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2017-06-13 09:00:30
More Developments In Venezuela
The 6/10/2017 edition of the New York Times published an excellent article by Ana Vanessa Herrero and Nicholas Casey that provides additional details about the ongoing protests in Venezuela and how music is playing an increasingly important role. It’s important to make time in your schedule to stay on top of these developments as the increase of El Sistema related participants in protests is not something to overlook. In this piece, the authors report that 19-year-old el Sistema violist Armando Cañizales was shot and killed by government soldiers. According to the article, he was unarmed and not engaged in any violent activity.
2016-10-18 05:13:00
[…] "Turandot". I have been perusing the Colón presentations since 1911; truly great singers and conductors up to 1966 (Caballé-Tucker-Bartoletti). Now comes this one from Buenos Aires Lírica. I am sorry that I can´t be happy with the results. It´s very hard to find a first-rate duet of protagonists, and neither Macarena Valenzuela (Chilean) nor Eric Herrero (Brazilian) were quite up to the requirements. She wasn´t in her best vocal condition and her high range was clearly uncomfortable in the first two acts; she bettered in the Third and was in fuller command in the crucial final aria, "Sola, perduta, abbandonata". And Herrero was taxed by the frequent top notes; he has them, but not with the timbric quality they need: the […]
2016-02-23 15:00:54
Beyond the forest
[…] gratifyingly high degree of competence in tackling the challenging recitative. There were no coloratura fireworks to contend with but difficult melismatic passages sometimes threatened to go off the rails. Most everyone sang idiomatically while they were simultaneously coping with Vinokur’s intensely physical direction which was refreshingly restrained given the work’s non-stop racy hijinks. The small black-box space in the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater featured a versatile, marvelously painted landscape backdrop by Charlap Hyman & Herrero dotted with doors and a few movable screens. The vigorous performers darted, rolled, swooned and raged in and out of this unit set clad in Austin Scarlett’s chic, snazzy costumes, which revealed a lot of skin, particularly the men’s. Scarlett did indulge in one over-the-top coup-de-théâtre at the beginning of the second half garbing Giunone in a splendidly voluminous gold gown which covered the floor of the entire performing space. The afternoon was dominated […]
2016-01-08 03:39:00
[…] if BAL did it some years ago. August 5, 7, 11 and 13. Ramiro Casasbellas conducts and Crystal Manich produces. Principals: Nazareth Aufe, Montserrat Maldonado, Omar Carrión and Silvio Sperandio. Finally, Puccini´s "Manon Lescaut" on October 14, 16, 20 and 22. Mario Perusso is the conductor, André Heller Lopes the producer. Singers: Macarena Valenzuela, Eric Herrero and Bauer. Juventus Lyrica´s choices aren´t very enticing: Lehár´s "The Merry Widow" was programmed by them a few years back, now they will offer it on May 6 , 8, 12 and 14; and I believe they also did Gluck´s "Orfeo ed Euridice" ; the dates now will be August 19, 21, 25 and 27. […]