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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian composer whose brother Michael Haydn was also a notable composer, was one of the main pillars on which classicism (1750-1810) was based. At the age of six he began his studies on the harpsichord and violin. At the age of eight he was admitted as a chorister at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna where he continued his musical studies. After changing his voice, he had to survive by working multiple jobs, while studying composition by analyzing the works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . He maintained a close friendship with Mozart and was a teacher of Beethoven . He established the main bases of the sonata form and the formal structure of the string quartet and the symphony. He died at the age of 77 in Vienna .

String Quartet La Alondra Op. 64. No. 53. Of the sixty-eight string quartets that Joseph Haydn wrote, this is one of the most popular; Its nickname, La Alondra , derives from the first movement and its beautiful melody that we offer today in a performance by the female Lark Quartet .

Lluis Llach (1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter who promotes the Nova cançó catalana along with other colleagues and author of various protest songs in the Franco era. In 1969 he offered a solo recital at the Palau de la Música, making his popularity among the population of all ages manifest. In 1973 he performed at the Olimpia in Paris with great public and critical success; at this time he also performed in Switzerland, Germany and Mexico . In 1976, after the death of the dictator, he offered three recitals at the Palacio de Deportes de Montjuïc. In 1979 he was the first non-operatic singer to perform at the Barcelona Lyceum and in 1985 he filled the Camp Nou with more than 100,000 spectators. In 2007 he decided to end his career at a concert offered in Verges (Girona).

Bells to Morts . On March 3, 1976, at 5:10 p.m., the National Police evicted the Church of San Francisco de Asís in Vitoria-Gazteiz where 4,000 striking workers were gathered in assembly; To do this, he used tear gas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition, killing five people and injuring more than one hundred and fifty; In the protests that followed the massacre, the repression of them ended the lives of two other people. The facts, despite these 46 years that have elapsed, have not yet been prosecuted or investigated. In memory of this massacre, Lluis Llach composed the song that we offer today, performed by himself.

The opera (from the Latin opera, plural of opus, "works") is a musical genre that combines instrumental music, generally performed by an orchestra, and a dramatic written text -expressed in the form of a libretto- performed vocally by singers of diverse styles. range: mainly, soprano, mezzo-soprano and contralto for the feminine and tenor register, baritone and bass for the masculine, in addition to the so-called white voices (those of children) or falsetto (castrato, contratenor). Usually, the instrumental part contains overtures, interludes, and musical accompaniments; while the sung part can be a chorus, a solo, duet, trio or different combinations and with different structures such as the recitative or the aria.

It is also worth noting that there are various genres, such as classical opera, chamber opera, operetta, musical, singspiel and zarzuela . On the other hand, as in theater, there is a dramatic opera ( opera seria ) and a comic opera ( opera bufa ), as well as a hybrid between the two: the dramma giocoso . As a multidisciplinary genre, opera brings together music, singing, dance, theatre, set design, acting, costumes, make-up, hairdressing and other artistic disciplines. It is therefore a work of collective creation, which is essentially based on a librettist and a composer, and where the vocal performers play a fundamental role, but where the musicians and the conductor, the dancers, the creators of the sets are equally essential. and costumes, and many other figures.

The Italian in Algiers is an opera in two acts with music by Gioachino Rossini and a libretto in Italian by Angelo Anelli , based on an earlier text set to music by Luigi Mosca . The music is characteristic of Rossini's style, notable for its fusion of sustained energy with elegant, pristine melodies. It tells the story of Isabella , an Italian woman who went to Algeria to free her lover, Lindoro , a slave to a very powerful man in the country, Mustafa . The heroine also tried to help in the marital relationship between Mustafá and his wife, Elvira . Today's performance is given by Doris Soffel, Robert Gambill, Günter von Kannen, Enric Serra, Nuccia Focile, Susan McLean, Rudolf Hartmann, Bulgarian Male Chorus and Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart all conducted by Austrian maestro Ralf Weikert .

