Riverside Opera Company presents
CONCIERTO ESPAÑOL
An evening of music to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano
Alejandro De Los Santos, baritone
Nilko Andreas, guitar
Olga Gurevich, piano
Teatro Grattacielo presents
NICOLAS FLAGELLO’S
Beyond the Horizon (World Premiere)
Carla López-Speziale as Mrs. Atkins
Sunday, September 15th, 2024 4:00 PM
LA MAMA Shares
66 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tri-Cities Opera and Syracuse Opera
JORGE SOSA / CERISE LIM JACOBS
I Am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams
Rosa, Carla López-Speziale
Friday, October 13th 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 15th, 3:00 PM
The Tri-Cities Opera Center
315 Clinton Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
Friday, October 20th, 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 22nd, 3:00 PM
Redhouse
400 S. Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
MUSIC AT THE MISSIONS
Presented by Opera Hispánica
Instituto Cultural de México in San Antonio, TX
643 E Nueva St.
San Antonio, TX, 78205
Friday, June 9, 2023
6:00 PM
Mission San José
6701 San Jose Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78214
Sunday, June 11, 2023
3:00 PM
San Fernando Cathedral
115 Main Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
Sunday, June 11, 2023
7:30 PM
Ópera de Bellas Artes
STRAVINSKY
La carrera de un libertino
(The Rake’s Progress)
Iván López Reynoso, conductor
Mauricio García Lozano, director
Baba the Turk, Carla López-Speziale
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Teatro Juárez (Guanajuato)
October 13th, 2022
October 14th, 2022
Palacio de Bellas Artes (CDMX)
October 20th, 2022
October 23rd, 2022
Carlos Chávez
Cuatro nocturnos. Poemas de Xavier Villaurrutia
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Nuevo León
Eduardo Díazmuñoz, conductor
Martha Llamas, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano
May 26th, 2022
20 hrs.
Teatro Universitario
Praga y Trieste s/n,
Las Torres 64930
Monterrey, NL
Mexico
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Presented by the Mahler Foundation
Orchestra for the Earth
Self-Isolation Choir
John Warner, conductor
Dima Bawab, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, alto
November 14th, 2020
https://youtu.be/3ynThTYW9og?t=2319
Sebastián Durón
El imposible mayor en amor, le vence Amor
(Love Conquers Impossible Love)
Orchestra of New Spain
Grover Wilkins, conductor
Federico Figueroa, director
Júpiter, Carla López-Speziale
Friday, February 21st, 19:30 hrs.
Saturday, February 22nd, 19:30 hrs.
Moody Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201
L. V. BEETHOVEN
Symphony no. 9
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México
Scott Yoo, conductor
María Katzarava, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Dante Alcalá, tenor
Carsten Wittmoser, bajo
Coro Filarmónico Universitario
Arena Ciudad de México
February 2nd, 2020
17:00 hrs.
Free admission
G. F. HANDEL
Messiah
Irasema Terrazas, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Leonardo Villeda, tenor
Jesús Suaste, bajo
Coro SIVAM, Sociedad Coral Cantus Hominum
Orquesta Atrile Primo
Miguel Ángel Villeda, conductor
Sunday, December 15th, 2019
17:00 hrs.
Auditorio Blas Galindo
Centro Nacional de las Artes
Río Churubusco 79, esq. Calz. de Tlalpan
Colonia Country Club
R. SCHUMANN
Liederkreis, op. 39
Frauenliebe und Leben, op. 42
Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano
Fernando Saint Martin, piano
Sunday, October 20th, 2019
18:00 hrs.
Sala Carlos Chávez
Centro Cultural Universitario
UNAM
R. SCHUMANN
Liederkreis, op. 39
Frauenliebe und Leben, op. 42
Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano
Fernando Saint Martin, piano
Sunday, October 13th, 2019
17:00 hrs.
