Manuel Coves´ most recent operatic performances we highlight Don Carlo, Otello, La Bohème, La Sonnambula, El Pintor, El Caballero de la triste figura, Pepita Jiménez, Candide, Rigoletto, Carmen, Die dreigroschenoper and a Recital with G. Kunde and J. J. Rodríguez in theaters like Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Real in Madrid, Festival de Verano del Auditorio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Teatros del Canal, Palau de Les Arts de Valencia and Teatro Principal in Palma de Mallorca.
He has also conducted dance and ballet performances and we highlight Carmen in the Semperoper Dresden; Sorolla, Electra, El sombrero de tres picos and Zaguán & Alento with the Ballet Nacional de España in theaters like Teatro Real, Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, Festival de Mérida, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Campoamor and Teatros del Canal; Romeo & Juliet with Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève at the Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, The Nutcracker, Carmen and Don Quijote with the Compañía Nacional de Danza at Teatro Real, Baluarte, Cagliari, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Teatros del Canal, Teatro Arriaga and Teatro de la Maestranza; La Viuda Alegre at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Carmen with the Ballet de Víctor Ullate at Teatros del Canal, Escorial, Oviedo and Córdoba; El Amor Brujo with La Fura dels Baus at the Teatros del Canal and Messiah with the Ballet Nacional del Sodre.
In zarzuela it stands out La Malquerida, El Caserío, La Verbena de la Paloma and La Revoltosa, Enseñanza libre/La gatita blanca, Entre Sevilla y Triana, Amadeu, Quo Vadis and Plus Ultra, Luisa Fernanda and Viva Madrid at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Teatro Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogota, Royal Opera House Muscat, Teatros del Canal in Madrid, Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao and Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo.
Among the orchestras with which he has worked we highlight the Staatskapelle Dresden, Tonklünster Orchester, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana, Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Orchestra del Teatro Lírico de Cagliari, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao, Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatro del Liceo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares, Orquesta Sinfónica de Murcia, Oviedo Filarmonía, Orquesta de Extremadura, Orquesta Verum, Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, Orquesta Estable del Teatro Argentino, Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional de Brasilia and Orquesta Nacional de Colombia, among others.
He has recorded for Naxos Música de Cámara by R. Halffter with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid and La Verbena de la Paloma for Decca, Sorolla and Electra for the BNE, Sonatas by Alfredo Aracil and The Nutcracker for the CND and the comprehensive of Conciertos para Guitarra y Orquesta de Federico Moreno Torroba (with guitarists Pepe Romero and Vicente Coves) for Naxos.
His latest works include Orfeo y Euridice at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires; a semi-staged version of Tosca in Vigo; the opera Carmen at the Teatre Principal in Palma; El sombrero de tres picos, Eterna Iberia and Electra with the National Ballet of Spain; The Nutcracker, Carmen and Don Quixote with the National Dance Company; an Opera and Zarzuela Gala with the Real Filharmonía; the Stravinsky-Shostakovich-Jenkins ballet with the CND at the Teatro Real; the Tribute to Antonio Ruiz Soler with the BNE at the Teatro de la Maestranza, Auditorium and Congress Center Víctor Villegas de Murcia and Teatro Real; the show Diva by Albert Boadella at the Teatros del Canal; concerts with the Orchestra Sinfonica laVerdi in Milan and with the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra; the Ligeti-Beethoven-Shostakovich ballet with the National Dance Company at the Teatro de la Zarzuela; Falstaff in a semi-staged version at the Afundación Theater in Vigo; the musical direction of the ballet El Loco together with the National Ballet of Spain; Don Juan in Sferisterio at the Macerata Opera Festival and The El sombrero de tres picos at the Veranos de la Villa
Among his work this season we can highlight Don Pasquale at the Teatro Afundación in Vigo, El corsario at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Carmen with Les ballets de Monte-Carlo and with the English National Ballet and the Generaciones project with the National Ballet of Spain, among others. His commitments next season include Spanish Suite with the Spanish Ballet of the Community of Madrid, La Bayadere at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Carmen at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and concerts with ORCAM. Date of last modification: June 2024 It cannot be altered without permission. Please destroy any previous biographical material.
2024-2025 Performances
GENERACIONES 17 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 18 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 19 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 20 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 21 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 23 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 24 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 25 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 26 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 27 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid) 28 of July of 2024 Ballet Nacional de España (Madrid)
SUITE ESPAÑOLA 12 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 13 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 16 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 17 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 18 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 19 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 20 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 23 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 24 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid) 25 of October of 2024 Teatros Canal (Madrid)
LA BAYADERA 17 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 18 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 19 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 20 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 22 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 26 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 27 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 28 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires) 29 of December of 2024 Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
CARMEN 26 of January of 2025 Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma 28 of January of 2025 Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma 29 of January of 2025 Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma 30 of January of 2025 Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma 31 of January of 2025 Teatro Dell'Opera di Roma
DON QUIJOTE 27 of February of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 28 of February of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 01 of February of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 01 of February of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid) 02 of February of 2025 Teatro Real (Madrid)