Join acclaimed soprano Larisa Martínez for an evening of Latin American classical music. This program features a poignant song cycle by Narciso Figueroa, honoring Martínez’s Puerto Rican roots. The program additionally includes works by Alberto Ginastera and Heitor Villa-Lobos, taking audiences on a sonic exploration of Latin America’s diverse cultural landscape.
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From her first notes, soprano Larisa Martinez' plush, dolcet sound soared to heavens, shimmering above the chorus. Her exquisitely warm, dark, timbre added a hymn-like quality to the return of the "O, Schmertz!" motif and her duet with Karanas just prior to the return of the mighty chorus, was ravishing.
Broadway World
Her voice is naturally full-bodied and grounded in mezzo qualities. Her warmth and middle-voice precision is captivating. Her voice can interpret a wide range of repertoire without sounding like it fits into a particular box. She makes a path of her own by means of nuanced agility and flexibility.
Opera News
Martínez’s crystalline high notes and her nuanced dynamic changes, plus her classic beauty and total dominion of the stage, won the audience which included a full house of the island’s most informed opera mavens, performers, teachers and other cognoscenti.
San Juan Star
From her first notes, soprano Larisa Martinez' plush, dolcet sound soared to heavens, shimmering above the chorus. Her exquisitely warm, dark, timbre added a hymn-like quality to the return of the "O, Schmertz!" motif and her duet with Karanas just prior to the return of the mighty chorus, was ravishing.
Broadway World
Her voice is naturally full-bodied and grounded in mezzo qualities. Her warmth and middle-voice precision is captivating. Her voice can interpret a wide range of repertoire without sounding like it fits into a particular box. She makes a path of her own by means of nuanced agility and flexibility.
Opera News
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