A technological and retro-futuristic reinterpretation of Verdi’s classic
La jove Aïda is the first collaboration between the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Fundació Òpera a Catalunya, a reimagining of Verdi’s great work designed for children aged 8 and over and starring a young heroine who creates video games.
La jove Aïda offers a reinterpretation of Verdi’s iconic Aida, with musical arrangements that blend the essence of the original opera with new compositions. Exploring the permeability of the boundaries between reality and fiction, the dramaturgy of La jove Aïda places us in a virtual world in which Aina, the young protagonist of this story, takes on the conflicts and emotions of the characters in Verdi’s opera.
A technological and audiovisual staging that recreates the retro-futuristic aesthetic of early video games while also allowing a contemporary reinterpretation of the mythical set design created by Josep Mestres Cabanes in 1945 at the Liceu for the opera Aida.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Petit Liceu, La jove Aïda is being presented on a tour across Catalonia before arriving at the Gran Teatre del Liceu next season.
la jove aïda
Original music: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Musical adaptation and composition: Marian Márquez
Stage direction and dramaturgy: Jordi Casanovas
Visual artistic direction: Onionlab
01/02/2026 – 07/02/2026
A reinterpretation of Verdi’s opera with adaptations of the most significant excerpts from Aida and newly composed passages.
Approximate running time: 60 min.
For ages 8 and up
Performance with surtitles
Visual effects: the performance contains audiovisual projections
CAST
Rosa Maria Abella
Aina/Aida
Joan Garcia-Gomà
Ramon/Amonasro
Arnau Torres
Radames
Yasmin Forastiero
Amneris
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| Creative concept | Jordi Casanovas, Marian Márquez, Onionlab | ||
| Musical adaptation and compositionl | Marian Márquez | Stage direction and dramaturgy | Jordi Casanovas |
| Visual artistic direction | Onionlab | Set design and digital scenography production | Onionlab |
| Lighting | Laura Iturralde | Costume design | Onionlab, with TXU Studio Joana Poulastrou |
| Musical direction | Dani Perpiñán | Technical and creative residency spaces | Teatre La Sala de Rubí, Teatre-Auditori Emma Vilarasau de Sant Cugat |
Ensemble of the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
A production of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in collaboration with the Fundació Òpera a Catalunya
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Provision of spaces for technical residency and creation:
Teatre La Sala, Rubí City Council, and Teatre Auditori Emma Vilarasau, Sant Cugat del Vallès.
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performances
FEBRUARY 2026
Sant Cugat del Vallès,
Teatre-Auditori Emma Vilarasau
Sunday, February 1, 12 h
Tarragona, Teatre Tarragona
Friday, February 6, 10.30 h
Friady, February 6, 18.30 h
Saturday, February 7, 12 h
Saturday, February 7, 18.30 h
OCTOBER 2026
Barcelona,
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Saturday, October 3, 11 h
Sunday, October 4, 11 h
Saturday, October 10, 11 h
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