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Xavier Alern, director of Opus One, was interviewed by journalist Herme Cerezo about our concerts in Valencia and Alicante. The Valencian journalist conducted an extensive interview with Alern, delving into personal aspects of both the Catalan musician and Mike Oldfield's career and style. This took place during the concert we gave at the La Rambleta theater in Valencia, where we met and arranged the interview. Cerezo is very familiar with Oldfield's music and wanted to learn

Xavier Alern

7 days ago1 min read

Interview with Xavier Alern for Cadena Ser in Alicante

Journalist Juanfran Corredera interviews Xavier Alern about the upcoming Opus One concert at the Teatre Principal in Alicante. We talked about the current status of Mike Oldfield 's Tubular Bells , its complexity, as well as the English author's working procedures. Xavier Alern (Photo: Mario Wurzburguer) We also discussed the history of Opus One , the focus of our concerts and Mike Oldfield 's audience .

Xavier Alern

Apr 301 min read

Interview in "Etiqueta Negra"

Xavier Alern has been interviewed again, in this case for the program - and podcast - Etiqueta Negra of Radio Enlace from the Hortaleza district ( Madrid ). A "luxury" program hosted by Aquilino González , Javier Lara , Rosalía de Pedraza , Álex and Paco Aragón at sound control. Taking advantage of the Opus One band concert in Madrid, we arranged this interview in the Retiro Park. Unfortunately, we had to repeat it a few days later by phone, because it had been recorded b

Xavier Alern

Mar 281 min read

Xavier Alern interviewed in CatMúsica

Marta Lanau and Albert Torrens interview Xavier Alern for the program "Assaig General" about Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn and the upcoming concert at the Palau de la Música Barcelona. You can listen to the interview (in Catalan) via this link: <iframe title="audio 1269673" src="https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/audio/1269673/embed/" allowfullscreen scrolling="no" frameborder="0" width="500px" height="281px"></iframe>

Xavier Alern

Feb 271 min read