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José María Viteri Retires from Teatro Calderón After 16 Years, Unveils 2025–26 Season

He outlined plans to expand local artists’ platforms with the return of zarzuela to the Calderón repertoire

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Lola Herrera y Natalia Dicenta en 'Panorama desde el puente'

Overview

  • Viteri stepped down as director after nearly 16 years at the helm, praising his team for transforming the theater into “a more open” creative hub.
  • The 2025–26 season includes 12 mainstage productions, headlined by the musicals Mamma Mia and Tootsie and framed by new takes on classic plays.
  • Premieres such as Panorama desde el puente and Las amistades peligrosas will join performances featuring Lola Herrera, Roberto Enríquez and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.
  • Under Viteri’s tenure the theater concluded its final season with 1,931 subscribers, 95,501 tickets sold and €1.74 million in box-office revenue.
  • He committed to reinstating zarzuela with at least two annual titles to strengthen support for local and regional artists.