Sala Manuel M. Ponce
Palacio de Bellas Artes
CDMX
J. SOSA/C. JACOBS
I Am A Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams
Carla López-Speziale, Rosa
White Snake Projects
September 20, 21, 22, 2019
Emerson Paramount Theatre
Robert J. Orchard Stage
Boston, MA
K. SAARIAHO
L’amour de loin
(El amor distante)
Ópera de Bellas Artes
Carla López-Speziale, Le Pèlerin
March 31st, April 7th, 2019
17:00 hrs.
April 2nd, 4th, 2019
20:00 hrs.
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Avenida Juárez, Centro Histórico
06050, CDMX, México
G. VERDI
Rigoletto
Carla López-Speziale, Maddalena
February 8th, 2018, 20:00 hrs.
February 10th, 2018 17:00 hrs.
Angela Peralta Theatre
Mesones 82, Zona Centro
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
37700
R. WAGNER
Wesendonk Lieder
Orquesta Filarmónica Boca del Río
Jorge Mester, artistic director
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Friday, November 9th, 2018
20:00 h
Foro Boca
Blvd. Vicente Fox Quesada,
Pescadores, 94290 Boca del Río, Veracruz
Mexico
MARIO LAVISTA
Aura
Based on the novel by Carlos Fuentes
Orquesta Filarmónica Mexiquense
Gabriela Díaz Alatriste, conductor
Ragnar Conde, director
Aura, Alejandra Sandoval
Consuelo, Carla López-Speziale
Felipe, Alonso Sicairos-León
Llorente, Carlos López
Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris
Donceles 36, Centro Histórico, CDMX, Mexico
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
19:00 h
Sunday, September 23rd, 2018
18:00 h
Table of Silence
Buglisi Dance Theater
Artistic Director, Jacqulyn Buglisi
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
8:15 a.m.
Revson Fountain, Josie Robertson Plaza
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphonie no. 2
Resurrection
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato
Roberto Beltrán-Zavala, conductor
Cynthia Sánchez, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, alto
Friday, August 17th, 2018
Auditorio del Estado, Guanajuato, GTO.
20:00 h.
Sunday, August 19th, 2018
Teatro del Bicentenario
Roberto Plasencia Saldaña, León, GTO.
18:00 h
PERGOLESI
Stabat mater
Emily Evelyn Way, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Bavaro, conductor
February 18th, 2018
3:30 P.M.
Immaculate Conception Church
754 East Gun Hill Road
Bronx, New York
Francisco Courcelle’s
Achille in Sciro
Orchestra of New Spain
Grover Wilkins, conductor
Gustavo Tambascio/Jaime Puente, stage directors
Carla López-Speziale, Achille
Friday, February 9th, 2018, 20:00 hrs.
Saturday, February 10th, 2018, 19:30
Moody Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Bitches, Witches & Boys
Las caras de una voz
Carla López-Speziale, mezzo-soprano
Jozef Olechowski, piano
Ragnar Conde, dirección escénica y dramaturgia
Sábado 13 de enero de 2018
18:00 hrs.
Sala Carlos Chávez
Centro Cultural Universitario
Ciudad de México
9ème édition du Festival Culturel International
de Musique Symphonique l’Alger
TRIO LYRIQUE DU MEXIQUE
Juan Pablo Horcasitas, piano
Mauricio Trejo, tenor
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017, 18:30
À l’Opera d’Alger Boualem Bessaih
Algiers
Gala conmemorativa del
35º Concurso Nacional de Canto
Carlo Morelli
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bellas Artes Theatre
Palacio de Bellas Artes
October 8th, 2017
5:00 pm
J. S. BACH.
St. John Passion
Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería
Sala Nezahualcóyotl
Insurgentes Sur 3000, Ciudad Universitaria
CDMX, México
August 25th, 26th & 27th, 2017
E. ELGAR
Sea Pictures
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato (OSUG)
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Roberto Beltrán Zavala, conductor
Teatro Juárez
Sopeña s/n
Guanajuato, Centro
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Friday, February 24th, 2017
20:30 hrs.
