El terrible Pérez
Instituto Cervantes 102 Eaton Square, London, United KingdomVideo projection of the zarzuela: El terrible Pérez (Terrible Pérez), by Arniches, García García Álvarez, López Torregrosa and Valverde. In Spanish with English subtitles. Introduction by Carlos Aransay. In partnership with:
Razones de estado: El Quijote en la zarzuela
Instituto Cervantes 102 Eaton Square, London, United KingdomLecturer / Conferenciante: Begoña Lolo (Directora del Centro Superior de Investigación y Promoción de la Música de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) Lecture in Spanish / Conferencia en castellano ABSTRACT / RESUMEN El Quijote fue desde el primer momento de su publicación una obra muy utilizada por los compositores europeos como tema de inspiración, en …
Romances
Song in the City The Parish and Ward Church of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, Bishopsgate, London, United KingdomProgramme: - “La Maja Dolorosa” Tonadilla de E. Granados - “La zagala alegre” E. Toldra - “Anhelos” de J. Turina - “De los álamos vengó,madre” de J. Rodrigo - Marinero en tierra, Rodolfo Halffter - La corza blanca, Ernesto Halffter - Cançó del Teuladí Joaquín Rodrigo - Trobadoresca Joaquín Rodrigo - Del Cabello más sutil, …
Two anniversaries: Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) & Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
St James's Church, Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly, London, United KingdomELENA GRAGERA, Mezzosoprano ANTON CARDÓ, Piano PROGRAMME: MIGUEL DE CERVANTES: Poets of his time ROBERT GERHARD (1896-1970) & GIL VICENTE (1470?-1536): “Por do pasaré la sierra” FREDERIC MOMPOU (1893-1987) & SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ (1542-1591): “Cantar del alma” ENRIQUE GRANADOS (1867-1916) & LUIS DE GÓNGORA (1561-1627): “Lloraba la niña” (De “Canciones Amatorias”) JOAQUÍN RODRIGO …
Bécquer Settings
Silk Street Music Hall - Guildhall School of Music & Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London, United KingdomGustavo Adolfo Bécquer is one of the most famous and celebrated authors in Spanish literature. His poems, though short and few, are considered one of the pillars of modern Spanish poetry, and their mark beyond Spanish literature is patent in Spanish music with the large number of composers who have set his verses to music. …
Francisco de Goya in love and song
Grace Belgravia 11c W Halkin Street, London, United KingdomLecture-recital with Dr Jacqueline Cockburn, Karen Schriesheim (soprano), Jorge Navarro Colorado (tenor) and Dan Bovey (classical guitar) Programme to include: Fernando Sor (1778-1839) - Cesa de atormentarme - Mis descuidados ojos - El que quisiera amando - Puede una buena moza Enrique Granados (1867-1916) - Callejeo (from ‘Tonadillas en estilo antiguo’) - El majo olvidado …
The Music of Murillo
Kings College London Strand, London, United KingdomCelebrating four hundred years of the birth of Murillo in 1617 and closing the symposium Murillo in Perspective, Guildhall postgraduate singers perform settings of Spanish Golden-Age lyrics by Joaquín Turina, Eduard Toldrá, Joaquín Rodrigo, Joaquín Nin, Fernando Obradors and Frederic Mompou against a vibrant backdrop of some of Murillo's finest drawings and paintings. Curated by …