Cecilia Duarte

Ars Lyrica Houston Celebrates Baroque Music From Hispanic Cultures in CROSSING BORDERS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2024

GRAMMY-nominated ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston will present Crossing Borders, a festive evening of music from the 17th and 18th century Spanish and Latin American eras.

Ars Lyrica Houston Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

Ars Lyrica Houston has announced their 21st anniversary season, Ties That Bind. Learn more about the six mainstage subscription programs here.

Mozart and More Set for Tafelmusik 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2024

Tafelmusik has revealed the details of its 2024/25 season. Learn what to expect from the programs and see how to purchase tickets.

Bach Collegium San Diego Will Perform Handel's MESSIAH in a Cross-Border Collaboration
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country's leading ensembles, celebrates the holiday season with Handel's beloved oratorio Messiah with performances both in English and Spanish featuring BCSD's commissioned Spanish libretto by Mario Montenegro, and delivered with BCSD's customary virtuosity and vibrancy. 

Five Boroughs Music Festival Opens 2023-24 Season With REENCUENTROS
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2023

Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) presents Cecilia Duarte, Trio Chapultepec, and percussionist Jesús Pacheco for its 2023-2024 season opener, Reencuentros, on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 7:30pm. The informal performance will take place at Five Boroughs Brewing Company in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with a subsequent concert on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:30pm at Flushing Town Hall in Queens.

Five Boroughs Music Festival to Kick Off 2023-2024 Season With Cecilia Duarte, Trio Chapultepec & Jesús Pacheco
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2023

Five Boroughs Music Festival will present Cecilia Duarte, Trio Chapultepec, and percussionist Jesús Pacheco for its 2023-2024 season opener.

Duarte Sings MY LATINO HEART At The Music Institute of Chicago, September 23
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2023

The Music Institute of Chicago's 2023–24 season of Nichols Concert Hall Presents opens with mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte performing a program entitled “My Latino Heart” Saturday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, in downtown Evanston.  

Caramoor Summer Season Opens With Audra McDonald & Orchestra of St. Luke, June 17
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2023

Caramoor officially opens its 2023 summer season on June 17 with a concert featuring vocalist Audra McDonald, alongside Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL).

Review: New York Becomes HOMETOWN to Kaminsky-Reed Opera About ICE Raid on Slaughterhouse in Iowa
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 11, 2022

HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD--the 70-minute contemporary chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed about the aftermath of a 2008 raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa--is about as far from the Midwest of Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN imaginable.

Five Boroughs Music Festival Presents CASTLE OF OUR SKINS At Schomburg Center, November 18
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2022

​​​​​​​Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) co-presents the New York City debut of Boston-based arts institution Castle of our Skins in Love Affects at the Langston Hughes Auditorium at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on Friday, November 18, 2022 at 7:00pm.

Houston Grand Opera's Popular Mariachi Opera, El Milagro Del Recuerdo, Returns On December 8
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2022

On December 8, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) welcomes the holiday season with the return of composer Javier Martínez and librettist Leonard Foglia's heartwarming, family-friendly, company-commissioned mariachi opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering.

Town Hall Presents NY Premiere Of Laura Kaminsky And Kimberly Reed's Opera HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022

The Town Hall continues its 2022/23 concert series spotlighting women composers who have shaped American culture with the New York premiere of composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Kimberly Reed's searing new chamber opera Hometown to the World on Saturday, November 5 (8 pm).

Five Boroughs Music Festival Announces Fall 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2022

​​​​​​​ Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) – champions of chamber music in all corners of NYC – has announced its Fall 2022 season, which features the Queens, Bronx, and Manhattan premieres of the Five Borough Songbook, Volume III, and Love Affects by Castle of our Skins featuring Angel C. Dye.

Town Hall Celebrates Four Women Composers This Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2022

The Town Hall has announced details on a series of concerts spotlighting four esteemed women composers who have shaped American culture over the decades: the “Mother of Contemporary Gospel music,” Dr. Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark; legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins; acclaimed opera composer Laura Kaminsky; and trailblazing composer/singer Meredith Monk.

Ars Lyrica Houston Opens Its 2022-23 Season With HAIL, BRIGHT CECILIA!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2022

On Friday, September 23 at 7:30 pm, Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston begins its 2022-23 season with an exultant concert in Zilkha Hall featuring eight solo singers and a colorful Baroque orchestra.

Single Tickets For Houston Grand Opera's 2022�"23 Season Now On Sale
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2022

Houston Grand Opera's mainstage 2022–23 season has something for everyone and is comprised of 46 performances across seven productions.

Music Ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston and Rothko Chapel to Present Meditative Program for Summer Solstice
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022

On June 21st, Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston, in collaboration with the Rothko Chapel, will present a reflective program of medieval music, entitled Contemplation in Light, in observance of the Summer Solstice. Two mainstage Ars Lyrica musicians, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte and percussionist Jesús Pacheco, have carefully curated an hour-long immersive experience in the Rothko Chapel with solo voice and percussion instruments.

Five Boroughs Music Festival And On Site Opera Present The Premiere Of FIVE BOROUGH SONGBOOK, VOLUME III
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2022

Five Boroughs Music Festival and On Site Opera present the premiere of the Five Borough Songbook, Volume III with two performances: on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 7:30pm in a free concert at Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch, co-presented by BPL Presents; and on Sunday, April 24 at 4:00pm at Trinity Lutheran Church on Staten Island. Pre-concert composer chats take place a half hour prior to each concert.

Five Boroughs Music Festival And On Site Opera to Present The Premiere Of FIVE BOROUGH SONGBOOK, VOLUME III
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2022

Five Boroughs Music Festival and On Site Opera will present the premiere of the Five Borough Songbook, Volume III with two performances: on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 7:30pm in a free concert at Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch, co-presented by BPL Presents; and on Sunday, April 24 at 4:00pm at Trinity Lutheran Church on Staten Island.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Bold New 2022-2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2022

Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2022–23 season, featuring a new production of Dame Ethel Smyth's rarely-performed masterpiece The Wreckers, the triumphant return of HGO-commissioned mariachi opera El Milagro del Recuerdo, the U.S. premieres of Opéra National de Paris and Royal Opera House's production of Werther and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía of Valencia's production of Salome, and beloved HGO classics La traviata, The Marriage of Figaro, and Tosca.