G. BIZET
Carmen
Musica Viva, Hong Kong
Carla López-Speziale, Carmen
Friday, December 16th, 2016 7:45 PM
Saturday, December 17th, 2016, 7:45 PM
Sunday, December 18th, 2016, 2:45 PM
Hong Kong City Hall
5 Edinburg Pl, Hong Kong
W. A. Mozart
Requiem
Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Saturday, November 4th, 2016
Sunday, November 5th, 2016
Sala Nezahualcóyotl
Insurgentes Sur 3000, Ciudad Universitaria
04510, Ciudad de México
Escenia Ensamble
Presents
Bitches, Witches & Boys
FACES OF A VOICE
One Woman Show
Music by Handel, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Offenbach, Bizet and Bolcom
Ragnar Conde, playwright and stage director
Pamela Garduño, executive producer
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Jerry Steichen, piano
September 17th, 2016
8:00 PM
Marc A. Scorca Hall
The National Opera America Center
330 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Tickets on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.es/e/bitches-witches-boys-the-faces-of-a-voice-tickets-22556502105
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
South Pacific
St. Petersburg Opera Company
Mark Sforzini, conductor
Zetta Alderman, director and choreographer
Bloody Mary: Carla López-Speziale
Friday, July 1, 2016, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 3, 2016, 2:00 pm Matinee
Tuesday, July 5, 2016, 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 7, 2016, 7:30 pm
Saturday, July 9, 2016, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 10, 2016, 2:00 pm Matinee
The Palladium Theater
253 5th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Sir Coquín and the Princess Carlinda
Coquín is a clown who dreams about becoming a Wandering Knight. Magic characters will guide him through the Kingdom of “Maginia” as he searchs for virtues that will aid him in becoming one: Nobility, Honor, Justice and Courage.
His fantastic adventure in this far away place, where anything can happen because of the magic of imagination, is surrounded by authentic Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music, performed by minstrels on stage.
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Jorge Cervantes, actor and playwright
Antonio Corona, lute player and musical advisor
Tehutly López, actor and musician
Sets and lighting: Jorge Ramírez
Costumes and props: Diana Muñoz
Stage direction: Enrique Estrada
Production: Francisco Méndez Padilla
Music by anonymous composers and Marco Cara, Josquin des Prez, George F. Handel, Henry Purcell, Raïmbaut de Vaqueiras and Francisco Zavala.
Saturday, May 21st, 2016
13:00 hrs.
Teatro Julio Castillo INBA
Auditorio Nacional S/N, Miguel Hidalgo,
Polanco Chapultepec I,
11560 Ciudad de México, D.F.
Free admission
JOSÉ DE NEBRA
Ifigenia en Tracia
Orchestra of New Spain
Grover Wilkins III, conductor
Gustavo Tambascio, director
Orestes: Carla López-Speziale
Sunday, March 6th, 2016, 3:00 pm
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Albuquerque Journal Theater
1701 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Un ballo in maschera
Opera Insurgente/Pro Musica
Ulrica: Carla López-Speziale
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
Teatro Ángela Peralta
Zona Centro, San Miguel de Allende
Guanajuato, México
JOSÉ DE NEBRA
Ifigenia en Tracia
Orchestra of New Spain
Grover Wilkins III, conductor
Gustavo Tambascio, director
Orestes: Carla López-Speziale
Saturday, February 13th, 2016, 19:30
Sunday, February 14th, 2016, 14:00
Dallas City Performance Hall
2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX
75201, USA
Camerata Nova Armonía
Humberto López Sánchez, conductor
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Stabat mater RV 621 A. Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Stabat mater dolorosa. Largo
Cujus animan gementem. Adagio
O quam tristis. Andante
Quis est homo. Largo
Quis non posset. Adagio
Pro peccatis suae gentis. Andante
Eja mater, fons amoris. Largo
Fac ut ardeat. Lento
Amen. Allegro
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 J. S. Bach
(1685-1750)
“Erbarme dich...”
Messiah G. F. Handel
(1685-1759)
„Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion...“
Sunday, December 6th , 2015
12:00 P.M.
