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José Carreras sings Misa Criolla Written in 1963 by Ariel Ramirez, Misa Criolla has become one of the most wellknownand oft-performed South American choral works throughout the world. A product of the composer's long study of Argentine folk music, the piece synthesizes popular and liturgical styles, drawing on the rhythms and melodies of Argentina and other South American cultures. Almost 25 years after its birth, millions of CD's of the piece were sold when José Carreras recorded it in1988.

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José Carreras occupies a privileged position in the music world. Born in Barcelona, he studied music in his hometown. In 1970 he started his professional career in the Gran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona with Nabucco and Lucrezia Borgia. His meteoric musical career resulted in early debuts at the world’s most prestigious opera theatres and festivals, including the Teatro alla Scala of Milan (“Un Ballo in Maschera”, 1975); the New York Metropolitan Opera House (“Tosca”, 1974); San Francisco Opera (“La Bohème”, 1973); the Vienna Staatsoper (“Rigoletto”, 1974); London’s Royal Opera House (“La Traviata”, 1974); The Oper of Munich (“Tosca”, 1974); Chicago’s Lyrics Opera (“Un Ballo in Maschera”, 1976); and the Festivals of Salzburg (“Don Carlo”, 1976); Aix en Provence (“Roberto Devereux”, 1977); Edinburgh (“Verdi Requiem”, 1982) and Verona (“Carmen”, 1984). José Carreras has collaborated with the most renowned orchestra conductors, among others Herbert von Karajan (an artistic and personal relationship which lasted over twelve years and included performances in Salzburg, Berlin and Vienna), Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, Giuseppe Sinopoli, James Levine, Carlo Maria Giulini, Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Metha, and with pre-eminent stage directors such as: Franco Zeffirelli, Jean Pierre Ponnelle, Giorgio Strehler, Luigi Comencini, Harold Prince. His repertoire includes over sixty operas, of which the following stand out: Andrea Chenier

La Bohème, Tosca, Werther, Don Carlo, Carmen, La Forza del Destino, I Pagliacci, L’Elisir d’Amore and Un Ballo in Maschera. Together with his opera activities, he has given frequent recitals in the world’s most famous halls. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Avery Fisher Hall of New York; the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican and the Royal Albert Hall in London; the Salle Pleyel in Paris, at the Musikverein and Konzerthaus of Vienna, the Berlin Philharmonie, Suntory Hall and the NHK Hall in Tokyo, the Grosses Festspielhaus of Salzburg, the Philarmonie and the Hercules Saal of Munich.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe3HdUgHktg

José Carreras Misa Criolla Piano: Lorenzo Bavaj Musicians: Grupo Alturas

Producciones Lastra has represented and produced all the Misa Criolla tours interpreted by Ariel Ramirez and José Carreras since 1987.


His wide concert repertoire includes over 600 titles of the most diverse styles ranging from the baroque to contemporary music.. His extensive discography includes over 150 recordings, notably 50 complete operas,oratories, popular and classical recitals. He has been awarded many Gold and Platinum Discs worldwide.

José Carreras has performed the leading role in several operatic films for Television, Cinema and Video, including La Bohème, I Lombardi, Andrea Chenier, Turandot, Carmen, Missa de Rèquiem de Verdi, Don Carlo, La Forza del Destino, Stiffelio, Fedora and Jerusalem. As for his cinema activities, two films stand out: Romanza Final, in which José Carreras portrays the life of Julián Gayarre and A Life Story, a report on Mr. Carreras life and artistic career. A Life Story, nominated in Hollywood, was awarded an International Emmy Award in 1993 by the Academy of Arts and Sciences of the US Television. Among the numerous national and international prizes and distinctions which have been bestowed upon José Carreras, there are the Grand Prix du Disque from the Academy of Paris; the Luigi Illica Prize; a 1991 Grammy Award; the Sir Lawrence Olivier Award for his performance in “Stiffelio” at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Kammersänger and Lifetime Honorary Member of the Vienna Staatsoper; Honorary Member of the London Royal Academy of Music; he received the Gold Medal of the New York Spanish Institute; the Gold Medal of the City of Vienna ; the Gold Medal of Fine Arts bestowed by His Majesty the King of Spain; the Gold Medal of the City of Barcelona; the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalunya; Prince of Asturias Award 1991; and The Albert Schweitzer Music Award 1996. He is Honorary President of the London Arts Orchestra. He is Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Chevalier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur de la République Française; Gran Croce di Cavaliere and Grande Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana; Honour Medal of the Bavarian Government, Grand Honour Award of the Austrian Republic, Komandor’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Polish Republic, Commandeur de la Médaille du Sahametrei of the Royal Cambodian Government and Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO.

