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(Photo by Juan E. Cabrera)
New World School of the Arts returns to the iconic Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., to celebrate the annual NWSA Symphony Orchestra concert, under the baton of NWSA conductor Dr. Hyunjee Chung, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Also featured will be guest soloist and internationally renowned tenor, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, alongside NWSA music alumna and opera/voice faculty member, Dr. Megan Barrera, soprano, as well as students from the NWSA Opera Theatre Ensemble and the NWSA Choir, directed by Dr. Leslie Alan Denning.
“To celebrate this special concert, after a transition period when heavy restrictions were placed on performing arts organizations, the music division of New World School of the Arts couldn’t think of a better way to magnify its enthusiasm than to include as many music students as possible on this beloved stage, to share with one another, and our community what we love to do best; to learn and express through performing,” explained Dr. Daniel Andai, Dean of Music at NWSA. “Arturo Chacón-Cruz is a wonderful artist and educator, and his presence among a sea of students at the Arsht Center is the ideal collaboration for such a joyous event.”
General admission is $20; students and seniors are $10. Tickets are available at nwsa.mdc.edu or www.arshtcenter.org/ or information at 305-237-3622.
The concert opens with Aaron Copland’s An Outdoor Overture, composed and first performed in New York, 1938. Commissioned by music director Alexander Richter, it was dedicated to the High School of Music and Art of the same city. Tenor Chacón-Cruz will perform beloved arias and other works featuring NWSA faculty, students of the NWSA Opera Theatre Ensemble and the high school choir, including E lucevan le stelle from Puccini’s Tosca, Dunque è proprio finita, addio senza rancor from Puccini’s La Bohème, Amici miei…Soldati. La rivedrà nell’estasi from Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, and Libiamo from Verdi’s La Traviata. The ever-popular Bésame Mucho, O sole mio, and Nessun Dorma will be heard before closing off the evening with Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat Suites No. 1 & 2 featuring the NWSA Symphony Orchestra.
A native of Sonora, Mexico, Arturo Chacón-Cruz is considered one of the top operatic tenors of his generation. He established himself as a leading man appearing in the most renowned theaters and concert halls across the globe. He has sung over 60 roles in 30 countries as well as in private recitals for Spain’s Royal Family.
Get information about New World School of the Arts at 305-237-3135 or nwsa.mdc.edu.
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