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.
Recent notable performances include Master Peter's Altarpiece, Pagliacci (Arlecchin), Cinderella, Lucia di Lammermoor (Arthur), Macbeth (Malcolm), Hamlet (Marcellus), Luisa Miller, Die Zauberflöte, La gata perduda and Manon de Massenet 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) and Adriana Lecouvreur in Oviedo; Gianni Schicchi, in a production by Woody Allen, Falstaff with Daniele Rustioni, La traviata, Siberia and Hadrian at the Teatro Real in Madrid, among other titles in this same theater; Tosca at the Maestranza Theater in Seville; Falstaff (Fenton) and La Traviata (Alfredo) in Sabadell; La Traviata in Ulsan (Korea) and Doña Francisquita in Les Arts. Also worth highlighting is a recital with Mariella Devia in the city of Oviedo.
In the field of oratorio he has sung works such as Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Verdi's Requiem, Nelson's Mass and Haydn's Creation, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, Davide penitente, Coronation Mass and Mass in C minor by Mozart, Bach's Magnificat, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, etc.
His engagements this season include Romeo et Juliette with the Fundaciò Opera a Catalunya in Sabadell and Die Passagierin and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Teatro Real.
Next season he returns to the Liceu twice with Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and La traviata, and will be again at the Teatro Real in La traviata, among other commitments.
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2024-2025 Performances
CONCERT IN THE CAVES OF DRACH 13 of July of 2024
LADY MACBETH BY MTSENSK 25 of September of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 27 of September of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 28 of September of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 01 of October of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 03 of October of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 05 of October of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 06 of October of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 07 of October of 2024 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona)
TURANDOT 21 of October of 2024 Teatre Principal (Palma) 23 of October of 2024 Teatre Principal (Palma) 25 of October of 2024 Teatre Principal (Palma) 27 of October of 2024 Teatre Principal (Palma)
LA TRAVIATA 17 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 18 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 20 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 21 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 22 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 23 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 27 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 28 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 30 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 31 of January of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 01 of February of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) 02 of February of 2025 Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona)
LA TRAVIATA 24 of June of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 25 of June of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 27 of June of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 28 of June of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 29 of June of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 1 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 2 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 4 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 5 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 8 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 10 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 14 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 16 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 17 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 19 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 20 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 23 of July of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid)