Co-presented by La Jolla Music Society and San Diego Opera
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano & Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar
Noche Latina
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One of the brightest vocal stars of our day joins a tremendous guitar virtuoso for an unforgettable evening showcasing the rich, magnificent musical traditions of Spain. This intimate evening pairs multiple GRAMMY© Award-winner Isabel Leonard, the glamorous mezzo-soprano who has dazzled opera lovers at the great houses worldwide, with Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar.”
Prelude lecture at 6:30 PM
Lecture by Meghan Hynson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of San Diego
BIZET
Près des remparts de Séville from Carmen
MOZART
Voi che sapete from Le nozze di Figaro
OFFENBACH
Tu n’es pas beau, tu n’es pas riche from La Périchole
ROSSINI
Canzonetta Spagnuola
TÁRREGA
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (solo guitar)
DE FALLA
Selections from Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
ALBÉNIZ
Asturias (solo guitar)
GARCÍA- LORCA
Canciones Españolas Antiguas
DYENS
Tango en Skäi (solo guitar)
GARDEL
El día que me quieras (tango)
RAMÍREZ
Alfonsina y el Mar (zamba)
CARRILLO
Sabor a mí (bolero)
