Hong Kong Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Cervantes with a 'Don Quixote' Musical

The Hong Kong City Hall Theater will host East of La Mancha: Songs inspired by "Don Quixote" on 9(th) November 2016, a gala concert to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. His masterpiece, Don Quixote of La Mancha, is considered the first modern novel. This concert will feature works from Spanish zarzuela to French art song and Broadway musical inspired by the hero Don Quixote and sung by Hong Kong's leading operatic singers. Some of these pieces are going to be performed in Hong Kong for the first time. The music will be accompanied by readings of excerpts from Don Quixote and from the poetry anthology Quixotica: Poems East of La Mancha. Supported by the Consulates of Spain and Mexico in Hong Kong and Macao, this unique event blends music and literature across cultures and genres.

Date: 9 November 2016 (Wed) 7:30pm
Production: Musica Viva - Lo Kingman, Artistic Director
Singers: Joyce Wong (soprano), Carol Lin (mezzosoprano), Samuel Huang (tenor), Sammy Chien (baritone), Isaac Droscha (bass-baritone), Musica Viva Singers (choir)
Piano: Natalia Tokar, Alexander Wong
Narrator: Nicole Garbellini

REPERTOIRE:

Maurice RAVEL : Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Rodolfo HALFFTER: Tres epitafios for a capella choir
Jules MASSENET : Scenes et duo de l'opera 'Don Quichotte'
Ruperto CHAPI : Aria from the zarzuela La venta de Don Quijote
Francisco ASENJO BARBIERI : Ovillejo, aria from Don Quijote
Jacques IBERT : Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte
Mitch LEIGH : Highlights from the musical Man of La Mancha

READINGS FROM:

"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes
"Quixotica: Poems East of La Mancha" by local poets

FULL PROGRAMME
Price: HKD180 - HKD250
TICKETS SALES @ URBTIX : https://ticket.urbtix.hk/internet/

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