Goyo Montero, ballet director at Hanover State Opera, welcomes Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during his state visit Spanish accompany. In late November he will travel as a special guest to, among other places, his hometown of Madrid and the Basque Country, the Hanover State Theater announced. The focus of his trip was a state banquet at the invitation of King Felipe VI.
With his visit, the Federal President respected the diversity and density of German-Spanish relations, which are also reflected in the cultural exchanges and artistic collaborations between the two countries, he said. Hannover.
The invitation to the ballet director was an expression of the importance given to culture during this visit. Montero, who was born in Madrid in 1975, takes over as ballet director in the Lower Saxony state capital for the 2025/26 season.
The Federal President will be the first German head of state to visit the Basque town of Guernica and commemorate Germany’s shared history and role in the Spanish Civil War, as announced by the Office of the Federal President.
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