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The birth of a symphony
I have just delivered the score of my first symphony, “Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda: Symphony in Four Movements” titled after the homonymous novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Commissioned by the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España to commemorate the … Continue reading
Posted in Composing
Tagged Bel Canto, David Afkham, David Bowie, Festival Internacional Cervantino, First Symphony, Giacinto Scelsi, Guanajuato, Gustav Mahler, Jimmy Lopez, Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, Low, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Miguel de Cervantes, National Orchestra of Spain, OCNE, Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Roxane Coss, Symphony
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The final stretch
All things must come to an end, but sometimes the end can signify new beginnings. Just a few days ago I delivered the final piano/vocal score of “Bel Canto”: over 400 pages of some of the most inspired music I’ve … Continue reading
Past the middle mark
So here we are at the start of a new year, and a little less than two years before the premiere of “Bel Canto”. But first let’s take a quick look back at 2013: I started work on the score; … Continue reading
Posted in Bel Canto
Tagged #teambelcanto #BelCanto, 2013 Prince Prize, 2014, Anthony Freud, Cosi fan tutte, Danielle De Niese, Jimmy Lopez, Kevin Newbury, Live in HD, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Met, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Nilo Cruz, orchestration, piano reduction, piano vocal score, Prince Charitable Trusts, Prince Prize, Renee Fleming, Rusalka, Ryan Opera Center, short score, Sir Andrew Davis, world premiere
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It’s time for music!
There’s no feeling like flying back home; especially after a rewarding stay in Chicago, a city that has welcomed me on more than one occasion and always succeed in making me feel like one of its own. This flight is … Continue reading
Posted in Bel Canto
Tagged Anthony Freud, auditions, Bel Canto, Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Tribune, Colin Ure, Danielle DeNiese, Jimmy Lopez, John von Rhein, Juilliard School of Music, libretto, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Nilo Cruz, Otello, Renee Fleming, Robert Lepage, Simon Boccanegra, Stephen Wadsworth, Sunday Afternoon in the Park with George, The Tempest, Thomas Adès, Verdi
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Libretto in the works
The world premiere announcement last February at the Lyric Opera of Chicago left us all with an incredible feeling of expectation. We were mesmerized by the extensive press coverage that followed and by how fast the news spread throughout the … Continue reading
A journey begins
Today is a special day. It marks the end of an intense period of preparation and the beginning of an equally intense period of artistic creation. The Lyric Opera of Chicago has entrusted me with the task of composing a … Continue reading