Casino Español
Isabel la Católica 29, Centro Histórico
México, D. F.
Músicos y Medicina
“Morir en Venecia”
(Death in Venice)
Richard Wagner
Conferencia-concierto
(Lecture-concert)
Adolfo Martínez Palomo
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Józef Olechowski, piano
October 15th, 2015
19:00 hrs.
Aula Mayor, El Colegio Nacional
Donceles 104,
Centro Histórico
México, D. F.
Table of Silence
Buglisi Dance Theater
Artistic Director, Jacqulyn Buglisi
Friday, September 11, 2015
8:20 a.m.
Revson Fountain, Josie Robertson Plaza
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York, NY
Ópera y Canción Mexicana
(Opera and Mexican Song)
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Jozef Olechowski, piano
Works by Meyerbeer, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Grever, Lara and others
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
8:00 pm
Museo Iconográfico del Quijote
Calle Manuel Doblado 1, Centro, 36000 Guanajuato, Guanajuato
México
Ópera y Canción Mexicana
(Opera and Mexican Song)
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Jozef Olechowski, piano
Works by Meyerbeer, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Grever, Lara and others
Friday, September 4th, 2015
7:00 pm
Parroquia Principal
Municipio de Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán
Saturday, September 5th, 2015
7:00 pm
Teatro Luis González y González
Municipio de San José de Gracia, Michoacán
Of Love and Other Passions…
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Martin Fett, cello
Michael Fennelly, piano
Monday, June 22nd, 2015
3:00 pm
Mohonk Mountain House
Music Week
1000 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
(855) 883-3798
Sergei Prokofiev
Alexander Nevsky
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
Matthias Bamert, conductor
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Coro del Estado de Jalisco
Friday, March 20th at 8:30 pm
Sunday March 22nd at 12:30 pm
Teatro Degollado
Belén esq. Morelos s/n,
Centro Histórico 44100
Guadalajara, Jalisco
México
Arias in the Springtime
Elizabeth Caballero, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Daniel Scofield, baritone
Michael Fennelly, piano
Sunday, March 29th, 2015
3:00 pm
Opera At Florham
Fairleigh Dickinson University
285 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ
Manuel de Falla
El sombrero de tres picos
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (México)
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Friday, January 30th at 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 1st at 12:15 pm
Main Hall
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Hidalgo #1, Col. Centro
Delegación Cuauhtémoc
México D.F.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN
Carla López-Speziale, Carmen
Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán
Miguel Salmón del Real, conductor
December 14th and 16th, 2014
Teatro Obrero
Zamora, Michoacán
Handel’s Messiah
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (México)
Antonio López Ríos, conductor
Sarah Shafer, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Daniel Weeks, tenor
Jeremy Gaylon, bass
Enharmonia Vocalis Choir
Fernando Menéndez, conductor
Friday, December 5th at 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 7th at 12:15 pm
Main Hall
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Hidalgo #1, Col. Centro
Delegación Cuauhtémoc
México D.F.
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (México)
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Katherine Whyte, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Thomas Studebaker, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Bellas Artes Choir
John Daly Goodwin, conductor
Friday, November 28th at 8:00 pm
Main Hall
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Hidalgo #1, Col. Centro
Delegación Cuauhtémoc
México D.F.
Saturday, November 29th at 8:00 pm
Teatro Morelos
Morelia, Michoacán
Pasión y Tormento
Música de Gustav Mahler y Richard Wagner
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Fernando Saint Martin, piano
GUSTAV MAHLER. Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen
Rückert Lieder, Des Knaben Wunderhorn
RICHARD WAGNER. Wesendonk Lieder
Saturday, November 8th, 12:00 pm
Museo Nacional de Arte
Tacuba 8, Centro Histórico
06010, México, D. F.
Free admission
G. F. Handel
Alcina
Alcina: Adriana Valdés
Ruggiero: Amelia Sierra
Bradamante: Carla López-Speziale
Morgana: Graciela Morales
Oronte: Orlando Pineda
Melisso: Armando Gama
Tempus Fugit
Christian Gohmer, conductor
Friday, October 31st
Saturday, November 1st
18:00 hrs.
