This year\u2019s return to Schubert\u2019s work features one of the most profound and complex cycles in his Lieder<\/em> repertoire, as highlighted in the official press release.<\/p>\n In early 1827, Schubert was 30 years old and had less than two years to live. It was during this time that he began composing Winterreise<\/strong> (Winter Journey<\/em>), a cycle of 24 songs set to poems by Wilhelm M\u00fcller\u2014a contemporary of Schubert\u2019s, almost his exact peer in age and lifespan, though the two likely never met. M\u00fcller died just as Schubert was beginning work on this monumental vocal work.<\/p>\n The song cycle tells the story of a solitary, desolate figure who doesn\u2019t so much struggle against fate as surrender to it, clinging to only the faintest glimmers of hope throughout a bitter and symbolic winter journey.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s Winterreise<\/em> takes on a unique form, presented by three Cuban tenors: professor Roger Quintana and rising talents Jorge Luis Guzm\u00e1n and Yubal Caleb. They will be accompanied by pianist and maestro Vilma Garriga.<\/p>\n The performance is part of the 2024 Havana Schubertiade<\/strong> and will also mark the 77th anniversary of CMBF\u2014Cuba\u2019s National Classical Music Radio\u2014with support from the Austrian Embassy in Havana.<\/p>\n The following evening, on May 22, the evocative sounds of tango\u2014the most iconic musical genre of Argentina and declared Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2009\u2014will fill the historic basilica.<\/p>\n Pianist and arranger Rosa Garc\u00eda Oropesa will accompany flamenco vocalist Andr\u00e9s Correa, who will bring his powerful voice to classic tango standards that have become timeless jewels of Argentine music. Drawing from his deep command of cante jondo<\/em>, Correa immerses himself in the tango tradition with emotional depth and flair.<\/p>\n Cuban singer Mar\u00eda de Jes\u00fas will appear as a special guest, and dancers Leonardo Rodr\u00edguez Torres and Amy Berm\u00fadez D\u00edaz, members of the TangueArte<\/em> project, will lend their artistry to the performance.<\/p>\n Tangos de Concierto<\/strong> promises to be an unforgettable Havana evening of music, dance, and song\u2014an immersive cultural journey through the land of Carlos Gardel, Libertad Lamarque, and Astor Piazzolla, to name just a few.<\/p>\n This cultural event is presented with the support of the Argentine Embassy in Cuba as part of its historic Semana de Mayo<\/em> celebrations, along with the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana and CMBF Radio, in honor of the station\u2019s 77th anniversary.<\/p>\n Translated by Luis E. 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