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 7 October 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu
MANON DE MASSENET 20 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 21 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 22 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 23 April 2023 18:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 24 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 26 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 27 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 29 April 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 30 April 2023 17:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 02 May 2023 17:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu 03 May 2023 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu
TOSCA 8 June 2022 20:00 Teatro de la Maestranza 11 June 2022 19:00 Teatro de la Maestranza 13 June 2022 20:00 Teatro de la Maestranza 14 June 2022 20:00 Teatro de la Maestranza 16 June 2022 20:00 Teatro de la Maestranza 17 June 2022 20:00 Teatro de la Maestranza
2021-2022 Performances
DOÑA FRANCISQUITA 03 November 2021 20:00 Palau de les Arts, Valencia 05 November 2021 20:00 Palau de les Arts, Valencia 07 November 2021 20:00 Palau de les Arts, Valencia 10 November 2021 20:00 Palau de les Arts, Valencia
MESSIAH 09 December 2021 19:00 Auditorio - Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza 10 December 2021 19:00 Auditorio Enric Granados, Lleida 11 December 2021 19:00 Auditori Josep Carreras, Vila-seca 12 December 2021 19:00 Palau de la Música, Barcelona 13 December 2021 19:00 Teatre, Tarragona 14 December 2021 19:00 Auditori i Palau de Congressos, Castellón
ADRIANA LECOUVREUR 24 January 2022 19:30 Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo 27 January 2022 19:30 Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo 30 January 2022 19:00 Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo 2 January 2022 19:30 Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo 5 January 2022 19:30 Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo
VERDI REQUIEM 08 April 2022 20:30 Teatre La Farándula, Sabadell 10 April 2022 18:30 Palau de la Música, Barcelona
SIBERIA (CONCERT VERSION) 06 May 2022 19:30 Teatro Real, Madrid 09 May 2022 19:30 Teatro Real, Madrid
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE 20 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 21 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 22 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 25 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 26 June 2022 17:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 27 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 28 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 30 June 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 01 July 2022 19:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona 02 July 2022 18:00 Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
HADRIAN 27 July 2022 19:30 Teatro Real, Madrid 29 July 2022 22:00 Festival Castell de Peralada