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SUMMARY:Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer In Song
DESCRIPTION:Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870) is widely considered the quintessential Spanish Romantic author. His poetry was crucial in the establishment of the Spanish Lied\, and its impact on Spanish music has been far-reaching. Song settings of Bécquer’s ‘Rimas’ span over a century and feature breath-taking variety\, offering unique insights into the evolution of Spanish art song. \nJennifer Hamilton and Ricardo Gosalbo direct Trinity Laban singers and pianists in this performance with a programme of songs by celebrated composers such as Manuel de Falla\, Joaquín Turina and Federico Mompou\, as well as lesser-known gems by Enrique Fernández Arbós and José María Guervós. \nWith the kind support of the Instituto Cervantes London. \nPeacock Room\, King Charles Court\nTickets: Free\, booking required
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/gustavo-adolfo-becquer-in-song/
LOCATION:Peacock Room\, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance\, King Charles Court\, Old Royal Naval College\, London\, SE10 9JF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Recitals
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ORGANIZER;CN="Instituto Cervantes London":MAILTO:cenlon@cervantes.es
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241107T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241107T190000
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SUMMARY:Songs at Six: French and Spanish Operetta
DESCRIPTION:Romance\, glittering ballgowns\, dizzying waltzes\, and abundant quantities of champagne feature in this semi-staged performance of operetta highlights from France and its Pyrenean neighbour\, Spain.  \nLed by Charlie Morgan and Ricardo Gosalbo\, Guildhall School singers and pianists surrender to the irresistible melodies of Jacques Offenbach\, Charles Lecocq\, André Messager\, Manuel Fernándex Caballero\, and Pablo Sorozábal.
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/songs-at-six-french-and-spanish-operetta/
LOCATION:Milton Court Concert Hall – Guildhall School of Music & Drama\, 1 Milton Street\, London\, EC2Y 9BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Zarzuelas
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ORGANIZER;CN="Guildhall School of Music & Drama":MAILTO:info@gsmd.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250215T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250215T210000
DTSTAMP:20250108T212254Z
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SUMMARY:Discover Spanish Zarzuela
DESCRIPTION:In this overview of the unique lyric-dramatic genre\, rising star mezzo-soprano Julia Merino and acclaimed pianist Ricardo Gosalbo embark on a musical journey to sunlit Spain to explore Zarzuela’s vast riches. In collaboration with Instituto Cervantes Leeds\, this recital will feature Zarzuela highlights by masters of the genre such as Rupert Chapí\, Gerónimo Giménez\, Pablo Luna\, and José Serrano. \nJosé Serrano – Canción de la gitana\, from La alegría del batallón\nRuperto Chapí – Romanza de Socorro\, from El barquillero\nVicente Lleó – Cuplés babilónicos\, from La corte de faraón\nJosé Serrano – Canción de Rosina\, from La canción del olvido\nPablo Luna – Canción española\, from El niño judío\nRuperto Chapí – Canción de Pastora\, from La patria chica\nGerónimo Giménez – Sierras de Granada\, from La tempranica\nJosé Serrano – Palomica aragonesa\, from Los de Aragón\nRuperto Chapí – Carceleras\, from Las hijas del Zebedeo \nJulia Merino began her piano and singing studies in her hometown\, Málaga (Spain). Awarded with the “Elizabeth Sweeting” scholarship\, she is currently finishing the opera course programme at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) with professors Janice Chapman and Marcus van den Akker.\nAs a soloist\, she has worked with various national and international orchestras. Some of her notable performances in Spain include oratorios with the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra and the University of Jaén Orchestra\, as well as participations with the Málaga Symphony Orchestra in projects such as Amor Brujo (Falla) or the Metalírica Festival at the Echegaray Theatre (Málaga). She also participated in the “Encuentro de Música y Academia de Santader” during the summer of 2024.\nJulia made her operatic debut with Northen Opera Group (Leeds) in the production of the opera Frida in the summer of 2023. Upcoming operatic projects include the debut of the role of Fanny Price in Mansfield Park (Jonathan Dove)\, as well as the debut of the role of Dido in Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)\, both productions taking place in London. Upcoming projects include a piano and singing recital at the Sociedad Económica de El País (Jaén\, Spain) and mezzo soloist debut in Mendelssohn’s Elijah next March 2025. \nRicardo Gosalbo is a Spanish-French collaborative pianist\, musical director and researcher. He works as a vocal coach at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance\, Guildhall School of Music & Drama\, and City Lit where he also teaches piano and harmony. A devoted champion of Spanish and Hispano-American music\, Ricardo combines his duties as director of the Hispanic Music Series with his research on Spanish vocal music.\nRicardo works regularly with singers and has appeared at venues such as the Barbican\, Wigmore Hall\, the Purcell Room\, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Kings Place in London\, the Chapelle Royale in Brussels\, the Salle Cortot in Paris\, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig\, the Kulturpalast in Dresden and the Filharmonia Narodowa in Warsaw. He has also been featured on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune programme and several Spanish national broadcasters.\nA multifaceted music collaborator\, Ricardo is a founding member of the Deco Ensemble\, praised as ‘one of the UK’s foremost tango ensembles’\, with whom he has released two albums. He has also worked extensively with contemporary dancers and choreographers\, having performed with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch and the Polish Dance Theatre.\nRicardo trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. His mentors have included Eugene Asti\, Iain Burnside\, Graham Johnson\, Martin Katz\, Malcolm Martineau\, Peter Schreier and Roger Vignoles. He has won several prizes\, including the ‘Prix de Lied’ at the Concours International de chant-piano Nadia et Lili Boulanger\, the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform and the Paul Hamburger Prize for voice and piano duo.
