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Dr. Lily Guerrero is Assistant Professor of Voice and Director of Vocal Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music. The daughter of Mexican and Cuban immigrants, her research focuses on advocating for Latinx voices in classical music and she has received fellowship funding for this endeavor from the Society for American Music.

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Lecture Recital: Canciones de Latino América

Kansas State University

The first ever Mariachi opera, Cruzar la Cara de la Luna/To Cross the Face of the Moon, follows the two families of Laurentino, a Mexican man who has moved to the United States to work, even though that means leaving behind his wife Renata and son Rafael. Although he sends money home, and visits when he can, his choices have tragic consequences for his family left in Michoacán. Decades later, he lies dying. Now an elderly man, cared for by his American son Mark and granddaughter Diana, Laurentino questions the true meaning for him of ‘family’ and ‘home’ after a life straddling two cultures, a life in which he kept so many secrets from those he loved. Even as he draws his final breath, the two strands of his life finally come together in an emotional reunion, and Laurentino perhaps finds the answers he needs to rest peacefully.

Soprano

Lily Guerrero

Events

Past events

Feb 15, 2024

Lecture Recital: Canciones de Latino América · KSU School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

1 - 4 Feb, 2024

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna · Austin Opera

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