Music Selections
Ópera Afuera celebrates the music of the Spanish speaking world through song, opera, and instrumental music.
“Intermezzo” from La boda de Luis Alonso
Minnesota Opera Orchestra
Music by Gerónimo Giménez
“No puede ser” from La tabernera del puerto
Andres Acosta
Music by Pablo Sorozábal
Libretto by Federico Romero and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw
“La flor de la canela”
Vanessa Becerra
Music and Lyrics by Isabela (Chabuca) Granda
Orchestration by Teófilo Álvarez
“La Cigarra”
Vanessa Alonzo
Music and Lyrics by Raymundo Pérez y Soto
“Soleares” from La verbena de la Paloma
Vanessa Alonzo
Zoie Reams
Levi Hernandez
Aaron Keeney
Symone Harcum
Leah Brzyski
Vanessa Becerra
Joseph Leppek
Andres Acosta
Music by Tomás Bretón
Libretto by Ricardo de la Vega
“Si può?” from Pagliacci
Levi Hernandez
Music and Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
“Quando m’en vo” from La bohème
Vanessa Becerra
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
“Un dì, se ben rammentomi” from Rigoletto
Andres Acosta
Zoie Reams
Vanessa Becerra
Levi Hernandez
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
“Cachita”
Minnesota Opera Orchestra
Music by Rafael Hernández
“Habanera” from Carmen
Zoie Reams
Joseph Leppek
Aaron Keeney
Leah Brzyski
Symone Harcum
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
“Granada”
Andres Acosta
Music and Lyrics by Agustín Lara
“La Malagueña”
Vanessa Alonzo
Music and Lyrics by Manuel del Rio
“Intermezzo” from Goyescas
Minnesota Opera Orchestra
Music by Enrique Granados
“Una Cuenta Empazado Hace Tiempo”
from El Pasado Nunca se Termina
Levi Hernandez
Music by José “Pepe” Martínez
Lyrics by Leonard Foglia
Arranged for full orchestra by David Hanlon
“Yo no lo sé” from Manuel y Bolívar
Zoie Reams
Music and Libretto by Diego Luzuriaga
“Duet” from Florencia en el Amazonas
Vanessa Becerra
Andres Acosta
Music by Daniel Catán
Libretto by Marcela Fuentes-Berain
Presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music publishers, copyright owners.
“Di mi nombre”
from Cruzar la Cara de la Luna
Vanessa Alonzo
Music by José “Pepe” Martínez
Lyrics by Leonard Foglia
Arranged for full orchestra by David Hanlon
“Fuga y Misterio” from María de Buenos Aires
Minnesota Opera Orchestra
Music by Astor Piazzolla
“Santa Rosa de Lima” from Bel Canto
Zoie Reams
Music by Jimmy López Bellido
Lyrics by Nilo Cruz
“Finale” from El Pasado Nunca Se Termina
Levi Hernandez
Andres Acosta
Aaron Keeney
Joseph Leppek
Vanessa Alonzo
Zoie Reams
Vanessa Becerra
Leah Brzyski
Symone Harcum
Music by José “Pepe” Martínez
Lyrics by Leonard Foglia
Arranged for full orchestra by David Hanlon