This week, Ana María Martínez is Oliver’s guest. The Puerto Rican soprano is Lyric Opera of Chicago’s cultural ambassador and a champion of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas. The two-act opera — with elements of magical realism in the style of Gabriel García Márquez — is the first Spanish-language work to be presented in Lyric’s mainstage season.
A Preview of Florencia en el Amazonas with Ana María Martínez
Ana María Martínez in Houston Grand Opera's 2019 'Florencia en el Amazonas' (Photo: Lynn Lane)
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Ana María Martínez offers her preview of Florencia with excerpts from the Houston Grand Opera premiere recording.
Florencia en el Amazonas
Music by Daniel Catán
Libretto by Marcela Fuentes-Berain
Mark S. Doss, bass-baritone (Riolobo)
Ana María Martínez, soprano (Rosalba)
Suzanne Guzmán, mezzo-soprano (Paula)
Hector Vasquez, baritone (Alvaro)
Oren Gradus, bass (El Capitán)
Patricia Schuman, soprano (Florencia)
Chad Shelton, tenor (Arcadio)
Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Patrick Summers, conductor
© 2002 Albany Records (TROY 531/32)