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian composer; he wrote 28 operas considered as a bridge from bel canto to verismo . He was born in Le Roncole near Busetto ; as a child he belonged to the church choir where he received organ lessons and at the age of ten his parents enrolled him in the Busetto Music School ; at the age of 19 he moved to Milan where he continued his studies. He sympathized with the popular movements that demanded the unity of an Italy divided by different European dynasties. To the point that they chanted “Viva Verdi” with the double meaning of Viva V ittorio E manuele R e D ' Italia . His are the most appreciated and most performed operas, such as Aida , La Traviata and Rigoletto , and his Requiem , which we must also include among his masterpieces.

The Requiem Mass or Mass for the Dead is a religious act that takes place immediately before the burial of the corpse. In this case, Verdi writes for solo vocal quartet, choir and orchestra, premiering it in honor of his friend Alessandro Manzoni on the anniversary of his death, May 22, 1874. For the structure of the work, he faithfully follows the liturgical parts.

Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989) born in Salzburg and considered by many critics as the best conductor in history, led the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. There are critics, however, who blame him for his megalomania and his conservatism when it comes to choosing a repertoire in which the innovative tendencies of his century were conspicuous by their absence. Another brown in his career was his compliance with the Third Reich , while the best directors of the time such as Bruno Walter , Otto Klemperer or Erich Kleiber went into self-exile.

La Niña de La Puebla (Dolores Jiménez Alcántara: 1908-1999) was an actress and one of the greatest flamenco singers there has ever been. Three days after he was born, he lost his sight due to an unfortunate accident. At the age of eight he began to receive special and musical education. According to his own statements, he decided to dedicate himself to professional cante when he heard the Niño de Marchena sing. At the age of 20, he performed for the first time at a festival in Morón de la Frontera , after which his career would begin full of successes. She was married to another notable singer, Luquitas de Marchena (1913-1965) and two other well-known Andalusian folklore artists were born from this marriage: Adelfa Soto and Pepe Soto . He toured extensively throughout the state with shows that varied annually.

Marta Gómez (1978) is a Colombian composer and singer. From the age of 4, he sang in the choir of the Liceo Belalcázar , then he moved to Bogotá and in 1999 he entered the Berklee College of Music in Boston , where he received the Alex Ulanowsky Composition Award and graduated with honors. In 2005, the Colombian magazine Fucsia placed Marta Gómez among the five most representative Colombians of the year; on the other hand, she is also nominated for best artist in the Latin jazz category at the Billboard Latin Music Awards . Since 2009 he lives in Barcelona .

Pass de deux. In ballet, a pas de deux is one that is performed jointly by two people. It usually consists of an entrée (couple's entrance), adagio, two variations (one for each dancer, usually an allegro), and a coda . It is also known as Grand pas de deux . Heir to the entrée de ballet, the pas de deux appears in the mid- 18th century during action ballet and will be fully developed in the 19th century , in romantic ballet. It symbolizes the love of a couple and illustrates the most poetic moments of the ballet. Contemporary choreographers prefer to speak of "duo" rather than pas de deux .

Kalakan is a Basque music group from Ipar Alde (South of France) made up of Jamixel Bereau, Xan Errotabehere and Pierre Sangla . It is characterized by its minimalist arrangements (voices, percussion) of the traditional Basque repertoire. After having collaborated and toured in Europe with the pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque , the trio became widely known in 2012 during their world tour The MDNA Tour ; the tour they carry out with Madonna lasts seven months with more than 80 concerts throughout the Middle East, Europe, North America and South America . In Basque, Kalakan means "chatting"; the trio really likes the music that carries the Basque language.

Oreka Tx. Oreka means balance in Basque; balance between tradition and modernity, power and delicacy, Basque culture and world cultures, fun and professionalism. Tx alludes to the Txalaparta, this curious instrument, so closely linked to Basque culture and which serves as a vehicle for learning and showing so many things. This "toy" that requires two to be played, listening and dialogue, improvisation and joint creation.

Kukai Dantza is a company that was born and resides in Errenteria (Guipúzcoa-Basque Country), created by the dancer and choreographer Jon Maya Sein , in 2001. With contemporary creation based on traditional dance as its hallmark, it has created numerous shows and successful collaborations and has promoted encounters with numerous artistic languages ​​(theatre, cinema, plastic arts, architecture, gastronomy...) and its shows have been performed in theaters and festivals in more than twenty-five countries, having received outstanding international awards.