There are few corners in the history or geography of music — highbrow, lowbrow, any-ol’-brow — in which folk songs haven’t insinuated themselves. They remind us of who we are. They tell our stories.
Ayre, Movements: Mananita de San Juan Andalucian Dogs Dawn Upshaw, Soprano Osvaldo Golijov, Composer Ayre, Movements: Una madre comió asado Osvaldo Golijov, Composer Andalucian Dogs Dawn Upshaw, ...
Dawn Upshaw has served as muse to many. An exquisite purity of voice cries out for heavenly song. In opera, she inspires today’s composers to create heroines with passionate hearts and complex souls.
Argentinean-born composer Osvaldo Golijov is one of the hottest young voices in classical music, creating visceral compositions that embrace influences from tango to klezmer. One of his frequent ...