At the 19th Annual Ópera Latinoamérica Conference, experts debated about the future of cultural funding and the urgent need to adopt innovative business models to safeguard artistic independence. "The main challenge, then, is to stop assuming that generating revenue turns culture into a business," reflects Paulina in her new opinion
With a renewed format, Ópera Latinoamérica will launch its 2026 series of Digital Forums for members of the network. Unlike previous years, the sessions will be more interactive, creating a networking space that encourages peer-to-peer exchange of experiences and knowledge among professionals from the different areas of OLA member organizations.Promoting
Ópera Latinoamérica (OLA) has joined the Culture for the Planet Alliance, a global community that brings together arts and cultural organizations, professional associations, networks, and researchers committed to advancing sustainability across the cultural sector.Together with Alliance members from around the world, we look forward to contributing to the collective development
From 24 to 26 September 2026, the gathering will open conversations and spaces to reflect on female leadership and the representation of women in the performing arts. The Ibero-American version of Abriendo el Telón, a guide for the prevention, care and redress of gender-based violence in the sector, will also
The conference, which brought together leaders of theatres, festivals and lyric companies from Ibero-America, concluded with a partnership agreement with the Association for Opera in Canada, the opening of the Vissi d'Arte exhibition, and the announcement of Rio de Janeiro as host city for the 20th Annual Conference in 2027.The
A guide to discovering cultural spaces, architecture, gastronomy, and urban routes during OLA’s 19th Annual Conference.“Filled with rain / And a handful of sand / In the handkerchief. / Sometimes I remember / The light of its cloudy sky / And I caress it / As one caresses a pearl
Lima will be the Ibero-American opera capital during the second half of June. As part of the 19th Annual Latin American Opera Conference, the city's theaters will host a week of complementary activities, including two opera premieres—one by Rossini and a jewel of the American Baroque—the opening of an exhibition
Ópera Actual, the leading opera magazine in Spanish, publishes its first special issue presenting the programming of more than 40 Ibero-American theatres, festivals, and lyric companies from the Ópera Latinoamérica network. With contributions from organisations across 12 countries in the region and presentations by Ópera XXI, Ópera Europa, and OPERA
The 19th OLA Annual Conference will take place between 16 and 19 June
El Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Teatro Municipal de Las Condes, Centro GAM, Teatro Regional del Maule, Teatro Biobío y Teatro del Lago implementaron la innovadora plataforma XR Stage.