Festival Cap Rocat Kicks Off Its 5th Edition In Mallorca

The Madina Mayurqa Foundation and nan Cap Rocat denote nan commencement of nan 5th version of nan Festival Cap Rocat, which takes spot starting connected Friday, August 1st, done Sunday, August 3rd.

“After nan occurrence achieved nationally and internationally successful erstwhile editions, successful which nan show has established itself arsenic 1 of nan main philharmonic events of nan European summer, this year, nan Festival Cap Rocat will connection 3 philharmonic events successful which to bask nan performances of prestigious artists of classical music,” nan festival’s website states.

The magnificent sensory acquisition of a life transpires successful nan singular mounting that is nan fort of Cape Enderrocat, successful Llucmajor, Mallorca. The fort, built successful 1889, was equipped pinch cannons powerful capable to protect Palma from nan fiercest of enemies.

The ancient wall ‘dresses up’

Now, nan fort receives nan honour of having outstanding stars of classical euphony of world renown. The ancient wall is dressed up to person nan world-renowned Pretty Yende, Maxim Vengerov, Anna Netrebko, among others. All framed successful a unsocial taste acquisition connected nan separator of nan Mediterranean.

Since its commencement successful 2021, nan Festival Cap Rocat has grown to go 1 of nan astir important events successful nan Balearic Islands. 

The Festival Cap Rocat Inspira was created pinch nan purpose of supporting and projecting emerging talent successful nan section of classical music. Through a cautiously designed training program, we connection young performers nan opportunity to cleanable their creation successful a unsocial environment, surrounded by renowned artists and mentors of world prestige.

This year, nan programme is being expanded for nan first clip and is organised astir 3 complementary activities: An inaugural session, which will unfastened nan measurement for reflection and inspiration.

Promoting euphony excellence

A maestro people pinch nan soprano Pretty Yende, directed to 4 singers who person been selected successful auditions held successful Mallorca, successful collaboration pinch nan Coro Festival Cap Rocat, and Madrid, wrong nan Crescendo programme of nan Friends of nan Teatro Real. The selected singers are Cristina Van Roy and Inma Hidalgo (Coro Festival Cap Rocat), and Lucía Iglesias and Natividad Oval (Crescendo program).

A closing activity, which will see nan information of 2 salient euphony critics of nan land (to beryllium confirmed).

This abstraction of brushwood betwixt generations seeks not only to beforehand philharmonic excellence, but besides to cultivate nan sensitivity, productivity and creator committedness of those who correspond nan early of music.

In summation to creating taste events, nan Foundation is besides focused connected preserving section traditions and nan architectural practice of Mallorca.