13 Sonnets and a Mermaid, by Daniel Pérez
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- November 13, 2024
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The Castilian and Leonese Institute of Language is organizing the recital 13 sonnets and a siren on Wednesday, November 13 (6:30 p.m.) at the public library of Leon , a concert for voice and guitar with music and lyrics by the composer and playwright from Zamora, Daniel Pérez. This recital presents the originality of the author's use of the sonnet in the stanzas, a poetic composition that is not very common in the lyrics of songs and has a long tradition in Spanish literature. Classic authors such as Garcilaso de la Vega, Quevedo, Lope de Vega, Federico García Lorca and Miguel Hernández, among others, have used the sonnet.
The 13 sonnets speak of the feeling of love from different perspectives, although as with art in general, they go beyond the purely emotional aspect. This recital seeks to be inspired by this poetic tradition and by the conviction of the need to defend Spanish as a language of culture. This proposal has found the support of specialized critics, who have highlighted how the meticulous and careful versions presented by the author from Zamora allow the messages to be received directly and without losing their beauty and mystery. It gives off something fascinating and charming spectacle, a feast for the visual and auditory senses with that strong presence of music, songs and dance are some of the praises that 13 sonnets and a siren has received from specialized critics.
Daniel Pérez Fernández (Zamora 1956) studied at the Royal School of Dramatic Art and Dance in Madrid and has been director of the Teatro Principal de Zamora (1987-2022), speaker of the Master's Degree in Theatre Management at the Complutense University (Courses 95-96/96-97), director of the Centre for Theatre Production of Castile and León, director of the European Courses on Theatre Production and member of the jury in several editions of the Fray Luis de León Literary Awards.
Academician of the Academy of Performing Arts of Spain, his musical work includes the lyrics and music of Oasis Cabaret (2017), the lyrics of the song for the inaugural concert of the Exposition "Edades del Hombre" (2016); AQVA , performed by Ainhoa Arteta, with music by David Rivas; the cantata El motín de la trucha (2015); the lyrics and music of El primer perro del mundo (2011), the lyrics and music of Alicia (2004) and musical themes for the works El Mágico Prodigioso (2006) and Alicia cruza el espejo (2007).
Event website : https://www.ilcyl.com/
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- Postal address Biblioteca Pública de León - C/ Santa Nonia, 5. municipality of León . NaN. León