- Soprano Othalie Graham and mezzo-soprano Gabriela Flores will perform as soloists.
- For the second act of Tristan and Iseult Octavio Rivas, Nahúm Sáenz, Jafet Maldonado and Mariano Fernández join
Soprano and mezzo-soprano, for the roles of Isolde and Brangania
Text and pictures: OSX
06/22/2023, Xalapa, Ver.- There Xalapa Symphony Orchestra (OSX) of the Universidad Veracruzana (UV) presents Friday, June 23 at 8:30 p.m. from Tlaqná, Cultural Center, the second act of one of the deepest, most complex and passionate works of Richard Wagner’s repertoire.
It is Tristan and Iseult with the participation of the soloists: Othalie Graham, soprano; Gabriela Flores, mezzo-soprano; Octavio Rivas and Nahúm Sáenz, tenors; Jafet Maldonado and Mariano Fernández, baritones, all under the direction of Martin Lebel, responsible for the OSX.
By 1859 Wagner had completed the music, and although the production requirements may be relatively modest, his musical demands on conductor and orchestra exceeded anything hitherto known. Desire and earthly renunciation, love and death come together in this score disputed by its musical expression.
Rehearsal day in Tlaqná for Wagner’s complex opera
the soloists
Othalie Graham is a Canadian-American soprano singer who continues to receive critical acclaim throughout North America. She is widely known for her portrayals of lead roles in Turandot And Aidawith a notorious attachment to the Wagnerian repertoire.
Octavio Rivas is originally from Torreón, Coahuila; made his debut as Alfredo from the opera the traviata in Princeton, New Jersey, and as Canio for pagliacci at the Pitic Festival in Hermosillo, Sonora. He also interpreted Ismaele for Nabuco in Regensburg, Germany, and Rodolfo for Bohemian in Torreon. It was successfully presented in various theaters in Mexico, the United States and Europe.
Gabriela Flores is a mezzo-soprano from Xalape who has performed in important international venues. He was part of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera; She was a resident artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, a member of the International Society of Values and Mexican Art and of the Estudio Ópera de Bellas Artes.
Tickets for this event are available at www.orquestasinfonicadexalapa.com, at Tienda UV and at the Tlaqná box office.
Tenor Nahum Saenz
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