Veintiun-OH

Written for solo tenor that accompanies himself on indigenous instruments, the music combines the elements of contemporary music with features of indigenous music and the lyricism of traditional opera. The opera presents an imaginary conversation between a contemporary individual from South America and Christopher Columbus about the changes and effects of physical and cultural colonization in the environment. 

Klara, the only protagonist of the opera, is a robot, a very advanced artificial intelligence that has the ability to learn and question the world around her, until she arrives at the transcendental question: “What is a human being?”

The opera is divided into four movements, or four haikus.  Each of these movements represents a different moment and way of thinking in  Klara’s life. These four movements are “Dawn”, “Secret”, “Storm” and “Farewell”.

The conjunction of the lyrical voice and the bandoneon finds the propitious and ironic color for this rare ritual designed for a dramaturgy with tango reminiscences.