July 31 Free concert by soprano Pilar Jurado and the OSRM in San Javier
The first event of the International Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance at the auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier
The 55th International Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance in San Javier gets under way on Thursday 31st July with a free concert by soprano Pilar Jurado and the Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM), beginning at 22.00 in the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa.
The orchestra is conducted by Manuel Hernández-Silva while the repertoire of songs to be performed includes pieces like Casta Diva from Bellini’s opera “Norma” and others from “Turandot”, “Madame Butterfly”, “Carmen”, “Adriana Lecouvreur”, “Rusalka”, “Fausto” and “Porgy And Bess”, among various others. There is also an instrumental interlude with zarzuela music from “La boda de Luis Alonso” by Gerónimo Giménez.
Pilar Jurado has become the first woman to present a premiere of her own work, La Página en Blanco, at the Teatro Real in Madrid, and has composed numerous others for other artists. She has also worked with a Spanish metal band (Mägo de Oz) and performed baroque music with electronic rhythms and fused with elements of bossa nova, jazz and cinema music.
She has worked with many of the most w important orchestras in the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Nacional de España and the Strasbourg Symphony Orchestra as well as the OSRM.
The festival continues in San Javier until 21st August with a selection of Spanish language dramatic performances (including versions of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona and Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire) , music and dance: for the most interesting on the programme keep your eyes peeled on the “What’s On” listings for San Javier!
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