José Carreras Awards

In 2004 he received the Civil Order Golden Cross of the Social Solidarity bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, doña Sofía; the National Order Steaua Romaniei (Etoile de la Roumanie) of Romania in a degree of Grand Officer and the Big Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

He has also been awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Barcelona (Spain), the Universities of Loughborough and Sheffield (United Kingdom), the University Mendeleyev of Moscow (Russia), the University of Camerino (Italy), the Napier University in Edinburgh (Scotland), the Rutgers University (United States), the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spain), the University of Coimbra (Portugal), the National University of Music in Bucharest (Romania) , the University of Marburg (Germany) and, most recently, the University of Pécs (Hungary).


He has also been awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Barcelona (Spain), the Universities of Loughborough and Sheffield (United Kingdom), the University Mendeleyev of Moscow (Russia), the University of Camerino (Italy), the Napier University in Edinburgh (Scotland), the Rutgers University (United States), the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spain), the University of Coimbra (Portugal), the National University of Music in Bucharest (Romania) , the University of Marburg (Germany) and, most recently, the University of Pécs (Hungary). In 1992 José Carreras was engaged as Musical Director of the memorable Olympic Games held in Barcelona. The 3 Tenors concerts offered by José Carreras together with his colleagues Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, are now legendary. Followed by world-wide audiences of over two billion, they have created an unprecedented impact in the world of opera. Since 1988, in addition to his professional activities, he presides with total dedication and enthusiasm over the “José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation” established in Barcelona and with branches in the United States, Switzerland and Germany. Currently his Leukaemia Foundation is one of his most important goals and priorities. Misa Criolla Entirely based on traditional rhythms (chacarera, carnavalito, estilo pampeano), it is also one of the first masses to be celebrated in a modern language - being contemporary to the Second Vatican Counc. Ariel Ramirez, born in 1921, draws on the metres and rhythms of Latin-American music, and employs dance forms from Argentina, Bolivia and Peru; it is music that is heartwarmingly approachable, of a light, devotional kind. In trying to characterize it I was reminded of parts of Orff's Carmina burana and Britten's church parables, though here the accompaniment to soloists and chorus is provided by varying instrumental combinations including, besides percussion, a guitar, accordion, five-string charango and various other Latin-American folk instruments.

José Carreras sings Misa Criolla Japan Tour 2005 Nothing better exemplifies the variety to be heard in the Misa Criolla, though, than the way it ranges from the Gloria, with its hints of South American carnival, to the final Agnus Dei with harpsichord accompaniment. The first recording of the Misa Criolla took place in 1964, sung by the choir of the Basílica del Socorro and the folkloric male quartet 'Los Fronterizos', who sang the soloist parts either one by one or together. The first live performance took place in Colón Theatre in Buenos Aires in 1965 , the first European performances were in March 1967, when Philips organized a tour of Ramírez and his musicians in 7 European countries, starting in Amsterdam. The score was edited in 1965 in Buenos Aires, together with the score of the Christmas cantata Navidad Nuestra. The Misa Criolla became extremely popular. It was sung all over the world and its recordings were sold in huge amounts. Almost 25 years after its birth, millions of CD's of the piece were sold when José Carreras recorded it in 1988.


