{"id":483,"date":"2019-09-26T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T22:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/?p=483"},"modified":"2021-10-03T22:25:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T22:25:01","slug":"nine-singers-of-six-nationalities-reach-the-final-of-vii-concurso-internacional-de-canto-alfredo-kraus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/nine-singers-of-six-nationalities-reach-the-final-of-vii-concurso-internacional-de-canto-alfredo-kraus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine singers of six nationalities reach the final of VII Concurso Internacional de Canto Alfredo Kraus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u25aa An internationally renowned jury, chaired by Italian soprano Mariella Devia, will award three prizes at an opera performance on Saturday 28 in the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nine singers of six nationalities have gone on to the final of the VII Concurso Internacional de Canto Alfredo Kraus, which will be held on Saturday 28 September at 8.00 pm in the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Organised by the Fundaci\u00f3n Internacional Alfredo Kraus (FIAK) and the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the VII CICAK aims to discover new opera talents.<\/p>\n

During a gala show designed by FIAK artistic director Mario Pontiggia, including a performance by the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by \u00d3liver D\u00edaz, the nine finalists will have the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents to the audience.<\/p>\n

The singers who have reached the final, from the 65 candidates who took part in auditions at the semi-final held on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 in the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, are: sopranos Patricia Calvache Rodr\u00edguez (Spain) and Mar\u00eda Caballero (Mexico), mezzo-soprano Rosanna Cooper (United Kingdom), countertenor Rodrigo Sosa dal Pozzo (Venezuela\/Italy), tenors Gabriel \u00c1lvarez (Spain), Vicent Romero (Spain) and H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez Vera (Cuba), baritone C\u00e9sar M\u00e9ndez Silvagnoli (USA\/Puerto Rico) and bass-baritone Manuel Fuentes Figueira (Spain).<\/p>\n

The jury of the VII CICAK, comprising soprano Mariella Devia as Chair, theatre directors Daniel Bianco (La Zarzuela Madrid), Pierangelo Conte (MMF, Florence), Lorenzo Amato (San Carlo, Naples), and Manuel Rondal (Op\u00e9ra Royal de Wallonie-Li\u00e8ge), with Cesidio Ni\u00f1o (ABAO, Bilbao) and Ulises Ja\u00e9n (ACO, Las Palms de Gran Canaria) and honorary members Guillermo Garc\u00eda-Alcalde and Jer\u00f3nimo Saavedra Acevedo, assessed the vocal qualities and technique of the singers selected after performing their chosen opera and Zarzuela pieces. Participants were accompanied by the official pianists of the VII CICAK, Ricardo Francia and Juan Francisco Parra.<\/p>\n

The singers who have reached the final will compete for three official prizes of 14,000, 12,000 and 10,000 euros, which they will receive with a diploma and medals designed by the tenor\u2019s granddaughter, Gara Mart\u00edn Kraus. Finalists are also eligible for two special prizes: 3,000 euros from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Hall for the best singer of Spanish nationality, and the audience prize of 2,500 euros for the singer who receives most votes from the audience during the final. In addition, their participation will be rewarded with invitations to perform in European theatres.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the final, to be held in the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, are on sale at\u00a0auditorioteatrolaspalmasgc.es<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0auditorio-alfredokraus.com<\/a>, and at ticket offices at the Auditorium and Teatro P\u00e9rez Gald\u00f3s. This year the singing competition is taking place at a special time, coinciding with events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of Gran Canaria\u2019s famous tenor.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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