Experience the rhythms of ¡Tumbao! 🎶

Experience the rhythms of ¡Tumbao!

Rehearsals are underway for ¡Tumbao! - A Celebration of Afro-Latin Music, and we got a short preview of this vibrant, interactive program from soprano Zuly Inirio, pianist Amaury Morales, and percussionist Hugo Cruz!

In this video, the team are rehearsing “Canto negro” from Cinco canciones negras, a song cycle by Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge. Written in 1945, these five songs are Montsalvatge’s most widely-performed work. Using a blend of Antillean rhythms and themes, Cinco canciones negras was the composer’s first foray into art song. “Canto negro” is the final piece in the set, and uses the Cuban rumba form.

Take a peek into the rehearsal room, and bask in the driving rhythms of “Canto negro!”

Join us for ¡Tumbao!

Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church, Bloomfield

featuring:
Zuly Inirio, soprano
Amaury Morales, piano
Hugo Cruz, percussion

Tickets for ¡Tumbao!

Coming soon:
Gioachino Rossini's La donna del Lago
(The Lady of the Lake)

Friday, June 28 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, June 30 at 3:00 pm
Charity Randall Theatre, Oakland

featuring: Timothi Williams, Javier Abreu, Amanda Crider, Minghao Liu
Resonance Chamber Orchestra
Eve Summer, stage director
Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor

Take a trip to the Scottish highlands with our final production of the season, Rossini’s La donna del lago. Today he’s primarily known for operatic comedies like The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola, but Rossini left behind a catalogue of 39 operas (!), a rich legacy that has gone under-explored.

The Metropolitan Opera programmed La donna del lago in 2015, but it hasn’t been seen in the United States since then—until now.

Based Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem, La donna del lago has everything that you love about opera: romance, adventure, and disguises—not to mention Rossini’s signature vocal fireworks and dueling high notes. Featuring rising star mezzo-soprano Timothi Williams and internationally praised tenor Javier Abreu alongside acclaimed mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider in her Resonance Works debut, La donna del lago is not to be missed. Learn more and get your tickets here!

Tickets for La donna del lago!

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