The Community of Madrid has converted Velintonia in an exceptional setting with the singer's concert Miguel Poveda, a tribute to Vicente Aleixandre and the Generation of '27, which brought together the public and authorities at the Nobel Prize winner's former home. The recital, held on October 1, was conceived as an open and friendly event to bring poetry to new audiences.
The evening served to inaugurate the cultural programming of the property, acquired by the regional government in April with a view to its conversion into the future House of PoetryThe event was attended by the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport, Mariano by Paco Serrano, and is part of the path towards the commemorations that will culminate in 2027, the year of the centenary of the Generation of '27 and the 50th anniversary of Aleixandre's Nobel Prize.
Velintonia, literary memory and project for the future
The historic Velintonia house, where Aleixandre settled in 1927, was the epicenter of gatherings and meetings with poets and intellectuals such as Lorca, Dámaso Alonso, Cernuda, Maruja Mallo or Concha Méndez. The Community of Madrid acquired it for 3,1 millones de euros to restore it and turn it into a living museum dedicated to poetry.
The concert took place in the garden of the house, under the shade of the emblematic Lebanese cedar planted by Aleixandre, and inaugurated the space with the program Finally in Velintonia, a format that combined singing, music and visual arts to revive the creative essence of the place.
Miguel Poveda's recital
Accompanied by the guitarist Jesus Guerrero and with the artistic intervention of EduArtGranada, Miguel Poveda articulated a tour through verses and heartbeats of the Generation of '27, putting into dialogue the Flemish with the words of Aleixandre and his contemporaries. The proposal demonstrated the validity of that aesthetic impulse almost a century later.
The Ministry of Culture stressed that initiatives like this allow bring poetry closer to citizens and consolidate Velintonia as an open cultural reference, with a program capable of building bridges between tradition and contemporary creation.
attendance was free with prior registration through the website of the Teatros del Canal, a system that facilitated orderly access to the venue and which will likely be maintained in future activities. The premiere of this cycle confirmed the commitment to a stable calendar of recitals, meetings and exhibitions.
Towards the House of Poetry
The project of the House of Poetry plans to open Velintonia to visitors, researchers and literature lovers, with museum and creative spaces, as well as educational actions to revitalize the neighborhood and strengthen Madrid's role as a cultural capital.
Following the purchase of the property in April and the open days in July, the roadmap includes comprehensive rehabilitation and a Estimated opening in 2027, in sync with the double anniversary that will put Aleixandre and the Generation of '27 at the center of the cultural agenda.
A symbol that continues to beat
The premiere in Velintonia reaffirms the value of guarding the literary heritage and activate it with proposals that connect it with the present. The concert-recital format has proven effective in attracting diverse audiences and projecting the Nobel Prize winner's work beyond the strictly academic sphere.
More than a mere tribute, the performance raised a dialogue between music, visual arts and poetry that resonated with the sensitivity of those who filled the garden. The house, once again inhabited by verses and chords, recovers its vocation of meeting place for creation.
The combination of an enclave steeped in history, the interpretive power of Miguel Poveda and sustained institutional planning constitutes a turning point: Velintonia begins a stage in which its past radiates the future, with the citizenship as the true protagonist.