Sunday, November 2nd
17:00 hrs.
Teatro de las Artes
Centro Nacional de las Artes.
Río Churubusco 79, esq. Calz. de Tlalpan, Col. Country Club, México D. F.
Pasión y Tormento
Música de Gustav Mahler y Richard Wagner
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Fernando Saint Martin, piano
GUSTAV MAHLER. Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen
Rückert Lieder, Des Knaben Wunderhorn
RICHARD WAGNER. Wesendonk Lieder
Sunday, August 31st, 6:00 pm
Auditorio Blas Galindo
Centro Nacional de las Artes. Río Churubusco 79, esq. Calz. de Tlalpan, Col. Country Club, México D. F.
Carmen
Grandes momentos
Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa
Lanfranco Marcelletti, conductor
Carla López-Speziale, Carmen
August 22 and 23, 2014
20:30 hrs.
Tlaqná Concert Hall
Avenida de las Culturas Veracruzanas
Zona Universitaria, Xalapa, Veracruz
Opera Arias and More…
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Mike Fennelly, piano
Works by Handel, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Giménez, Grever, Domínguez, Curiel and Lara
June 25th, 2014
3:00 pm
Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
Chamber Music Recital
Martin Fett, cello
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Margaret Kampmeier, piano
Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov and Poulenc
April 26th, 2014
8:00 p.m.
Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10025
Mahler. Symphony nr. 2
Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa
Celia Gómez, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Juan Carlos Lomónaco, conductor
April 11th, 2014
20:30 hrs.
Sala de conciertos Tlaqná
Xalapa, Veracruz
Mexican Music, Opera, Zarzuela
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Felipe Ramírez, piano
Friday, March 14th, 2014
18:00 hrs.
Museum of Biblical Art
7500 Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
Free and open to General Public
RSVP by March 11, 2014: (972) 238-0106
G. VERDI. IL TROVATORE
Manrico: Rodrigo Garcíarroyo
Leonora: Enivia Mendoza
Azucena: Carla López-Speziale
Conte di Luna: Armando Gama
Ferrando: Guillermo Ruiz
ProMúsica de San Miguel
Ópera Insolente
Teatro Ángela Peralta
Zona Centro, San Miguel de Allende,
Guanajuato, México
Friday, February 21st, 19:00 hrs.
Sunday, February 23rd, 17:00 hrs.
Programa I
Enero 11, 12
Shakespeare, Gluck y Strauss
La esencia del drama
Beethoven, Obertura Coriolano
Gluck: Orfeo y Euridice.
Obertura a Orfeo
Arias:
Che puro ciel...(Acto II esc 2)
Addio i miei sospiri... (Acto I Final)
Danza de las furias (Acto II)
Che farò senza Euridice... (Acto III Esc 1)
Intermedio
Richard Strauss, Así habló Zarathustra
Carla López Speziale. mezzosoprano
José Areán, Director Artístico
Sala Silvestre Revueltas del Conjunto Cultural Ollin Yoliztli.
Sábado 11 de enero 18:00 hrs.
Domingo 12 de enero 12:30 hrs.
Verdi Gala
Lorena Flores, soprano
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Leonardo Villeda, tenor
Jesús Suaste, barítono
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
Anatoly Zatin, conductor
Coro del Estado de Jalisco
Sergio Hernández, conductor
Teatro Degollado
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Friday, October 25th, 2013
20:30 hrs.
Sunday, October 27th, 2013
12:30 hrs.
English Art Song: Homage to Britten
Carla López-Speziale, mezzosoprano
Fernando Saint Martín, piano
Elgar. Sea Pictures
Vaughan Williams. Four Last Songs
Britten. A Charm of Lullabies
Conservatorio de las Rosas
Morelia, Michoacán
October 18th
18:00 hrs.
Teatro Obrero
Zamora, Michoacán
October 19th
19:00 hrs.
Free Admission