30th November, 2015
This Thursday, third of December at 19.30, a very promising lyrical evening will take place at the Solis Theater. Under the direction of the Israeli conductor Roit Feldenkreis, the acclaimed soprano Sivan Rotem will perform, with the special appearance of the cellist Virginia Aldado. The show will be presented with the aid of the Israeli Embassy, and the tickets can be bought at Tickantel and at the theater’s ticket office at the price of 300 Escudos.
Sivan Rotem is a soprano with a notable history. Born in Buenos Aires, she made her first appearance with Zubin Mehta and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, thus beginning a career in which she sang in the Israeli Opera, the Opera of Seattle, and the Symphonic Orchestras of Los Angeles, Utah, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle and Vancouver, amongst others. Besides appearing in the festivals of Henley, London, Suma Flamenca, Madrid and Savonlinna, she is the author of a wide discography, edited by the houses of Helicon, Romeo Records and Naxos.
Conductor Roit Feldenkreis was born in Israel, and has been described by both her teachers and the public, as a highly professional orchestra director, of a great artistic personality who is capable of adding much color to the music sheets she faces. Recently she won the second prize in the competition and Masterclass, organized by the London Classical Soloist and by Maestro Achim Hulob on January 2014. On this occasion, she directed the Mozart K 550 concert, for which she received excellent reviews from both jury and audience. The Maestra, who projects a great career, obtained her Master’s Degree in orchestral direction from de Music Buchman- Mehta School of Tel Aviv University. She studied with the Maestro Yoav Talmi, musical director of the Camera Orchestra of Israel.
Music, Solis Theater, Sivan Rotem, Roit Feldenkreis, Mozart. Together with this, the artistic weight of the participant figures who will meet in this extraordinary concert of the season of the Philharmonic orchestra of Montevideo, we must highlight the program to be performed. It comprises the first part, which initiates with the great music sheet by Hector Villa Lobos (Bachianas Brasileras N° 5), followed by the creation of Eduard Toldra (Seis Canciones Catalanas), and culminating with the famous excerpt by the Maestro Giuseppe Verdi, “Va Pensiero” from the Opera Nabuco, a passage which undoubtedly aims to demonstrate the lyrical potential of the participants in the evening.
The second part starts with a remarkable work by Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov (Capricho Español), followed by one by Manuel De Falla (his brilliant Hat of Three Peaks, Suit N° 1). This diverse program continues with Arie Levanon (Mosaic, Six Songs from the Diaspora of Israel), to close with the famous “Halleluyah” from “the Messiah” by G. F. Hendel. As may be observed, the repertoire to be performed seeks to embrace the wide variety in periods and Geography, in order to accomplish the full exposure of the vocal gifts of the artists involved.
Another meaningful aspect will be the special participation of the chorus el “Coro Nacional Del Sodre”.