"Unrivaled joy, technical élan and questing spirits."—Los Angeles Times
Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago...This lively retelling of Cervantes' classic story of the beloved and befuddled Don features Spanish Renaissance and Baroque guitar music and a script based on Edith Grossman's recent critically acclaimed translation.
FALLA: “Danza ritual del fuego” from El amor brujo BIZET: Carmen Suite Arr. KANENGISER: "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote" (based on Cervantes' Don Quixote and music from Medieval and Renaissance Spain)
Pre-concert talk at 7:30pm (Buttenwieser Hall) with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University.
In addition to the video above, listen to a podcast with LAGQ's Bill Kanengiser.
Date & Time: Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 8:30pm
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd StreetDirections
This event is underwritten by Sharon Dolch, Lawrence Hita & The Hita Foundation.
Art of the Guitar and the 92nd Street Y Guitar Institute are supported by The Leir Charitable Foundations, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir; The D'Addario Music Foundation and The Augustine Foundation.
Programs, venues, instructors/moderators are subject to change or cancellation without notice