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/discover-spanish-zarzuela/
LOCATION:Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall\, Woodhouse\, Leeds\, WoodLS2 3AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Lecture-recitals,Online broadcasts,Recitals,Zarzuelas
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ORGANIZER;CN="Instituto Cervantes Leeds":MAILTO:cenlee@cervantes.es
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SUMMARY:'A qué aguardan mis voces’: hidden gems of Spanish vocal music
DESCRIPTION:A recital of Spanish vocal music in which the acclaimed tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado and pianist-musicologist Ricardo Gosalbo explore different lyric-dramatic genres such as opera\, zarzuela\, tonadilla and oratorio\, offering a selection of little-known gems. Presented by the Instituto Cervantes Manchester-Leeds\, this recital features composers such as Sebastián Durón\, Fernando Ferandiere\, and Pablo Sorozábal.
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/a-que-aguardan-mis-voces-hidden-gems-of-spanish-vocal-music/
LOCATION:Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama\, The University of Manchester\, Bridgeford St\, Manchester\, M15 6FH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Lecture-recitals,Zarzuelas
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SUMMARY:"A qué aguardan mis voces": un recorrido histórico por los géneros musicales escénicos en España
DESCRIPTION:A lecture-recital of Spanish vocal music in which the acclaimed tenor Jorge Navarro Colorado and pianist-musicologist Ricardo Gosalbo explore different lyric-dramatic genres such as opera\, zarzuela\, tonadilla and oratorio\, offering a selection of little-known gems. Presented by the Instituto Cervantes Manchester-Leeds\, this recital features composers such as Sebastián Durón\, Fernando Ferandiere\, and Pablo Sorozábal.
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/a-que-aguardan-mis-voces-un-recorrido-historico-por-los-generos-musicales-escenicos-en-espana/
LOCATION:St Cecilia’s Hall – The University of Edinburgh\, 50 Niddry St\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1LG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Golden Ages
DESCRIPTION:Pianist and researcher Ricardo Gosalbo is a champion of Spanish and Hispano-American song and a director of the Hispanic Music Series. He introduces some of the principal poets of these divergent but connected art song traditions\, from the ‘Golden Age’ of Spanish poets in the 16th and 17th centuries\, through Romanticism and into the 20th- century. Joined by the Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano\, Ricardo references the poetry of Cervantes\, Bécquer\, Neruda and others\, and their settings by composers including Obradors\, Turina and Revueltas. \nPROGRAMME \nFernando Obradors (1897 – 1945)\nConsejo\nfrom Canciones Clásicas Españolas\, Vol. 2\nJoaquín Rodrigo Vidre (1901 – 1999)\nCoplas del pastor enamorado\nEduard Toldrà (1895 – 1962)\nMadre\, unos ojuelos vi\nfrom Seis canciones castellanas\n*****\nManuel de Falla (1876 – 1946)\nOlas gigantes\nJosé María Guervós y Mira (1870 – 1944)\nXXI: ¿Qué es poesía?\nfrom Rimas de Bécquer\nJoaquín Turina (1882 – 1949)\nRima\nfrom Tres arias\n*****\nFrederic Mompou (1893 – 1987)\nPastoral\nfrom Deux mélodies\nFederico García Lorca (1898 – 1936)\nEl café de Chinitas\nfrom Canciones españolas antiguas\n*****\nModesta Bor (1926 – 1998)\nCanción de cuna para dormir un negrito\nfrom Tríptica de poesía cubana\nXavier Montsalvatge (1912 – 2002)\nCanto negro (1945)\nfrom Cinco canciones negras\nCarlos Guastavino (1912 – 2000)\nEncantamiento (1922)\nErnesto Lecuona (1895 – 1963)\nCanción del amor triste\nfrom Cinco canciones con versos de Juana de Ibarbourou\nCarlos Guastavino (1912 – 2000)\nMilonga de dos Hermanos\nYvette Souviron (1914 – 2015)\nAl banco solitario
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/golden-ages/
