Who hasn't heard the aria La donna è mobile (Woman is fickle) from the opera Rigoletto? How can we forget the thrilling Ritt der Walküren (Ride of the Valkyries) that sounds in that unforgettable scene from Apocalypse now! (Apocalypse now!) , the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film? They are two of the melodies of classical music, composed in the 19th century, that have stood the test of time and are, to this day, heard and recognized by (almost) everyone. Its creators, the Italian Giuseppe Verdi and the German Richard Wagner, were born 200 years ago and will therefore be honored by a select cast of Peruvian singers and musicians in the 2013 Centenary cycle, organized by the Peruvian Music Board, sponsored by of various institutions, including Teacher Spill.
In addition to Verdi and Wagner, who are undoubtedly two of the best-known classical music composers of all time, Centenaries 2013 will also be an opportunity to discover the work of two other musicians who, although less popular, also left a brilliant sound legacy in the 20th century. We are referring to the British Benjamin Britten, born 100 years ago; and Frenchman Francis Poulenc, whose death marks his 50th birthday. Britten and Poulenc, like Verdi and Wagner, dedicated their entire lives to music and left, for posterity, impressive compositions for piano and orchestra, operas, concerts and choral works of great quality.
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) and Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) will be remembered on Monday 9 , Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11, at the Auditorium of the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano-IPCNA (Av. Angamos Oeste 120, Miraflores), from 7:30pm. Admission is free.
Edrama Magisterial invites all lovers of classical music to enjoy these concerts. This is the schedule:
MONDAY 9: Singing and piano recital
Participate: Special guests from Florida Gulf Coast University (USA), Jeanie Darnell (soprano) and Michael Baron (piano) participate in this recital. Celebrating the centenary of Benjamin Britten, they will perform some of his works. Likewise, they will play pieces by Francis Poulenc, fifty years after his death. They will complete the program with works of the chamber music genre by Verdi and Wagner, reflecting another facet of their creation, different from the operatic, mostly diffused.
TUESDAY 10: Tribute to Francis Poulenc:
Participate: the second date is dedicated entirely to Poulenc. Carmen Escobedo and Diego Puertas (piano), professors from the National Conservatory of Music, will perform the Sonata for four hands and the Concerto for two pianos. Carlos Otárola (oboe) and Luis Vargas (clarinet), principal musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, will perform, together with the young Sini Rueda (flute), the best of the French composer's chamber music repertoire.
WEDNESDAY 11: poetry and songs in concert
Participate: Wilson Hidalgo (tenor), Rosa Parodi (soprano), Giuliana Contreras (piano), outstanding performers who graduated from the National Conservatory of Music, will offer a varied program with works by the four honored composers.
La donna è mobile, sung by Andrea Bocelli. It belongs to Act III of the opera Rigoletto, written in 1851 by Giuseppe Verdi.