Name: Universal longings | anhelos universales
Start: 2023-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: The Music Center at Strathmore

Organization

Conductor

Eugene Rogers

Baritone

Juan Tomás Martínez

El Diablo

Others

The Washington Chorus

National Philharmonic

Orchestra

Universal longings | anhelos universales

North Bethesda

United States

The Music Center at Strathmore

Public

Private

Breaths of Universal Longings

Creole Cantata ("Florentino, the one who sang with the Devil")

Approved

Universal longings | anhelos universales: Breaths of Universal Longings James Lee III (+1 More)

National Philharmonic and The Washington Chorus join forces for a concert of universal proportions conducted by TWC Artistic Director Eugene Rogers, including the Washington-area premiere of composer James Lee III’s Breaths of Universal Longings. “He's a composer who has what it takes,” says the Baltimore Sun, and his works have been commissioned, premiered, and performed by prominent symphonies throughout the country. 

Venezuelan composer Antonio Estévez’s Cantata Criolla retells the legend of Faust’s deal with the Devil, set to text from the mythic poem Florentino y El Diablo by Alberto Avelo Torrealbas. As Florentino battles for his soul in a singing contest against El Diablo, his story evolves through the rich textures of Estévez’s music. Spoiler alert: our hero prevails.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble