Renowned tenor Michael Fabiano and collaborative pianist Laurent Philippe will present the world premiere of a song cycle by Jimmy López Bellido. The work, titled Poems by Nilo Cruz was commissioned by the Tucson Desert Song Festival through the Wesley Green Composer Project. Best known for his enormously successful opera Bel Canto commissioned and premiered by Chicago Lyric Opera, Peruvian composer Jimmy […]

Free Admission Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Join Tucson Desert Song Festival Director George Hanson for a lively discussion about the creative process behind the world premiere of Poems by Nilo Cruz, a new song cycle commissioned by the Tucson Desert Song Festival through the Wesley Green Composer Project. Pianist Laurent Philippe, Fabiano’s frequent and […]