Gala Concert with María Dueñas, Saioa Hernández, and David Afkham
About the Show
Teatro Real (Royal Opera of Madrid) returns to Carnegie Hall for the third time. The program features the Violin Concerto in D Major by Korngold, a composer who fled the Nazis and succeeded in Hollywood. The concerto is played by Spanish violinist María Dueñas with the Orchestra of Madrid’s Teatro Real. This performance marks the American debut of the Spanish soprano Saioa Hernández. She sings arias from Spanish zarzuelas and operas by Serrano, Penella, along with Falla’s La vida breve. David Afkham leads the Orchestra of the Teatro Real.
