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Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15

From September 15 to October 15, the world observes Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring the culture of Hispanic Americans. On this occasion, Stingray Classica takes part in a celebration of their history, heritage, and accomplishments. On Sunday, October 6 at 21:00, French-Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón is accompanied by the Südwestdeutsche Kammerphilharmonie Konstanz in a wonderful recital recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie. In the recital, Villazón performs various arias by opera composers such as Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Francesco Cilea. The special closes on Sunday, October 13 at 21:00 with an interesting documentary on the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). In ‘Villa-Lobos: from Bach to Brazil’, narrator Carlos de Andrade guides us through the composer’s life, from his humble beginnings as the cello-playing son of a demanding librarian serenading in Rio de Janeiro's many cafés, to the bigger-than-life maestro Heitor Villa-Lobos whose quintessentially Brazilian music is recognized and respected the world over.


Rolando Villazón - One Night in Berlin

Sunday, October 6 | 21:00

French-Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón (1972) is accompanied by the Südwestdeutsche Kammerphilharmonie Konstanz in performing a colourful recital from the Berliner Philharmonie. In this concert from 2006, Villazón performs various arias by Italian opera composers like Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Cilea and Mascagni. On the program are also some French works by Massenet, like Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père from Le Cid and Toute mon âme est là! Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemp from ‘Werther’. Through his uniquely compelling performances with leading opera houses and orchestras around the world, Villazón established himself as one of the music world’s most beloved stars and one of the leading tenors of our day. The Times heralded him as “the most charming of today’s divos.”


Villa-Lobos: from Bach to Brazil

Sunday, October 13 | 21:00

Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is to Brazil what Giuseppe Verdi and Jean Sibelius are to Italy and Finland: his compositions have come to embody the very soul of his native country. In Villa-Lobos: from Bach to Brazil, narrator Carlos de Andrade guides us through young Tuhu's journey through life, from his humble beginnings as the cello-playing son of a demanding librarian serenading performing in Rio de Janeiro's many cafés, to the bigger-than-life maestro Heitor Villa-Lobos whose quintessentially Brazilian music is recognized and respected the world over. Interspersed with numerous contemporary music performances and rare footage of the composer at work and at home, the documentary also sheds invaluable light on Villa-Lobos' estimable role in the development of Brazil's new-found national identity.

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