International Punta Classic Opera Festival

The International Punta Classic Opera Festival is an opera festival in Punta del Este, Uruguay. It takes place every January (for three weeks starting in late December) with performances of opera and concert productions. The festival was founded by soprano Luz del Alba Rubio, who is also the Artistic Director. The Music Director and Chief Conductor is Matthias Manasi, who will lead in 2011 the Punta Classic Festival Orchestra in a new production of Puccini's opera La bohème and some Galas de Zarzuela.

Artists and singers in 2011

• Stage Director - Eduardo Casullo
• Music Director - Matthias Manasi

• Mimí - Luz del Alba Rubio
• Musetta - Sandra Scorza
• Rodolfo - Martin Muehle
• Marcello - Luciano Garay, Eduardo Garella
• Colline - Marcelo Otegui
• Schaunard - Nicolás Zecchi
• Benoit - Jorge Scorza
• Alcindoro - Ariel Saldías

Production history

• 2011 La Bohème
• 2010 La Traviata

See also

• List of opera festivals

References

1. Punta Classic Festival http://www.matthiasmanasi.com/PUNTA_CLASSIC_opera_festival2011.pdf
2. Matthias Manasi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Manasi

External links

• International Punta Classic Opera Festival official website
• Luz del Alba official website
• Matthias Manasi official website