LOCATION:The Levine Building\, Trinity College\, Trinity College\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, OX1 3BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Lecture-recitals
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oxford International Song Festival":MAILTO:boxoffice@oxfordsong.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260120T190000
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SUMMARY:Tribute to Manuel de Falla 150
DESCRIPTION:A musical tribute to the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla on the 150th anniversary of his birth\, kindly supported by the Instituto Cervantes. \nCurated by Ricardo Gosalbo\, the program features vocal works by Falla himself\, as well as pieces by other contemporary composers and writers who were part of his close circle of friends\, collaborators\, teachers\, and students. These include Rafael Alberti\, Claude Debussy\, Federico García Lorca\, Carlos Guastavino\, Rodolfo Halffter\, María de la O Lejárraga\, Frederic Mompou\, Xavier Montsalvatge\, Francis Poulenc\, Maurice Ravel\, Joaquín Turina\, and Rogelio Villar. These illustrious names gathered here demonstrate not only the great admiration and esteem that Falla enjoyed\, but also the central place he occupied in the cultural landscape of his time. \nPerformers: Liberty Anstead (soprano)\, Ana Laura Camacho (soprano)\, Claire Campbell (soprano)\, Caitlin Carey (soprano)\, Agnes Chauvet (guitar)\, Clare Galwey (mezzo-soprano)\, Mahtab Ghamsari (soprano)\, Sophie Hanson (soprano)\, Alique Khambatta (piano)\, Anna Pearson (soprano)\, Ruth Peel (mezzo-soprano)\, Anoushka Rajwade (soprano)\, Olivia Shatwell (mezzo-soprano)\, Serafyma Lomeiko (mezzo-soprano)\, Alisa Mansurova (soprano)\, Kateryna Marusyk (mezzo-soprano)\, Ilona Nastase (mezzo-soprano)\, Julia Swapp-Capdevila (soprano)\, Boya Wang (soprano)\, Doris Wong (soprano)\, Xinyi Wu (harp)\, Yafei Yu (piano)\, and Anna Yule (mezzo-soprano). \nADMISSION FREE\, BOOKING REQUIRED VIA THE FOLLOWING EVENTBRITE LINK:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/musical-tribute-to-manuel-de-falla-150-tickets-1977497131152
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/tribute-to-manuel-de-falla-150/
LOCATION:Peacock Room\, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance\, King Charles Court\, Old Royal Naval College\, London\, SE10 9JF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Instituto Cervantes London":MAILTO:cenlon@cervantes.es
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261031T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261031T191500
DTSTAMP:20260813T111217Z
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SUMMARY:Tribute to Manuel de Falla 150
DESCRIPTION:A musical tribute to the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla on the 150th anniversary of his birth\, kindly supported by the Instituto Cervantes. \nCurated by Ricardo Gosalbo\, the program features vocal works by Falla himself\, as well as pieces by other contemporary composers and writers who were part of his close circle of friends\, collaborators\, teachers\, and students. These include Rafael Alberti\, Claude Debussy\, Federico García Lorca\, Carlos Guastavino\, Rodolfo Halffter\, María de la O Lejárraga\, Frederic Mompou\, Xavier Montsalvatge\, Francis Poulenc\, Maurice Ravel\, Joaquín Turina\, and Rogelio Villar. These illustrious names gathered here demonstrate not only the great admiration and esteem that Falla enjoyed\, but also the central place he occupied in the cultural landscape of his time. \nPerformers: Raphaela Papadakis (soprano)\, Elena Jáuregui (violin)\, Ricardo Gosalbo (piano)
URL:https://www.hispanicmusic.co.uk/event/tribute-to-manuel-de-falla-150-2/
LOCATION:St Cecilia’s Hall – The University of Edinburgh\, 50 Niddry St\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1LG\, United Kingdom
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