Press releases 1. Carreras cantará en el Palau la 'Misa Criolla' y dúos con Teresa Salgueiro “Barcelona--Josep Carreras presentó anoche en un hotel barcelonés los dos próximos conciertos del Festival del Mil.leni con encendidos elogios a la música de...” http://www.jcarreras.com/articles/2000/epo01052000.stm 2. Noche Hispanica at the Arena di Verona: Before and After “Tomorrow's concert will be very important for me, almost more important than the Gala which was an honour for me professionally...” http://www.jcarreras.com/contribute/c_artic015.htm 3. Carreras interpretará con Madredeus una pieza inédita del grupo ”Misa Criolla del compositor argentino Ariel ... conferencia de prensa que la Misa Criolla es una obra «fácil en ... de una manera visceral». Misa Criolla para tenor, coro mixto...” http://www.jcarreras.com/articles/2000/edv01062000.stm

Misa Criolla Terraza dil Dumo di Milano, 2010

4. José Carreras, Madredeus y Ariel Ramírez se reunirán en el Festival del Milenio “Misa Criolla», que se estrena en ... de que consta la «Misa Criolla», obra original del argentino, ... en su género» la «Misa Criolla», una composición que «funde...” http://www.jcarreras.com/articles/2000/abc01052000.stm 5. Sound Recordings Review--Ramirez: Misa Criolla “Philips first recorded Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla shortly after its composition in 1964; it went on to become one of their best-selling discs—some three million ...” http://www.jcarreras.com/articles/pre_1990/gra1188a.stm 6. José Carreras en el Luna Park de Buenos Aires “El Martes próximo se realizará en el Luna Park una nueva puesta de la "Misa Criolla", de Ariel Ramírez, que contará con la presencia del tenor José Carreras como intérprete principal...” http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=81688 7. Llangollen Festival Misa Criolla – José Carreras “S4C has live and exclusive coverage of iconic tenor José Carreras’ concert from the Llangollen International Musical Festival on Sunday, 15 July...” http://www.s4c.co.uk/sched/e_press_level2.shtml?id=112 8. Duomo di Milano Misa Criolla – José Carreras Josè Carreras canterà sulle terrazze del Duomo di Milano in una serie di tre concerti che fanno parte della rassegna organizzata per raccogliere fondi che serviranno al restauro della guglia maggiore della Cattedrale. http://www.vatican.va/news_services/or/or_quo/interviste/2010/154q05b1.html


About Misa Criolla Luis Antonio de Villena El País - Madrid, 1983 The idea of reclaiming folklore in any nation as an integrated part of its national culture is, of course, not new. But perhaps it is more so the idea of transforming that folklore into a musical creation of first-class virtuosity, without lessening its value or depriving it of its moving force. This is what Ariel Ramírez, one of the most important folklorists of America today, has done with the popular music of his country, Argentina."

Napoleón Cabrera Clarín - Buenos Aires, l964 In his Misa Criolla - as in most of his works - Ariel Ramírez knows how to keep himself within folkloric projection with a high degree of sincerity and respect which refuses demagogic complicity. The spiritual balance is exemplary. He knows how to reach emotional peaks without deviating from the nobility of his means The devotion with which it was received at the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires

Misa Criolla recording – Laredo – Spain, 1988

was yet another proof, though this was not necessary, that its majestic premises were not, in fact, too big for it. The work is beautiful, warmly American, and achieves a synthesis ranging from the wild to the is academic; this places it as unique in the Argentine art of our time.

Jacques Lonchampt Le Monde - Paris, 1970 The Misa Criolla (Messe Creole) by the Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez, which all of a sudden, in a few months became widely celebrated thanks to an admirable recording, is one of the rare masterpieces originated by the recent reform in liturgy.

