Love Takes Flight: Catán's Florencia en el Amazonas
From Aria Code by WQXR & The Metropolitan Opera
November 29, 2023 · 53 min · Season 4 · Episode 5
About this episode
This episode explores the themes of love and self-discovery through the lens of Daniel Catán's opera Florencia en el Amazonas.
People in this episode
Host: Rhiannon Giddens
Guests: Ailyn Pérez, Andrea Puente-Catán
Topics covered
- opera
- love
- self-discovery
- nature
- music
Keywords
- Florencia Grimaldi
- Cristóbal
- Amazon River
- Metropolitan Opera
- Spanish-language production
Mentioned in this episode
Products: El Dorado, Daniel Catán's score, Florencia en el Amazonas
Books & works: Florencia, Amazon Hitchhiker
Places: el Amazonas, the Amazon River, Manaus, Canada, South America, Amazon, Peru
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