Germán Enrique Alcántara (baritone)
Anna Tilbrook (piano)
Roger Parker (curator)
Argentinean baritone Germán Enrique Alcántara joins pianist Anna Tilbrook for a recital of rarely heard songs by Donizetti and a selection of Latin American composers.
A graduate of the Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, Alcántara made his Opera Rara debut as Simon Boccanegra in the 1857 version of Verdi’s opera with The Hallé under Sir Mark Elder.
Several of the Latin American works will receive their UK premiere in this concert.
Gaetano Donizetti: Odi d’un uom che muore
Juan Pedro Esnaola: El desamor
Gaetano Donizetti: Mentre del caro lido
Julián Aguirre: Caminito
Gaetano Donizetti: Un baiser pour espoir
Carlos López Buchardo: Les roses de Nöel
Carlos López Buchardo: Canción de Ausencia
Gaetano Donizetti: Ov’è la voce magica
Interval
Celia Torrá: Milonga del destino
Gaetano Donizetti: Si tu m’as fait à ton image
Carlos López Buchardo: Lassitude
Gaetano Donizetti: Batte il bronzo
Alberto Williams: Milonga calabacera
Julián Aguirre: Cueca
Julián Aguirre: La lune
Gaetano Donizetti: Luna e Stelle della notte
Ana Carrique: A patay huele la luna
