Concerts · Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Time to be announced
Opening Celebration: Voices and Virtuosos
Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra · Las Cruces, New Mexico
Program
- Gioachino Rossini L'italiana in Algeri Overture from L'italiana in Algeri
- Giuseppe Verdi La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo "È strano! è strano!" (Violetta)
- Georges Bizet Carmen: Habanera
- Jules Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
- Fernando Velázquez Bésame Mucho
- Georges Bizet Carmen Suite
- Musumarra - Tu Sei
- Astor Piazzolla Libertango, tango for chamber ensemble
- Ramirez - Un Giorno Per Nio
- Agustín Lara Granada
- Quarantotto - Con Te Pertiro
Artists
- Jorge Martinez-Rios, Dr. Mona Trempe Conductor
- Barbara Padilla Soloist, Soprano
- Brigid McCarthy Soloist, Violin
- Jesus Candela Soloist, Flute
- Kornel Juhasz Soloist, Clarinet
- Ron Thurman Soloist, Bassoon
Running time: about 34 min (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: Piazzolla's 1974 tango anthem, a short, driving piece built on one insistent bass riff, now heard everywhere from film soundtracks to orchestral pops concerts. More about Astor Piazzolla's Libertango, tango for chamber ensemble →
About this concert
Soprano Barbara Padilla joins the Las Cruces Symphony and its own principal players for a season-opening program of opera favorites and Latin classics led by Jorge Martinez-Rios and community guest conductor Dr. Mona Trempe.
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