Dec. 27 (Prensa Latina) A large group from the Rouen Opera Orchestra of France is readying for a trip to Cuba, where they will perform twice in early January.Thirteen musicians, including Cuban clarinetist Lester Chio, will be leading "this beautiful adventure," as it was described by Frederic Roels, general and artistic director of the Rouen Opera."As far as I know, this will be the first presentation in Cuba of the Gran Partita by Mozart, a genius whose music is very much appreciated in Cuba. However, this piece is rarely performed," Chio told Prensa Latina.">Dec. 27 (Prensa Latina) A large group from the Rouen Opera Orchestra of France is readying for a trip to Cuba, where they will perform twice in early January.Thirteen musicians, including Cuban clarinetist Lester Chio, will be leading "this beautiful adventure," as it was described by Frederic Roels, general and artistic director of the Rouen Opera."As far as I know, this will be the first presentation in Cuba of the Gran Partita by Mozart, a genius whose music is very much appreciated in Cuba. However, this piece is rarely performed," Chio told Prensa Latina.">

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Escrito por Ana Julia Suarez Cruz. Paris, Dec. 27 (Prensa Latina) A large group from the Rouen Opera Orchestra of France is readying for a trip to Cuba, where they will perform twice in early January.

Thirteen musicians, including Cuban clarinetist Lester Chio, will be leading "this beautiful adventure," as it was described by Frederic Roels, general and artistic director of the Rouen Opera.

"As far as I know, this will be the first presentation in Cuba of the Gran Partita by Mozart, a genius whose music is very much appreciated in Cuba. However, this piece is rarely performed," Chio told Prensa Latina.

Twelve wind instruments and a double bass will be needed to play the Serenade No 10 in B-Flat Major KV 361, know as the Gran Partita of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Old Havana´s Convent of San Francisco de Asis.

The musicians will begin performing in Havana on January 8, and a day earlier, the Petit Symphonie for Wind instruments by Charles Gounod will be performed at Old Havana´s San Felipe Neri Room, featuring Cuban flautist Niurka Gonzalez.

As of Jan. 3, the Rouen Opera Orchestra musicians will participate in an educational exchange and provide a seminar on instrument repair and the work of luthiers.hr/rab/ajs/ft
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