‘Idomeneo’ opera opens at Madrid’s Teatro Real
On 19 February, Madrid’s Teatro Real premieres a new version of Mozart‘s Idomeneo, Rè di Creta, a co-production with the Canadian Opera Company of Toronto and
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Spanish master Bermejo arrives in Barcelona
Some 21 oil paintings by the 15th-century Spanish master painter, Bartolomé Bermejo, have gone on display at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) as part
Taiwan protests Spain deportations to China
Taiwan has hit out at Spain after two Taiwanese fraud suspects were deported to China despite objections from the government in Taipei and human rights groups. Returning
Spanish victims of church sex abuse speak out
A trickle of accusations of sexual abuse against priests in schools and seminaries is starting to erode the wall of silence in Catholic Spain, whose
Cantabria hit with 50 fires
Regional authorities in northern Spain have said they are battling around 50 fires, some of which were deliberately set. By last night, 48 fires were
Opinion: Brexit and democracy
I am writing this in reply to the article by David Rouse (Opinion: Tribalism and polarisation, from Brexit to Catexit, published 14 February). I am
Opinion: Catalonia – a critical reflection
‘It is happening again,’ says the giant to FBI Special agent Dale Cooper in David Lynch’s mystery series Twin Peaks. This sentence came to me
Hundreds of thousands march against Catalan trial
Over 200,000 people marched through Barcelona today against the high-profile trial of Catalan independence leaders that started this week, according to Barcelona’s Guàrdia Urbana police.
Franco Foundation to appeal dictator’s exhumation
The Spanish government, which has pledged to exhume Francisco Franco from his opulent mausoleum, on Friday gave the late dictator‘s family two weeks to decide
Concerts coming up in Madrid and Barcelona
In the coming weeks, various bands visit Spain to perform as part of their current tours. Below is a round-up of who you can see