FULL EL CONDOR PASA: Andean Hope (Valdez) New York 2019
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: EL CONDOR PASA: Andean Hope
- Composer: Valdez Dante
- Libretto: Luis Valdez Pallete
- Venue & Opera Company: Jack H. Skirball Center For The Performing Arts, New York City
- Recorded: April 2019
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Anna Viemeister, Kofi Hayford, Antonio Watts, Marco Matute, María del Carmen Rondón
- Conductor: Pedrag Vasic
- Orchestra: United Nations Symphony Orchestra
- Chorus: National Chorus of Peru
- Choreographer: Cynthia Paniagua
- Stage Director: Roberto Bocanegra
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: YEORYIA STUDIOS NYC BY M27
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: Vimeo FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Quote from tdf.org:
Based on the tales and legends of the indigenous peoples of the Andes, the work is infused with the ethnic melodies of the region. The orchestra will be augmented by several folk Andean instruments (quenas, zampoñas, charango), with singers, dancers and chorus.
Dante Valdez is a Peruvian composer and conductor with a long and fruitful international career. Trained at the Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) Conservatory of Music, he has worked with many renowned world orchestras. UNSRC Symphony Orchestra is a community ensemble of the United Nations in New York. Comprising of some 90 amateur and former professional musicians from over 30 countries, the ensemble’s mission is to promote the ideals and goals of the United Nations through music.