Posted on September 17, 2024
OperaWire: City Lyric Opera & MABC to Present Eugenia Forteza in ‘Con Fuoco’
Words by Afton Wooten:
City Lyric Opera and Madison Avenue Baptist Church (MABC) are set to present “Con fuoco” starring mezzo-soprano Eugenia Forteza and guitarist Federico Diaz.
This concert celebrates Hispanic and Latin American heritage with iconic songs from Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil, along with lesser-known works. Forteza and Argentine guitarist Federico Diaz will perform works by Manuel de Falla, Heitor Villa- Lobos, Andrea Casarrubios, Maria Grever, Violeta Parra, Ariel Ramírez, Carlos Gardel, and Astor Piazzolla.