{"id":69812,"date":"2022-08-23T08:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/?p=69812"},"modified":"2022-08-23T08:36:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T12:36:57","slug":"soprano-ashley-bell-headlines-world-premiere-of-klara-at-festival-musical-en-villafranca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/soprano-ashley-bell-headlines-world-premiere-of-klara-at-festival-musical-en-villafranca\/","title":{"rendered":"Soprano Ashley Bell Headlines World Premiere of &#8216;Klara&#8217; at Festival M\u00fasical en Villafranca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Festival M\u00fasica en Villafranca is set to close out its 2022 edition with two operatic performances starring soprano Ashley Bell.<\/p>\n<p>First up, the soprano will take on Poulenc\u2019s \u201cLa Voix Humaine\u201d in a version for piano. The concert will also include music by Rachmaninoff featuring pianists Eduardo Fr\u00edas and Pedro Halffter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance Date: <\/strong><em>August 26, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Closing out the festival will be Pedro Halffter\u2019s \u201cKlara,\u201d which will be making its world premiere. The opera is composed for soprano and two pianos and the score is divided up into four scenes or haikus. It focuses on Klara, a form of artificial intelligence who probes what it means to be human and whether she can achieve any semblance of it. The showcase is set to take place at the Iglesia de San Nicol\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Pianists Pedro Halffter and Eduardo Fr\u00edas will perform in the program, which also features Strauss\u2019 Alpine Symphony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance Date: <\/strong><em>August 27, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Festival M\u00fasica en Villafranca is set to close out its 2022 edition with two operatic performances starring soprano Ashley Bell. First up, the soprano will take on Poulenc\u2019s \u201cLa Voix Humaine\u201d in a version for piano. The concert will also include music by Rachmaninoff featuring pianists Eduardo Fr\u00edas and Pedro Halffter. 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