Last year's production of Villa-Lobos's opera A Menina das Nuvens at the Palácio das Artes in Belo Horizonte was the big winner at the Brazilian Classical Music Awards, the Prêmio Carlos Gomes de Ópera & Música Erudita. It won five awards, including Best Female Singer (Gabriella Pace), Best Opera Conductor (Roberto Duarte), Best Lighting (Paulo Pederneiras), Best Set Design (Rosa Magalhães), and best Opera Production.
Other winners with Villa-Lobos connections include:
- Turibio Santos, who was cited for his restoration of Villa-Lobos scores.
- The Quarteto Radamés Gnatalli, for their performances of the 17 Villa-Lobos String Quartets.
- Conductor Roberto Tibiriçá, for his work with the Orquestra de Heliópolis (Tibiriçá has recorded a number of Villa-Lobos works, and has programmed more with the Heliópolis orchestra, and with the Orquestra Nacional de Porto).
Hi Dean. Thanks for the great material you're making available via this magazine, tumblr, twitter and via villalobos.ca. It's a blessing.
ReplyDeleteCheers from Brazil!
- Christian Sisson
Thanks for those kind words, Christian. It's all so much fun!
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