The alliance of the ordinary of the Misa in Spanish, the instruments (guitar, clavichord, drums, gong, tom-toms, jingles, etc.) and folkloric rhythms occur in it miraculously: the tragic "Vidala" an "Baguala" of the Kyrie": the tender voices of the choir and the solos "torn from the soul"; the joyfulness of the carnavalito yaraví in the Gloria, with its quick interchange of responses like in the "negro spirituals".

The sparkling guitars and charangos, the prayers, the gliding and motionless of the Domine Fili Unigenite and the simple and candid gaiety of the Sanctus; the vibrating, obsessed rhythm of the "Chacarera Trunca", which underlines the rotund affirmations of the Credo with the wonderful parapharase of the Resurrection; "Carnaval" from Cochabamba for the mirth of the angels in heaven; finally the admirable Agnus Dei, luminous like Mozart's."


Michael Cookson – Naxos - The Choral Arts Society of Washington 2004

For this release entitled Celebrating Sacred Rhythms, Naxos have chosen American conductor Joseph Holt who made his Choral Arts debut conducting the Misa Criolla The accomplishment of Ariel Ramírez with the Misa Criolla is beyond comparison. The Argentine composer and pianist Ariel Ramírez is widely acclaimed throughout South America for his unique synthesis of popular and liturgical styles. He is represented here by his settings of the Misa Criolla and the Navidad Nuestra.

The accomplishment of Ariel Ramírez with the Misa Criolla is beyond comparison. Over forty years after its creation in 1964, this Mass is considered one of the utmost expressions of popular music in Argentina. It has transcended international borders to gain worldwide acclaim Even Ramírez, a composer with a career of long-standing, could not have foreseen that it would become such a famous work amongst his prolific output comprising compositions for chorus, voice and piano.

Musically speaking, the Misa falls into a category somewhere between strict academic and urban popular but. Ramírez does not intend to preserve folklore but to achieve an artistic recreation of folk-derived traits within a personal compositional style. The Misa Criolla consists of musical settings of theKyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. With liturgical texts in Spanish it is one of the first Catholic Masses to be composed in a language other than Latin. Each part of the Mass is based on either traditional Argentine dances or songs. The vidala-baguala for the Kyrie, refers to the lyrical vocal form of Bolivia and northern Argentina. The Mass is written for tenor, mixed chorus, percussion, Andean instruments, double bass and harpsichord or piano. It should be noted that Ramírez is considered today the first within the ‘nativist’ tradition to introduce the piano in the performance of traditional music in Argentina. In this Naxos recording, however, conductor Joseph Holt utilises the charango, a small guitar made of an armadillo shell, with the guitar replacing the keyboard part. The Andean notched flute, quena and the panpipes, siku, which are also featured in this recording, follow the Argentine criollo tradition where they usually accompany the charango, the guitar and the bombo. The Misa Criolla comes across as an appealing and inspiring work right from the first bars of the opening movement Kyrie. The atmosphere provided by the excellent performers is electric and at times magical. The three tenor parts lack the individual character of the acclaimed performance by the eminent and charismatic tenor José Carreras, on his 1987 Philips account, but the collective effect is thrilling. The first section of the lively carnival mood of the Gloria is dominated by the guitars before the tenors and choir gain prominence. Alongside the heavy dance elements of the Credo distinctive use is made of panpipes. The carnival mood of the Sanctus features guitars. The superbly performed closing movement Agnus Deiis notable for its dream-like and softly coloured textures.


Salvador de Madariaga London, 1965) "...without abandoning its tone, without aspiring to the vulgarity of imitating a bourgeois tone, it maintains a ritual level and rises in intensity without effort. With this work of undoubtable universal value, Argentina gives to the world an example of how it is possible to incorporate the people with greater culture by means of the safest way, which is that of religion. It is to be expected that the whole of the Christian world will be able and will know how to enjoy promptly the beauty and originality of this admirable Misa Criolla." Programme Llangollen Festival 2007 José Carreras sings Misa Criolla

