Amparo Navarro and Javier Agulló perform excerpts from opera and zarzuela at the Palau de les Arts
12.06.2013
Valencia. Soprano Amparo Navarro and tenor Javier Agulló sing excerpts from opera and zarzuela, accompanied on the piano by José Ramón Martín Díaz, in the recital entitled 'Jealousy', this Thursday, June 13, at 8:00 p.m. at the Teatre Martín i Soler.
The Valencian performers close the cycle of recitals of the VI Festival del Mediterrani at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía with this evening.
For the first part, Amparo Navarro and Javier Agulló have selected romances and duets from some of the most celebrated works of the quintessential Spanish lyric genre that share the theme of jealousy with Verdi's opera.
On the lectern are: 'It doesn't hurt that he's leaving', from La rosa del azafrán , by Guerrero, 'You're right, friend' and 'That little white handkerchief', from La Chulapona , by Moreno Torroba, 'What do you care that he's not coming' from Los claveles , by Serrano, and 'Made of a moonbeam' and 'Love, my race knows how to conquer' from La leyenda del beso , by Soutullo and Vert.
After the break, the soprano from Faura and the tenor from Elche delve into the German, Italian and French operatic repertoire.
This second part opens with 'Dich teure Halle' from Tannhäuser , by Wagner, followed by 'Io l'ho perduta' from Don Carlo , by Verdi, 'Eccomi giunto inosservato...' from Otello , by Rossini, 'Morrò, ma prima in grazia' from Un ballo in maschera , by Verdi, to conclude with 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée' and 'C'est toi, c'est moi' from Carmen , by Bizet.
Amparo Navarro and Javier Agulló
Amparo Navarro boasts a wide repertoire of zarzuela performances, including leading roles in productions of titles such as * El barberillo de Lavapiés *, * La Calesera *, *Los gavilanes *, *La leyenda del beso* , * Luisa Fernanda* , and *La del Soto del Parral *. Throughout her career, she has recorded *La verbena de la Paloma * on DVD and participated in the CD *Viva Madrid* with Plácido Domingo, who recently directed her in Moreno Torroba's * Luisa Fernanda * at the Florida Grand Opera in Miami.
The Valencian singer also has a significant operatic career, with roles in titles such as La Bohème , Carmen , Così fan tutte , I due Foscari , Gianni Schicchi , I Lombardi , Norma , Otello , Tosca , and Le Villi . She made her debut at the Palau de les Arts in 2008 in Iphigénie en Tauride with Plácido Domingo, both conducted by Patrick Fournillier.
Javier Agulló has sung Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio), El barberillo de Lavapiés (Luis) at the Wiener Kammeroper, Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo), Otello (Casio), Così fan tutte , El retablo de Maese Pedro , Le villi (Roberto), Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton), La traviata (Alfredo), Norma (Pollione), Nabucco (Ismaele), Rigoletto (Duque), Carmen (Don José), Thaïs (Nicias) at the Bangkok Opera and La Bohème at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires directed by Stefano Ranzani.
At the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, he has participated in Mefistofele (Wagner) with Nicola Luisotti, Fidelio and Turandot (Altoum) with Zubin Mehta, Aida (Messenger), Don Carlo (Herald and Count of Lerma) and La traviata (Gastone) with Lorin Maazel, as well as Les Troyens (Helenus) directed by Valeri Gergiev.
He has recently played Cassio in Otello in Bangkok, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni and Rodolfo in La Bohème in Malaga.
Tickets for 'Celos' benefit from the Valencian arts center's popular pricing policy with a single price of fifteen euros.
