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Joshua Bell, violin and Larisa Martínez, soprano, with Peter Dugan, piano – Voice and the Violin

  • Folly Theater 300 W 12th St Kansas City, MO, 64105 United States (map)

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Violinist Joshua Bell and soprano Larisa Martínez come together to present Voice and the Violin, a program of romantic arias and modern classics. Born from the duo’s love of making music together in their home, the program explores repertoire from classical art song and opera to musical theater and selections by Hispanic composers, promising to be a delight for all.

With a career spanning almost four decades, Grammy®-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Having performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world, Bell continues to maintain engagements as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor, and music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Puerto Rican opera singer Larisa Martínez has been praised and sought after for her “smoky soprano” (Opera News), gracing many of the world’s top opera and concert stages, including recent debuts as a soloist at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and the Hollywood Bowl.

This performance marks Joshua Bell’s eighth appearance and Larisa Martínez’s debut on the Series. Please join us in welcoming this husband-and-wife duo for an evening audiences won’t soon forget!

Voice and the Violin is a 90-minute program plus a 20-minute intermission.

Program (subject to change):

MENDELSSOHN: “Ah, ritorna, età dell’oro” (Cavatina and Cabaletta) from Infelice
BRAHMS: Sonatensatz
SCHUBERT: Ständchen
PUCCINI - “Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème
CHOPIN arr. BELL/WALLACE: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
HEROLD: “Jours de mon enfance” from Le pré aux clercs

-INTERMISSION-

MASSENET: “Meditation” from Thaïs
DELIBES: Les Filles de Cadix
WIENIAWSKI: Scherzo Tarantella
GIMENEZ: Zapateado
GERSHWIN: “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
BERNSTEIN arr. CZARNECKI/BROHN: West Side Story Suite

Larisa Martinez websitewww.larisamartinez.com/

Joshua Bell websitehttps://joshuabell.com


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