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Summer evening at full chamber

Summer evening at full chamber The first day in July had a pleasant summer surprise with the presentation, in the House of the Cultural ALBA, of three chamber groups that, despite their little time on stage, show good taste, nice performance and a will to work hard in favor of the The stringed quartet Opus 10, by Claude Debussy, opened the performance played by the Stringed Quartet Opus 10, new group that, under the direction of Alberto Denis Galdona, faced the difficult challenge of performing the challenging piece by such a complex composer.

Sentimental colloquium by Lesby Bautista and his guests

The programme prepared by the different institutions involved in the celebration of the third edition of the Month of the French Culture in Cuba has been varied. Nevertheless, only two projects referred to lyric singing were chosen.

Caribbean airs at the CorHabana

Last Wednesday June 27th and during the 13th edition of the International Choirs Festival CorHabana 2018, three groups performed with particular characteristics; but with the bond that ties peoples and their cultures: music.

About water and other forms of Guillermo del Toro

Together with Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro is the third part of a troupe of authors that, by (re)acknowledging the Mexican film industry of all times, has tried (and achieved without a question) to rise above the Mexican folk song films and the light comedies.

The Rite: A look

Every piece performed on stage answers to different patterns and languages, therefore, it is adapted to the times in which it is performed. Last May 11th, we could witness the world premiere of Consagración (Rite) by Danza Contemporánea de Cuba (Contemporary Dance of Cuba), based on The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinski, this time choreographed by the duet Cristophe Beránger and Jonathan Pranlas-Descours, with in the celebrations of the month of the French culture in Cuba.

Habana Brass: Looking into a good job

Last April 7 that four in the afternoon, the wind quintet Habana Brass, which is part of the National Band of Concerts, offered a performance at the Theater of José Martí National Library. The group conducted by the young gifted Igor Corcuera was created due to the musical interests of its members, providing a new sonority in the wind metal formation.

Vocal Talent + Sense of Humor = Birgit Nilsson

Since May 8th, 2007, there is a promenade in Kungsträdgården Park, downtown Stockholm, with the name Birgit Nilsson, proving the significance this mythical artist has for the in habitants of this Nordic territory.

Monikers, nicknames and subtitles

A nickname is a sobriquet that is intended to highlight a certain characteristic that could be physical, intellectual, or even a distinctive feature of a person. Most of the time, nicknames are used in a pejorative way, but they can also highlight physical, intellectual ordistinctive features in a person.