Sáenz & Sainz-Villegas
Sáenz & Sainz-Villegas
Bellini, Mozart, Granados and García Lorca
Performers
Serena Sáenz, soprano
Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar
Program
“Chi desia di saper” from Il primo libro delle musiche
Si mis ojos te dicen, Perduta l’anima, Io mentitor!
La semplice, La volubile, La costanza, La mercede
premiere work
“En el café de chinitas”, “Las morillas de Jaén”, “Nana de Sevilla” and “Sevillana del siglo XVIII” from Canciones españolas antiguas
“Batti, batti o bel Masetto”, “Vedrai carino se sei buonino” and “Deh, viene alla finestra, o mio tesoro” from Don Giovanni K. 527 (arrangement by Ferran Sor)
Vaga luna che inargenti, Ma rendi pur contento; “Ah, non credea mirarti” from La Sonnambula
Gran Jota de concierto
“Amor y odio”, “El majo discreto”, “La maja dolorosa, núm. 1”, “El mirar de la maja” and “El tra la la y el punteado” from Doce tonadillas en estilo antiguo
Details
Although she is only 31 years old, the career of soprano Serena Sáenz is advancing at the speed of light. She has already debuted at venues such as the Berlin Staatsoper and the Gran Teatre del Liceu, she has sung in roles such as Pamina (The Magic Flute), Frasquita (Carmen) and the Forest Bird (Siegfried), and she has performed under the baton of such celebrated conductors as Daniel Barenboim and Simon Rattle.
She will be accompanied by Pablo Sainz-Villegas, ambassador for the guitar all over the world, who has appeared with orchestras such as the Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Toronto and Israel Philharmonics and performed at such historic venues as Carnegie Hall in New York.