This is what we’ve seen in June. Sketches by Tamara.
- 7 June: El Quinteto: «Un viaje musical inolvidable» @ Auditorio José Antonio Ramos, Parque Doramas
- From son and boleros to landó, tango, fado, Canarian folklore and back. Featuring Fernando García (drums, percussion), Francisco García (flutes), Candelaria González (vocals), Héctor González (vocals, guitar, cuatro) and Ruimán Martín (double bass).
- 11 June: Julia Rodríguez «Hacia la vida» @ Palacete Rodríguez Quegles, Calle Benito Pérez Galdós, 4
- Julia Rodríguez (vocals, guitar, timple, cuatro), a singer-sogwriter from Fuerteventura now based in Barcelona, accompanied by Franco Contreras (bass), Nuria Herrero (percussion) and Daniel Morales (guitar, tres).
- 14 June: Madama Butterfly @ Plaza del Tenor Stagno
- This year’s «Ópera para todos» was Puccini’s classic, featuring Hrachuhí Bassénz as Madama Butterfly, Giorgio Berrugi as Pinkerton, Pietro Spagnoli as Sharpless, Caterina Piva as Suzuki, Jorge Rodríguez-Norton as Goro, Isaac Galán as the Imperial Commissioner, Marina díaz as Kate Pinkerton, Julián Padilla as the Bonze and Manuel García as Prince Yamadori. Music director: Francesco Ivan Ciampa. Stage director: Carlo Antonio de Lucia. Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria and Coro del Festival de Ópera directed by Olga Santana.
- 20 June: Morgane Ji @ Plaza de la Música, Avenida Roberto Clemente Benijófar (next to Auditorio Alfredo Kraus)
- Six years later, Morgane Ji (lead vocals, banjo) returns to Las Palmas, with E.r.k. (guitar), Emeline Fougeray (bass guitar) and Michaël Frideloux (drums). What a show!
- 21 June: «Música en el corazón de Vegueta» @ Vegueta, various locations
- We went to see La Local Jazz Band feat. Miguel Ramírez (sax), Miqui Delgado (piano), Kervin Barreto (trumpet), Suso Vega (drums) and Abraham Ramos (double bass) in Casa de Colón and Yone Rodríguez Trio feat. Yone Rodríguez (timple), Néstor García (guitar) and Tana Santana (double bass) in Patio de los Naranjos.
Bring on July.
