Posts Tagged ‘Astor Piazzolla’
Camarada Brings Live Performance with Audience (!) Back to Bread and Salt
Titling Camarada’s 2020-2021 season as well as this Sunday concert Unstoppable, their program at Bread and Salt featured engaging but lesser known composers of the 20th and 21st Century—with the exception of a spirited closing number by the adored Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.
Read MoreWith Bandoneon Maestro Raul Jaurena, Camarada Fêtes Piazzolla and Tango
In Tribute to Astor Piazzolla, San Diego’s Camarada ensemble filled La Jolla’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, with the scintillating rhythms and sharp accents of Argentine tango.
Read MoreCamarada Brings Rich Tango Program to Balboa Park’s Mingei Museum
The chamber ensemble Camarada’s highly charged “Te Amo Tango” program at the Mingei International Museum on Sunday, February 18, continued San Diego’s infatuation with tango, recently inspired by San Diego Opera’s sexy production of Astor Piazzolla’s tango opera “Maria de Buenos Aires.”
Read MorePiazzolla’s Tango Opera: A Smoldering Surrealist Portrait
Friday’s opening night performance of San DIego Opera’s production of Ástor Piazzolla’s tango opera “María de Buenos Aires” offered a surrealist story and the tantalizing allure of Piazzolla’s brilliant music . . .
Read MoreBaritone Paul La Rosa: the Inside Story of ‘María de Buenos Aires’
San Diego Opera’s upcoming production of Ástor Piazzolla’s tango opera María de Buenos Aires brings more than a new opera to San Diego. It opens a window on the rich Argentine musical culture for which the late composer has become an instantly recognizable symbol.
Read MoreArdor Trio Debuts at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum
A new San Diego ensemble—the Ardor Trio—made an auspicious debut Saturday, September 30, at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum . . .
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