"Dreamers," music by Jimmy Lopez Bellido and lyrics by Nilo Cruz
Performers Ana María Martínez, soprano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor, the Philharmonia Orchestra and UC Berkeley Chorus & Volti perform "Dreamers." The music is by Jimmy Bellido and lyrics by Nilo Cruz. The composer Jimmy Lopez Bellido and tenor Michael Fabiano are performing the world premiere of “Quiet Poems,” commissioned by the Tucson Desert Song Festival. The texts are from poems written by Nilo Cruz, with whom Lopez collaborated on the opera “Bel Canto” and an oratorio “Dreamers.” Video Courtesy Jimmy Lopez Bellido.
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Composer Jimmy López Bellido and playwright Nilo Cruz turned to the theme of children in captivity for "Quiet Poems," inspired by images of border detentions. It'll be performed in Tucson.
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Renowned tenor Michael Fabiano made his Arizona debut performing the world premiere of Tucson Desert Song Festival's latest commission, "Quiet Poems."
