Theatre & Dance Events in Bilbao

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Bilbao
Verdi's La Traviata opens the 75th ABAO Opera Season
17 oct - 26 oct
TheaterFrom 29 €

Bilbao prepares for an extraordinary operatic event with Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece at the Palacio Euskalduna. 🎶✨

ABAO Bilbao Opera opens its 75th Season with a magnificent staging of "La Traviata", starring Jessica Pratt and Javier Camarena.

🎶 ABAO BILBAO OPERA: LA TRAVIATA

📅 From October 17 to 26, 2026

🕐 19:00 and 19:30

📍 Palacio Euskalduna, Bilbao

🎟️ 29 / 300 €

📖 Love, drama, and elegance in vibrant Paris

"La Traviata" returns to Bilbao to offer an intense emotional journey. Set against the glamorous Parisian backdrop, the opera follows an impossible love story that combines scenic elegance and heartfelt drama, standing as a timeless classic beyond fleeting trends.

Conducted by Francesco Ivan Ciampa, the Euskadiko Orkestra and the Bilbao Opera Chorus perform unforgettable melodies, ranging from the world-famous drinking song to Verdi's most delicate and heartbreaking passages.

🎶 A lavish production from Teatro Massimo di Palermo

This staging from Teatro Massimo di Palermo is directed by Mario Pontiggia, known for his theatrical grandeur. The visual design evokes the Belle Époque with Art Nouveau and Art Déco elements, featuring striking sets and sumptuous costumes by Francesco Zito.

The leading roles are brought to life by two internationally acclaimed stars: soprano Jessica Pratt and tenor Javier Camarena, who have forged a close bond with the Bilbao audience across four landmark performances.

✨ An unmissable operatic evening to launch the season with Verdi's enduring passion.

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Bilbao
Dantzaldia 2026 presents "A ojo" at Sala Rekalde
24 sep - 15 dec
TheaterFree

The Dantzaldia 2026 festival brings to Bilbao the contemporary dance piece "A ojo", a duet created and performed by Carmen Fumero and National Dance Award winner Dácil González. 🎭✨

The performance is part of the Dantzaldia 2026 festival programme and is developed with the collaboration of DDCdanza – Daniel Doña, Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo, and Centro Coreográfico Canal.

🎭 A OJO

📅 From September 24 to December 15, 2026

🕐 19:00

📍 Sala Rekalde, Bilbao

🎟️ Free

📖 Observing with the naked eye

"A ojo" is an 18-minute dance piece reflecting on looking with the naked eye, free of optical instruments that alter observation. The creation explores how what is perceived is shaped by the subjective viewpoint of the observer, linking perception to the way things and events are experienced in space.

With continuous change as the only constant element, the choreography discovers fissures across skin and surfaces that reveal ways of understanding the world and oneself. The piece features original music and sound accompaniment by Looking For Nafara and Aurora Arteaga Álvarez, photography by Miguel Zomas, and management by Claudia Morgana – Danzas del mundo.

🎭 Compañía Carmen Fumero

Compañía Carmen Fumero is led by Tenerife choreographer Carmen Fumero and dancer Miguel Zomas. Founded in 2012 as an experimental research project after winning First Prize at the Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid, their work has toured Spain, North America, Africa, and Asia.

Their creative methodology relies on impulse and improvisation, drawing from intuition and constant transformation without rigid forms, predefined boundaries, or predetermined aesthetic goals.

✨ An intimate contemporary dance experience at Sala Rekalde.

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