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Les Arts Florissants ofrecen el Orfeo más íntimo y emocionante

By Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán, 12 March 2017
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Reviewed at Teatros del Canal: Sala Roja, Madrid on 10 March 2017
Programme
Monteverdi, L'Orfeo (Orpheus), SV318
Performers
Paul Agnew, Conductor, Director
Christophe Naillet, Set Designer, Lighting Designer
Alain Blanchot, Costume Designer
Les Arts Florissants
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Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán
Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán
Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán (Madrid, 1994) estudió el grado medio de guitarra clásica en el Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Arturo Soria, y actualmente estudia el grado medio de Instrumentos de Cuerda Pulsada del Renacimiento y el Barroco en el mismo centro, además de cursar, desde 2012, el Grado en Musicología en la Universidad Complutense. Como intérprete de música antigua, ha realizado cursos de perfeccionamiento y forma parte de grupos especializados en la interpretación de este repertorio, además de presentarse como solista. Como musicólogo ha ofrecido conferencias. Colabora también con la revista Síneris y es cofundador del blog 'Lírica para todos'.