The federal Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL) presented their schedule of artistic activities for 2024, which is marked by the 90 years of the Palace of Fine Arts, as well as the anniversaries of some emblematic works and the death of Giacomo Puccini.
The National Symphony Orchestra (OSN), directed by Ludwing Carrasco, will hold a commemorative concert that will include “Festive Overture”, by Carlos Vidaurri, and “The Life of a Hero Op. 40” by Strauss. Likewise, they will present the “Missa Solemnis, Op. 123 in D major”, by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, in memory of the 200th anniversary of its creation.
On November 29 (at 8:00 p.m.) and December 1 (at 12:15 p.m.) they will also offer a show in memory of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, who died on November 29, 1924.
“We wanted not to do an opera gala, which would be traditional, but rather an interdisciplinary concert around his figure, where we will explore his life, his work, his criticism, his detractors, everything that we sometimes ignore, but that gives it a context. very special to value this great figure,” explained Ludwig Carrasco.
The OSN will conclude its 2024 agenda with a show dedicated to the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Italy, composed of the national premiere of the work “Son perpetuum” by Jacques Ibert, as well as the flute concert by Ricardo Castillo, “Las estelas of Tikal”, and the poem “Pines of Rome” by Ottorino Respighi.
The Ensemble Soloists group of the Palace of Fine Arts, founded by Rufino Montero, celebrates 40 years of existence. Their celebrations began in February, with a collaboration with the OSN, and in March they will play for the first time with the UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom they will present Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
In the coming months they will continue with collaborations with sister groups, such as the Chamber Orchestra of Fine Arts in May, and the National Dance Company, with whom they will present “The Weddings” by Igor Stravinsky, on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. July in Fine Arts.
“It is a ballet that has rarely been performed, due to the demands of the musical and vocal configurations it requires. There are four pianists and many percussionists, as well as soloists and a ballet. In this coercion we managed to bring these forces together,” explained Luis Manuel Sánchez Rivas, director of the Solistas Ensamble group.
For its part, the Center for Experimentation and Production of Contemporary Music (Cepromusic) will celebrate 30 concerts, 60 works, 22 premieres in Mexico, six world premieres, with the participation of 17 women composers and 18 Mexican composers.
Within this billboard is the commemoration of the 100 years of the death of the composer Luigi Nono, with the work “Luigi Nono-1 N 0 N 0”, which will be presented in the months of March and April in the Sala Manuel M. Ponce of Fine Arts.
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Likewise, they will commemorate the 30th death anniversary of Manuel Enríquez, on April 13, at the Blas Galindo Auditorium in Cenart. “It is important to work on the memory and tradition of contemporary music, since it allows us to know who we are and what the genealogy of current music is,” said José Luis Castillo, Cepromusic Director.
The official stressed that they also have activities planned for children, on April 27, with the presentation of the children’s opera “The Rabbit and the Coyote” by Víctor Rasgado, in the Main Hall of Fine Arts.
The rest of the activities will be published on INBAL’s social networks throughout the year.
2024-03-09 09:00:00
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