Misa Criolla

Thu Dec 19, 2013

20:00

Location

Rialto
Andrea Drousioti 19
Platia Iroon
Limassol, Limassol 3603

Description

The tenor Anthony Koutroupis accompanied by the choir and orchestra of the Limassol Music School "Marios Tokas" presents the famous work of Arial Ramirez "Misa Criolla" under the artistic direction of Solon Kladas.

Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions.

Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to build his reputation. He had more than 300 compositions during his career and sold millions of albums. By the time he died in 2010, his work was globally renowned. Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Mercedes Sosa are some of the artists to have recorded his work.