185 Musicians Deliver Triumphant Carmina Burana in Andorra, Earning 10-Minute Ovation
Josep Caballé Domenech conducts ONCA, Galician ensembles, and stellar soloists in a dramatic performance at Parc Central for Festival Clàssic And.
Key Points
- 185 musicians performed Carmina Burana at Parc Central in Andorra la Vella.
- Conducted by Josep Caballé Domenech with ONCA, Galician ensembles, and choirs.
- Soloists: soprano Julieth Lozano, tenor Kevin Amiel, baritone Guillem Batllori.
- Earned 10-minute standing ovation, peaking with 'O Fortuna'.
Over 185 musicians, singers, and soloists performed Carl Orff's *Carmina Burana* on Wednesday evening at Parc Central in Andorra la Vella, earning ten minutes of standing ovations from the captivated audience.
The 8:30pm concert, part of the Festival Clàssic And d'Andorra continuing in the capital until Sunday, June 7, featured the Orquestra Nacional del Consell d'Andorra (ONCA), Jove Orquestra Simfònica de Galícia, Cor de la Sinfònica de Galicia, and Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió de Granollers. Under the direction of Josep Caballé Domenech, the symphonic-choral work filled the stage with commanding choral power, orchestral intensity, and dramatic energy from the opening measures.
Soprano Julieth Lozano, tenor Kevin Amiel, and baritone Guillem Batllori shone as soloists, infusing the medieval-inspired cantata—drawn from poems found in a Bavarian monastery manuscript—with personal emotion and immediacy. The ensemble's unified performance peaked with the explosive "O Fortuna," fulfilling Orff's aim to evoke primal musical force and leaving spectators deeply moved.
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