OK, the long awaited sequel to my post on 19th-Century Opera in México! It would come as no surprise to anyone who has been following this journey of writing The Stranger from Seville musical, as an adaptation of Béa Gonzalez’s novel, The Mapmaker’s Opera, that opera in México went through some pretty drastic changes in […]
Part II: The Story of Opera in México (1901 – 1911) Read More »
This video, a production of Somos Raza youth magazine from 20 November 2012, was produced to ostensibly mark the occasion of the centenary of the start of the Mexican Revolution. Camera and audiovisual production by Laura Moreno, Harry Simón Salazar, and Leyla Torres. Post-production and editing by Harry Simón Salazar. Original music by Laura Moreno.
A People’s History of the Mexican Revolution, La Revolución Mexicana Read More »
One of the reasons I am especially interested in the history of Opera in México, is that there are two deliberate ‘opera-style’ numbers in The Stranger from Seville. Well it makes sense, since the word ‘opera’ is in the title, even though our adaptation of Béa Gonzalez’s novel is a Broadway musical! The first of
The Story of Opera in México: An Amazing History Read More »
Returning to this subject now. I don’t think it is unreasonable to to compare the music of México to its many baroque cathedrals and churches. Plans and elevations were Spanish in design, but the construction itself was the work of natives and they left their stamp on every element of the buildings. So with folk
A Musical History of México – Part 2a Read More »
I have been fortunate to obtain this CD; the information for which was provided to me by Brígido Galván in recent email correspondence. In short, I love this CD! It has provided all sorts of new inspiration for some of the songs yet to be written for certain characters in the Musical of The Stranger
La Inolvidable y Añorada Trova Yucateca Read More »
At the outset of discussing setting The Mapmaker’s Opera with Béa as a Musical, I indicated that I would try to suffuse the musical with a true sense of ‘toque’: an expression referring to all aspects of the guitar in Flamenco. As alluded to in my previous discussion on this subject, that pretty much put
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