BAL DES ENFANTS – THE ADVENTURES OF TÍO TIGRE AND TÍO CONEJO
The OSM opens up the colourful world of Tío Tigre! Discover this wily, surprising character central to Venezuelan children’s stories, and sway with the Orchestra to the rhythms of composers from Spain and South America. Join us for a blend of music and theatre that will touch the hearts of young and old. This concert will be preceded by entertainment in the foyers of the Maison symphonique.
The OSM opens up the colourful world of Tío Tigre! Discover this wily, surprising character central to Venezuelan children’s stories, and sway with the Orchestra to the rhythms of composers from Spain and South America. Join us for a blend of music and theatre that will touch the hearts of young and old. This concert will be preceded by entertainment in the foyers of the Maison symphonique.
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Rafael Payare, conductor
Hector Molina, cuatro
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon, actor
Ariana Pirela Sánchez, actress and dancer
Soraya Benitez, singer
Ximena Ferrer Olaso, adaptation and translation
Charles Dauphinais, stage director
With the collaboration of Cynthia Rodriguez and René Oréa, adaptation and research
Programme
Inocente Carreño, Margariteña, extrait (5 min)
Villa-Lobos, Bachianas brasileiras no 2 : III. Dansa (5 min)
Ginastera, Estancia, op. 8 : « Danza del Trigo » [Danse du blé] (4 min)
Aldemaro Romero, Suite pour cordes : « Fuga con Pajarillo », extrait (5 min)
Falla, El Sombrero de tres picos [Le tricorne], Suite no 1 : « Danza de la molinera » [Danse de la meunière] (3 min)
Ginastera, Estancia, op. 8 : « Danza final » (4 min)
Concert without intermission
Target audience: ages 5-12
Language: French
Rafael Payare
Music DirectorRafael Payare’s prodigious musicianship, technical brilliance and charismatic presence on the podium have made him one of the world’s most sought-after conductors. A graduate of the celebrated El Sistema music education program in Venezuela, Mr. Payare began his formal conducting studies in 2004 with José Antonio Abreu. Since winning the prestigious Malko International Competition for Young Conductors in Denmark in 2012, Maestro Payare’s career has advanced rapidly. Since 2015, he has served as Principal Conductor of the Castleton Festival, founded by his mentor the late Lorin Maazel. He was Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra from 2014 to 2019 and in 2019, took up the position of Music Director of the San Diego Symphony. In recent years, Rafael Payare has conducted many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including those of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Zurich, Berlin, Vienna, London, Munich, Chicago and Paris. He has also made important opera debuts at the Glyndebourne Festival, Stockholm’s Royal Swedish Opera, the Royal Danish Opera, and most recently at London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In the 2022-2023 season, Payare became the ninth Music Director in the history of the OSM.
To consult:
rafaelpayare.com
Long biography