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“It’s unusual for women to lead opera houses,” says EstefaniacAviles. Her classical and opera singing experience in Italy, Spain and Budapest prompts her to say this, although she notes that Mexico is something of an exception (with Maria Katzarava’s appointment as artistic director of the Compania Nacional de Opera).
Mariachi Galas
The International Mariachi Festival presents its six traditional flagship galas at the Degollado Theater, in addition to one “Classic/Magno” concert at the Auditorio Telmex. The nation’s top mariachi bands are joined by the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra.
Free open-air concerts
City center’s opening public concert on the Paseo Fray Antonio Alcalde (facing the Rotunda) on Sunday, August 25, 6 p.m. With the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and top bands.
The City Hall backed Orquesta Metropolitano Guadalajara offers free concerts in July. Friday, July 12, 7 p.m. at Teatro Torres Bodet.
After a successful first edition in 2023, the U.S.-Mexico Kaleidoscope short film contest and festival returns for a second year.
For the second year in a row, Guadalajara will host the annual Ariel Awards recognizing the best of Mexican cinema.
OFJ season
English conductor Paul Goodwin has stepped up to the plate at the last minute as a replacement to take the baton for the fourth program of the summer season of the Jalisco Philharmonic.
