– Throughout the Contest, almost 700 people will perform on stage, including musicians and choristers.
– The Contest will begin this Monday 24 with an extraordinary opening gala of exhibition in which the choir Sinfonía gala in which the choir Sinfonía de la Escuela Coral Municipal and the singer Pasión Vega will perform. singer Pasión Vega.
– In the competition phase, there will be -finally- twelve groups in the contest, three Spanish and nine foreign ones, coming from three different continents (Europe, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean). Spanish and nine foreign, coming from three different continents (Europe, America and Asia). The jury for this edition will be made up of Nuria Fernández, Julia Foruria, Filippa Phalares, Robert Sellés and David Colado.
TORREVIEJA. 21-07-2023.- The Mayor of Torrevieja and President of the Municipal Board of Trustees, Eduardo Dolon, has reported that everything is ready for this coming Monday, at 22.30h, will give the International Contest of Habaneras and Polyphony begins. Appointment that in his 69th edition, as already last year, it will be held again at the Municipal Theater due to the works archaeological excavations already carried out in the Eras de la Sal for its integral refurbishment. The capacity more The reduced size of the Theater has led the organization to plan the installation of a large screen and seats on the Vista Alegre promenade, next to the Monument to the Chorale large screen and seats in the Paseo Vista Alegre, next to the Monument to the Choralist, to follow live each of the evenings of this event follow live each of the evenings of this event that has been declared of International Tourist Interest and is Medal of Cultural Merit of the Generalitat Valenciana.
Throughout the event, almost 700 people will perform on stage, including musicians and choristers. Of these, around 380 will take part in the competition phase, with -finally- twelve groups in competition, three Spanish and nine foreign, from three continents. (Europe, America and Asia). All the choirs in competition will perform as habanera the one titled ‘Sal de mi vida’ by Víctor Daniel Lozada, along with two more habaneras libres and two polyphonies. The jury of this edition will be formed by Nuria Fernandez, Julia Foruria, Filippa Phalares, Robert Sellés and David Colado.
The choirs in competition will share 47,500 euros in the awards of the 9 prizes that are delivered in the Contest, being the most prestigious of them all the first of Habaneras “Ricardo Lafuente”, which is endowed with 12,000 euros and trophy. which is endowed with 12,000 euros and trophy.
The competition will begin this Monday, the 24th, with an extraordinary opening gala exhibition at the The Sinfonía choir of the Municipal Choir School and the singer Pasión Vega will perform. The day The following will be the musical recreation of “El Regalo: el cuento de la Habanera” (The Gift: The Tale of the Habanera) and will bring to the stage of the two local groups out of competition: the choir and orchestra “Maestro Ricardo Lafuente” and the torrevejense choir “Francisco Vallejos”. The choirs José Hódar, Manuel Barberá, Maestro Casanovas and the Orfeón de Torrevieja will intervene in the closing evening, prior to the to the interpretation of the Hymns together with the band of the Torrevejense Musical Union. The The competition is therefore reserved from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th, since the evening of Saturday 29th will be special because it will take place after an extraordinary choral gala. special because the awards ceremony will take place after an extraordinary choral gala.
In terms of broadcasting, the seven evenings will be recorded in order to prepare a special program that will be broadcast in the following days. to be broadcasted by TVE. For Spain, it will be broadcast on La2 and on Canal Internacional. three broadcasts for the Americas, Asia and Europe in different time slots. In addition, the entire will be broadcasted live online from the Patronato’s website www.habaneras.org and will be presented by Elena Sánchez, TVE journalist who was already in charge of the editions from 2017 to 2019. 2019.
Parallel to the Contest, the Board has organized a full parallel program that will expand this great week of culture and idiosyncrasy torrevejense expand this great week of culture and idiosyncrasy torrevejense outside the Municipal Theatre itself Municipal and includes different recitals at the confluence of the pedestrian streets Concepción with Fotógrafos Darblade under the name of “Tardes de habaneras” as well as a striking performance of accordion and soloists accordion and soloist performance from a balcony of the Miguel Hernández square, scheduled for 21.30h of July 29th. Do not miss the X edition of the International Days of the Habanera and the Choral Singing and will conclude with an official reception for the choirs.