The ARA had only been walking for a few months when, on March 12, 2011, the Italian director Riccardo Muti staged an act of cultural resistance at the Rome Opera House during a performance of the opera Nabuccoby Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Berlusconi, then Italian prime minister, had announced a drastic cut in the culture budget. The Roman public was furious with Berlusconi, and at the end of Go, thoughtThe heart of the Hebrew slaves in the third act called out against the prime minister. Muti emerged from the orchestra pit and invited the audience to sing. Go, thought Let's reclaim together the value of culture.

The Auditorium of the Barcelona International Convention Center, in the Fòrum, will host Great symphonic, the new project of the Palau de la Música and the Vallès Symphony Orchestra (OSV), which will take place from December 19 to 23. "It's a further step in the collaboration we've had with the Vallès Symphony Orchestra for thirty years," says Joaquim Uriach, president of the Fundació Orfeó Català - Palau de la Música Catalana. There will be three programs: one dedicated to Mike Oldfield and two on film soundtracks. Star Wars (1977) and How to train a dragon (2010). "We've been exploring different symphonic formats that incorporate other genres for some time now," recalls Jordi Cos, president of the OSV, as evidenced by the annual program at the Palau de la Música, where in February 2026 they will dedicate two concerts to anime music. One Piece, for those with few tickets left on sale.

The Symphonic Cycle at the Palau, co-produced by the Vallès Symphony Orchestra (OSV) and the Orfeó Català Foundation - Palau de la Música Catalana, celebrates its 30th edition in a season that will open on September 20: it will be with a concert conducted by Andrés Salado, who makes his debut as principal conductor of the OSV with The Pathetic of Tchaikovsky and the Latest songs by Strauss. The opening concert will feature German soprano Julia Kleiter as a guest voice and will also include music by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz. In total, the series will offer 21 programs and 24 concerts until May 2026, with two world premieres and a wide range of styles, from the great symphonic repertoire to opera, zarzuela, film, pop-rock, choral music and Baroque.

A great night of opera at the Torroella de Montgrí Festival. Catalan soprano Serena Sáenz, accompanied by the Vallès Symphony Orchestra, delivered an evening of pyrotechnics and high-flying vocal virtuosity on the Espai Ter stage. In her debut at the Empordà festival, the young Barcelona singer, who has already made a name for himself on the international opera scene, captivated the public on the eve of the Virgen de Agost with a sublime display of operatic fragments from the 18th and 19th centuries.