Alfredo García
on Radio Clásica (RNE)
Alfredo García on "Viaje a Ítaca", Radio Clásica program (RNE)with Carlos de Matesanz. January 7, 2016
Alfredo García on “Viaje a Ítaca”, Radio Clásica program (RNE) with Carlos Matesanz
Radio Clásica program “Viaje a Ítaca” r includes in its edition on January 7 2016, a long interview with baritone Alfredo Garcia, conducted by journalist and music critic Carlos Matesanz, director of the program. The interview comes on the occasion of the staging, by the Teatro Real and Teatros del Canal, of the opera by Tomás Marco “El Caballero de la Triste Figura”, in which the baritone breathes life into the character of Don Quixote. In the one-hour duration, a broad review of his career is done.
In addition to the views and opinions expressed during the interview about music, voice and other related arts, several fragments of I. Albéniz, LV Beethoven, Ana Lara, and Tomas Marco, which Alfredo Garcia has played throughout his career, could be heard.
It is not the first time Alfredo Garcia attends Radio Clásica studios, he had previously participated in the “La Dársena” led by Jesus Trujillo and “Constelación Boulez” by Alicia Perris.
Photos: Aisha Zehni
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