Symphonic concert – 1st part

El Eco de tu voz Albéniz

Lejana Tierra Mia Gardel

Silencio Cantatore Lama

Vurria Rendine

Cioffi Na Sera ´e Maggio

L´Oreneta Morera

Pel Teu Amor Ribas

Misa Criolla Andean Pieces Los Calchakis

Misa Criolla Ariel Ramírez

Kyrie

Gloria

Credo

Sanctus

Agnus Dei

Bis -‐ José Carreras + Piano Lorenzo Bavaj

Ariel Ramirez. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, he roamed the South American hinterland in his early twenties playing piano and studying regional musical traditions. After a brief stint in Buenos Aires, he spent several years in Europe, studying in Madrid and Vienna and teaching music in a German convent. Returning to South America in 1954, he completed his musical training in Buenos Aires, where his politically engaged popular songs rapidly earned him renown as a leader of the nueva cancion movement. His breakthrough onto the international stage came in 1967 with the first performance and recording of the Misa Criolla (Mass in Native Style). The success of this innovative work owes much to its timing. Set in Spanish rather than Latin, it was one of the first major masses composed after the Second Vatican Council mandated the use of the vernacular. It also profited from the period's burgeoning interest in folk music. As a result, the work quickly captured the imagination of audiences worldwide and has received thousands of performances. The mass's reception abroad, where its style was perceived as novel and exotic, actually helped stimulate appreciation for native culture among more skeptical audiences back in Argentina. Like all Ramirez' major works, the Misa Criolla draws substantially on the folk traditions in which he immersed himself as a young man.


Company references

Among the most renowned music agencies in Spain, Producciones Lastra is proud to present and promote the biggest names in latin music, dance, and entertainment from Argentina and Spain. Since 1978 Producciones Lastra has vast experience in organizing music events, with a wide variety of genres including tango, folk, opera, classical and world music. Producciones Lastra has been organizing successful large and small scale events for both individuals and companies worldwide. During the last 3 decades Producciones Lastra has worked in collaboration with some of the most important festivals and venues, organizing more than 6000 concerts and promotions that guarantees us as one of the most stable agencies in Spain. Many prestigious cultural organizations have confided in our expertise, ranging from “Teatro Albéniz” in Madrid or “Palau de la Música” in Barcelona to “Suntory Hall” in Tokio and “Carnegie Hall” in New York. Producciones Lastra is proud of its long association with José Carreras, since he recorded the famous Argentinean masterpiece Misa Criolla which has encompassed a huge range of high profile projects around the world over many years.

Accentuating the requirement for creative and original programming at various stages, our work also encompasses a commitment to a wide range of music from contemporary to world music.

With an emphasize on creating projects that combine our artists, orchestras and groups with the leading festivals and concert presenters around the world, Producciones Lastra has achieved notable success in the creation of events that have a strong artistic vision coupled to conceptual reality. We also work with other major international figures from the music world who realize the benefit of our approach to project creation and development.

Accentuating the requirement for creative and original programming at various stages, our work also encompasses a commitment to a wide range of music from contemporary to world music.

PRODUCCIONES LASTRA C/ Estrella Polar 12, 5º Izq. 28007 Madrid Tel (+34) 91 521 77 23 PRODUCCIONES LASTRA BCN C/ Numància 111-115, Local 2 08029 Barcelona Tel (+34) 93 181 28 06 With offices located in Madrid and Barcelona, Producciones Lastra provides an unparalleled concert booking service to our clients in Spain and the rest of the world, having promoted a wide range of events from large-scale concerts attended by thousands, private corporate events and festivals. Highlights from the most recent seasons include:

- José Carreras sings Misa

Criolla – Japan Tour 2005

- Grandes del Tango –

Veranos de la Villa de Madrid

2002-2005

- Los Calchakis – Lebanon

Tour 2005

- José Cura – Concerto di

Natale di la RAI – Italia 2007

- José Carreras Gala

Concert – Festival

Internacional de Llagollen –

Walles 2007

- José Carreras Misa Criolla

Duomo di Milano – Gala

concerts - July 2010

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