The Dark Side: (Monodrama for mezzosoprano (or baritone) and piano with text and music of Ricardo Llorca)

"The Dark Side", monodrama for mezzosoprano or baritone and piano is an early work of Llorca. It was premiered by Nancy Fabiola Herrera and the composer at the piano on October 4th, 1995 at Lincoln Center in New York City. In "The Dark Side" Llorca experiences for the first time with the voice, which alternates systematically between spoken and sung, a resource that will be a constant in his later opera "Las Horas Vac?as/The Empty Hours". "The Dark Side", with a duration of twelve minutes, is divided into six parts: Recitative, Prayer, Recitative, Monologue, Recitative, and "Thread". The text, written by the composer himself, is an argument against fanaticism with certain touches of humor most pronounced in the recited parts Other performances: Concierto: Paul Recital Hall (The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, Nueva York) Mezzosoprano: Cheryl Marshall. Piano: Ricardo Llorca. (4 de octubre, 1995) Concierto: "Contemporary Chamber Music" (The Miller Theater at Columbia University) Mezzosoprano: Cheryl Marshall. Piano: Ricardo Llorca. (10 de Mayo 1996) Concierto: "A Journey into the Spanish Music" (The Spanish Institute, Nueva York) Mezzosoprano: Nancy Herrera. Piano: Mac McClure. (23 de abril, 2001) Concierto: "Ricardo Llorca y la musica de Catalu?a" (The Florence Gould Hall-Alliance Francaise, NY) Mezzosoprano: Cindy Sanner. Piano: Mac McClure. (29 de octubre, 2004) Concierto: "Espa?oles en los Estados Unidos" Auditorio Nacional de M?sica / Centro para la Difusi?n de la Musica Contempor?nea Solistas de la ORCAM ( Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid ) (Madrid. Lunes, 2 de febrero de 2009) Concierto: "Sounds of Spain: Music for Guitar and Song Cycles by Ricardo Llorca at Reina Sofia NYC" Queen Sofia Spanish Institute de Nueva York 16 de Octubre de 2009 6 PM Concierto: "Lucero Nuestro: concierto homenaje a Victoria de los Angeles" Mezzosoprano: Nancy Fabiola Herrera Piano: Mac Maclure Auditorio de Sant Cugat (Domingo 20 de Noviembre de 2011) Teatro Perez Gald?s de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid Palau de la Musica de Valencia Concierto: XIII Festival Internacional de M?sica Contempor?nea - A?o 2013 S?bado, 5 de octubre, 19:00 h - Auditorio MARTA KN?RR (Mezzosoprano) AURELIO VIRIBAY (Piano) Concierto: Sounds of Spain: Music for Guitar and Song Cycles by Ricardo Llorca at the Chicago Cultural Center Salon Series. Location: Chicago Cultural Center Sunday, October 18, 2009 Baritone: Gustavo Ahualli Piano: Alan Darling

Author: Ricardo Llorca

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Nov 10, 2013

Number of Pages: 32 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1493703307

ISBN-13: 9781493703302