When and where does Bridget Bazile sing in Santa Brígida?
Bridget Bazile takes the stage at the Centro Cultural de Santa Brígida (the town’s cultural centre) on Saturday 5 December 2026 at 20:00, backed by her New Orleans Gospel Stars. The gospel singer comes from New Orleans, and entry is free, according to the programme.
The events calendar names the Gospel Canarias Fest as organiser. The festival also lists the concert as a free evening in its 2026 programme.
The announcement gives no street address, and it is not confirmed that the hall is the Centro Cultural de la Villa. A report on a town hall event in 2025 gave this address: calle Nueva 12.
Do visitors and residents need a ticket?
Anyone free on 5 December needs no ticket, going by the details so far. The events calendar also marks the concert as family-friendly.
The programme mentions no ticket, booking or registration for Santa Brígida. Whether seats go on a first-come basis, or whether there is a cap, is not confirmed.
In practice, it is best to arrive early and check the official website shortly beforehand. There is no information on getting there, buses or parking.
Who is Bridget Bazile?
According to AATA, Bridget Bazile comes from Metairie in Louisiana and graduated from Tulane University. An event notice from Lanzarote also names the University of New Orleans and a win at the Leontyne Price Competition.
She took second prize at the Metropolitan Opera National Council in 1999 and first prize at the Meistersinger competition in Graz in 2001. At the Gospel Canarias Fest in 2022, she sang in “Stars of Gospel”.
AATA reports that she performed at the Teatro San Bartolomé on Lanzarote in December 2022, marking her tenth European tour. She closed the Jazz Voyeur Festival on Mallorca with the New Orleans Gospel Choir, but the source does not give the year.
What does such an evening involve, and what has it cost so far?
What will be on stage on 5 December is open, as repertoire, backing band and running time are not published for Santa Brígida. One guide is a production the Teatro Cervantes in Málaga staged on 22 December 2023.
It was called “The New Orleans Gospel Stars” and “The Streets of New Orleans”, ran for 1 hour 30 minutes without an interval and had 14 performers. The theatre said the repertoire ranged from old hymns through well-known hits to funeral jazz.
Tickets in Málaga cost 36, 27, 20 or 12 euros, depending on category. In La Laguna, “Stars of Gospel” tickets cost 15 to 25 euros in 2022, while Santa Brígida charges no entry, according to the programme.
For the 2023 line-up, the theatre named Vincent Balse as pianist and artistic director, plus six singers. It is not confirmed whether the same musicians are coming to Santa Brígida.
Which gospel concerts follow in December?
The Gospel Canarias Fest lists more evenings in its 2026 programme, all at 20:00. On 12 December, The New Orleans Gospel Choir performs “Streets of New Orleans” at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with a ticket link.
On Tenerife, Cinque Cullar & The International Peace Troupe play the Teatro Leal in La Laguna from 4 to 7 December. The Daniel Thomas Experience follows on 13 December at the Auditorio Infanta Leonor in Los Cristianos, Arona.
The Black Heritage Choir closes the series on 20 December at the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The festival site still shows the line-up as incomplete, so more dates may be added.
On Gran Canaria in earlier years, the Mississippi Mass Choir appeared on 14 December 2024 and the South Carolina Gospel Choir on 13 December 2025, both at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. According to a programme notice, the Powerhouse Gospel Choir also sang in Santa Brígida’s parish church on 6 December 2024.
What is still open?
It is not confirmed whether the Concejalía de Cultura (the town council’s culture department) in Santa Brígida co-organises or co-funds the concert. The calendar names only the Gospel Canarias Fest.
Capacity, doors-open time, backing musicians and song choice are not published. A Christmas programme from the council for 2026 could not be found so far, and the 2025/26 programme ran from 4 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.
The council’s agenda on the official website could bring further details, though no date for that is known. Until the concert on 5 December, the festival site and the events calendar remain the places to check.