The 7th Konex Classical Music Festival will begin tomorrow with a gala dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi

Ang Konex Foundation presents the 7th Konex Classical Music Festival, dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner and talented composers of the operatic genre.

Throughout the five days, the Ciudad Cultural Konex will be the scene of a first-class program with accessible tickets and for all spectators.

The Festival invited unique soloists to perform arias, duets and trios from operas of the greatest exponents of the genre: Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Mozart and the representatives of Bel Canto such as Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti.

Singers of recognized national and international trajectory will offer a specially selected repertoire to conquer a wide audience.

The programming

The opening, the Wednesday 4it is included in the gala Verdi. Highlightswith a performance by the Festival Lírica Orchestra performed by Carlos Vieu and the voices of Mónica Ferracani, Marina Silva, Alejandra Malvino, Enrique Folger, Gastón Oliveira Weckesser and Leonardo López Linares.

Ang Thursday 5 the Bellisomi Quintet, string ensemble, will be performed with Marcelo Ayub on piano to perform the gala Mozart and Bel Canto. Singing will be Jaquelina Livieri, Constanza Díaz Falú, Darío Schmunck, Alejandra Malvino, Omar Carrión and Hernán Iturralde.

Ang Friday 6 this will be the gala Wagner. Great Overtures and Preludesa full orchestral performance by Carlos Vieu and the Festival Lírica Orchestra.

Ang saturday 7 matches the gala Puccini. important tasks. With Carlos Vieu and the orchestra, Marina Silva, Daniela Tabernig, Enrique Folger and Gastón Oliveira Weckesser will sing.

The ballet gala, rescheduled

Due to the positive cases of COVID in the cast of Ballet Gala at the Operascheduled for Sunday, May 8, the function will be rescheduled for Week 15 May at 7:30 pm The Buenos Aires Ballet company will perform under the direction of Federico Fernández with choreography by Emanuel Abruzzo. BAB’s First Figures and the Stable Ballet of Teatro Colón will dance.

It will be available to those who have purchased their ticket for the new date. In case of non -attendance, they may request a refund of the amount by mail until Friday, May 13 at [email protected]

Also for the little ones

complete the schedule Sleepless! nonsensical lyrical, a children’s show by Juventus Lyrica, with a book and direction by María Jaunarena. A journey into the magical world of opera with the most famous works of Mozart, Wagner, Donizetti and Bellini translated into Spanish and for the whole family.

The 2022 edition

Regarding the new edition of this Festival, Luis Ovsejevich, President of the Konex Foundation, commented that “Opera is a genre where singing, poetry, music, theater and the visual arts come together, so It becomes an art that has a unique power of expression .. This is one of the reasons why, after centuries, opera continues to summon and move.

“After previous editions of the Festival, where we focused on different composers, it seems appropriate to dedicate 2022 to Lyric.

“With Carlos Vieu and Marcelo Ayub, we projected gala nights and we chose a repertoire of operatic highlights with the aim of bringing the public closer to a careful selection, allowing soloists to shine and at the same time considering the richness of a genre that is still valid, ”he concludes.

Since 2015, the Konex Foundation has hosted the Konex Classical Music Festival, showcasing the work of great masters of classical music and in the presence of renowned performers, reaffirming its commitment to culture in each edition.

The 7th Konex Classical Music Festival is possible thanks to patronage from the City of Buenos Aires and the support of sponsors such as Banco Santander.

From May 4 to 8 at Ciudad Cultural Konex, Sarmiento 3131. Tickets from $ 1000 are on sale at www.cckonex.org or www.festivalkonex.org

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