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2024-04-19 16:54:19
Pacific Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez are delighted to announce the 2024-25 Pops Series, promising a lineup that is as diverse as it is captivating. This season, we invite you to join us on a remarkable musical journey that spans the realms of Broadway, holiday classics, and iconic rock and Latin hits, all performed with the dynamic Hollywood sound of our orchestra.
2023-09-14 23:09:36
In anticipation of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15) and Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16), Pacific Symphony’s Principal Pops Conductor, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was honored this week to accept the “Mexicanos Distinguidos” silver medal and diploma from Atlanta-based Mexican Consul General Javier
2021-03-06 05:22:00
Classical Music News of the Week, March 6, 2021
[…] de RappacciniAs COVID-19 restrictions continue, Chicago Opera Theater announces an update to its digital production slated for April 24, 2021. Instead of the previously announced Il Postino, COT will now offer the Chicago premiere of La hija de Rappaccini, also by Daniel Catán, based on a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne.This staged Spanish-language opera will feature native Spanish speakers in principal roles and on the creative team, with Latinx director Crystal Manich and conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez, both making company debuts, at the helm.With remarkably timely plot threads like scientific innovation and love at a distance, La hija will be live-streamed from the Field Museum, world-renowned for its work in the natural sciences. The stunning hanging gardens in the main hall will be lowered to create the setting for this tale of botanical experimentation.For details, visit https://chicagooperatheater.org/season/hija--Beth Stewart, Verismo CommunicationsMNM Festival: Free Webcast ExtendedThe 10th edition of the MNM festival has […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2016-08-30 18:14:05
Pittsfield Butterfly Warrants Attention
[…] no surprise that Weston Hurt delivered a nuanced Sharpless with his unfailing rich baritone. We heard Benjamin Tayler’s remarkably beautiful and powerful baritone alas only briefly in the cameo role Yamadori. But on that basis, we imagine he would be pretty fab when he has performed that dissoluto punito,“The Don.” Credit must be due to General Director Loy (and his extensive professional associations) for corralling these recognized stalwarts with extensive national or international credits. Enrico Lopez-Yañez’s choral preparation and performance were consistently strong. The singers all came from the greater Berkshire region. And kudos to them all. As to our two principals, Inna Los (Butterfly) and Jason Slayden (Pinkerton), we wonder if we have damned them with extravagant praise previously. Moldovan Los’s exquisite movement and acting coupled with a soprano faultless throughout the entire tessitura should be less astonishing upon reviewing her extensive credits. such as Butterfly at Lyric Opera […]