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In collaboration with
artists ranging from
Plácido Domingo
to Sting, Camille
Zamora has garnered
acclaimed for
her “dramatic and
nuanced” (The New
York Times) interpretations
of repertoire
ranging from Mozart
to tango. Equally at
home in concert, recital,
and on the operatic
stage, Zamora is known for her “dignity and
glowing sound” (The New York Times) in “luminous,
transcendently lyrical” performances (Opera News)
that “combine gentility and emotional fire” (Houston
Chronicle).
Recent highlights include her Kennedy Center debut,
performances at the United States Capitol with
Yo-Yo Ma, and five new operatic roles, including the
tour de force double-bill of La Voix Humaine and I
Pagliacci with Opera Columbus. She also re-created
the principal soprano role of Lucia in Hindemith’s
The Long Christmas Dinner with American Symphony
Orchestra at Lincoln Center, the live recording of
which topped The New York Times’ Classical Playlist
and was chosen one of Opera News’ Best Recordings
of the Year.
Other highlights include music of Granados with
Yo-Yo Ma and Cristina Pato in The Music of Strangers;
American Songbook classics with Late Show
bandleader Jon Batiste for the spring 2016 opening
concert of NYC’s new Steinway Hall; and Twin
Spirits: Robert and Clara Schumann with Sting and
Joshua Bell at Lincoln Center and LA’s Music Center.
A champion of zarzuela, Zamora has been cited by
the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and NBC Latino
as a leading interpreter of classical Spanish vocal
repertoire. A Kennedy Center Citizen Artist, she is a
graduate of The Juilliard School, the co-founder of
the arts non-profit Sing for Hope, and one of CNN’s
Most Intriguing People.
Praised by The New
York Times as a
“splendid player,”
Argentinean bandoneonist
Héctor Del
Curto’s career, spanning
for more than
twenty–five years,
has encompassed
the traditional tango,
new tango, jazz,
classical and world
music. As one of the
most sought–after
bandoneonist, he has performed with luminaries
across many musical genres including the tango
legends, Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Pugliese, and
appeared with prestigious orchestras such as the
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra,
Mobile Symphony and Buenos Aires Symphony
Orchestra. Born into a family of bandoneon
players, Del Curto was introduced to the world of
tango and bandoneon by his grandfather, Héctor
Cristobal. By the age of 17, he had won the title of
“Best Bandoneon Player Under 25” in Argentina
and was invited to join the orchestra of the legendary
Osvaldo Pugliese, the “Last Giant of Tango.” In
1999, Del Curto received the Golden Note Award
from the Italian–American Network in recognition
of his artistic achievements. As a music director,
he directed the spectacular show Forever Tango on
Broadway and founded the Eternal Tango Orchestra,
a ten-piece ensemble. Since the Lincoln Center
debut in 2003, the Eternal Tango Orchestra (now
the Hector Del Curto Tango Orchestra) returned to
Lincoln Center for three more engagements and
performed at other various venues including the
Skirball Center for Performing Arts.
A musician who is dedicated to the education, outreach
and preservation of tango music, Del Curto
founded the Stowe Tango Music Festival, the premier
tango music festival in the United States.
CAMILLE ZAMORA
Vocalist
HÉCTOR DEL CURTO
Bandoneon