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Carnegie Hall Presents

Fatma Said, Soprano
Rafael Aguirre, Guitar

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:30 PM Weill Recital Hall
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Fatma Said, Rafael Aguirr
Fatma Said by Josef Fischnaller / Warner Classics, Rafael Aguirr by Liz Isles / European Music Foundation
Egyptian soprano Fatma Said is thrilling audiences in the world’s great concert halls and opera houses. Applauded by critics and audiences alike for her expressive warmth and richness of tone, Said makes her Carnegie Hall debut alongside celebrated Spanish guitarist Rafael Aguirre in a unique musical journey that features Spanish and Middle Eastern songs, including some rarely heard but deeply moving selections by poet Federico García Lorca.

Performers

Fatma Said, Soprano
Rafael Aguirre, Guitar

Program

FALLA Siete canciones populares españolas

RODRIGO "Adela" from Tres canciones españolas

LORENZO PALOMO Madrigal y cinco canciones sefardíes

SHERIF MOHIE EL DIN "'aydum alnahr" from Three Poems by Amal Donqul

SERRANO "La canción del olvidó: Marinela"

TÁRREGA Gran jota

LORCA Selections from Canciones españolas antiguas
·· "Anda, jaleo"
·· "Nana de Sevilla"
·· "Los cuatro muleros"
·· "Sevillanas del siglo XVIII"

FALLA "Tus ojillos negros" (Canción andaluza)

OBRADORS "Del cabello más sutil" from Canciones clásicas españolas

HANKASH "Aatini al naya wa ghanni"

ABDEL-RAHIM "Ana bent el sultan"


Encore:

ARLEN "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz (arr. Rafael Aguirre)

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately 90 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.

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At a Glance

In this colorful trip, the voice meets the guitar—its best and most beloved companion and friend—to travel through Spain, Latin America, and Egypt in a nonstop discovery of musical colors that mix sometimes in the desert, sometimes in the jungle, or in the Spanish landscapes, with flair, fire, and nostalgia. The guitar was designed to accompany the human voice, and Fatma and I invite you on the magic carpet, letting your imagination flow through this wonderful and most perfect combination.


—Rafael Aguirre

Bios

Fatma Said

At the age of 14, Fatma Said embarked on a musical journey that would take her from her home in Cairo to the Academy of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, ...

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Rafael Aguirre

Rafael Aguirre is an internationally acclaimed musician whose deep understanding of music, dazzling virtuosity, and immensely diverse repertoire has taken him to 40 countries. The beginning  ...

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