Valencian Community Orchestra
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The Valencian Community Orchestra , is an orchestra
based in Valencia, Spain
and the resident orchestra of Valencia’s opera house
, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
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directs this festival which includes several opera programs, concerts and recitals.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
based in Valencia, Spain
Spain
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and the resident orchestra of Valencia’s opera house
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain...
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History
The Orchestra was created in 2006 to be the orchestra of the new opera house. Since the first season the music director of the orchestra is the French-born American conductor Lorin MaazelLorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel is an American conductor, violinist and composer.- Early life :Maazel was born to Jewish-American parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France and brought up in the United States, primarily at his parents' home in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. His father, Lincoln Maazel , was...
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Festival of the Mediterranean
Each year the conductor Zubin MehtaZubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
directs this festival which includes several opera programs, concerts and recitals.