FULL MATRAGA (Rufo Herrera) Belo Horizonte 2023 Edineia Oliveira, Edna d’ Oliveira, Geilson Santos, Flávio Leite
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Matraga
- Composer: Herrera Rufo
- Libretto: inspired by a text by Guimarães Rosa Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Grande Teatro Cemig Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte
- Recorded: October 2023
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Edineia Oliveira, Edna d' Oliveira, Geilson Santos, Flávio Leite, Cristiano Rocha
- Conductor: Ligia Amadio
- Orchestra: Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas Gerais
- Chorus: Coral Lírico de Minas Gerais
- Chorus Master: Hernán Sánchez
- Ballet: Cia. de Dança Palácio das Artes
- Choreographer: Alex Soares
- Stage Director: Rita Clemente
- Stage Designer: Miriam Menezes
- Costume Designer: Sayonara Lopes
- Lighting Designer: Danilo Manzi
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Ligia Amadio
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, gensubs, othersubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The show, based on the score and libretto by Rufo Herrera, an Argentine composer based in Brazil since 1963, who turned 90 years old in 2023 and is considered one of the greatest contemporary composers in the country, tells the story of a violent and arrogant man, “hard, crazy and without restraint, like a big wild animal”, who loses everything he has and seeks redemption in a distant and hostile place. On his journey, he faces temptations, trials and conflicts that lead him to question his faith and his destiny.
Just like in the short story, the montage emphasizes two constants in the Rosian backlands: violence and belief. The production, therefore, is crossed by themes such as redemption from crime, punishment, penance, forgiveness and destiny – always seen from the point of view of popular Catholicism: “Pray and work, pretending that this life It’s a day of weeding in the hot sun, which sometimes takes more time to pass, but it always passes. And you can still have a lot of good joy… Everyone has their time and their turn: you will have yours.”
Rufo Herrera ( Río Primero , department of Córdoba (Argentina) , August 1 , 1933 ) is an Argentine composer , bandoneonist and music educator based in Brazil since 1963 .
He is the author of more than 200 works, among them, seven concertos for soloist, five operas , four cantatas , three ballets , two symphonies and several chamber pieces , within the scope of contemporary classical music , in addition to compositions of popular character.
He is the founder of Grupo Oficcina Multimédia and Orquestra Ouro Preto , with which he has recorded four albums – Bandoneón, Latinidade I, II and III.
He is a Doctor Honoris Causa , from the Federal University of Ouro Preto , where he was a guest professor for 25 years.Rufo Herrera ( Río Primero , department of Córdoba (Argentina) , August 1 , 1933 ) is an Argentine composer , bandoneonist and music educator based in Brazil since 1963 .
He is the author of more than 200 works, [ 2 ] among them, seven concertos for soloist, five operas , four cantatas , three ballets , two symphonies and several chamber pieces , within the scope of contemporary classical music , in addition to compositions of popular character.
He is the founder of Grupo Oficcina Multimédia and Orquestra Ouro Preto , with which he has recorded four albums – Bandoneón, Latinidade I, II and III.
He is a Doctor Honoris Causa , from the Federal University of Ouro Preto , where he was a guest professor for 25 years.