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Scenes from Llantos 1492, the world’s first famenco opera, by Israeli guitarist and composer Adam del Monte, will be presented in a piano and guitar reduction with Shana Blake Hill, soprano; Gabriel Manro & Roberto Perlas Gómez, baritones; Clara Rodríguez & José Cortés, flamenco voices; Daniel Helfgot, narrator; Mercedes Juan Musotto, piano; Adam del Monte, guitar and Kassandra Kochochis, cajon..
As its musical core, Llantos utilizes the rhythms and forms of flamenco–the national music of Spain–to tell a story set during the Spanish Inquisition, a story about the persistance and triumph of identity in a time of intolerance. It is the protagonists’ “Llantos,” their deep lament, that forms the emotional basis for the opera.
Presented by Fred Fox School of Music & Tucson Guitar Society
Tickets are $10, with discounts for students, TGS members. Available from the UA Fine Arts Box Office, tickets.arizona.edu, or from the Tucson Guitar Society, TucsonGuitarSociety.org. This event will be open seating.