vrijdag 11 maart 2011

Latin American mass in museum of Roman art: Misa Criolla in the Valkhof Museum

The Nijmegen Valkhof Museum is the city's museum of archeology and historical and contemporary art. On Easter Sunday, April 24, the foyer of the museum will play host to an iconic piece of Argentina's cultural heritage: a performance of Ariel Ramirez's 'Misa Creolla'. Set against a stunning backdrop of Roman artefacts from Nijmegen’s distant past, Argentinian music from Creole and Indian sources will fill the Museum. The soloist will be Argentinian tenor Javier Rodríguez, who is specially touring Holland in 2011 to perform this work. He will be supported by the Nijmegen Chamber Choir. The Misa Creolla ('Creole Mass') was originally composed by Ramirez in 1964, the year that the Vatican allowed masses to be written in different languages. It was made famous by the versions by José Carreras and Mercedes Sosa. It comprises 5 short pieces of music, which will be complemented by an extended musical programme consisting of selected tangos and Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco's ‘Romancero Gitano’.

Sunday April 24, Valkhof Museum 14.00 hrs. € 17,50
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