Tuesday 17 November 7.30pm – c.9pm
£24 (£22 concessions | £8 Under 35)

Pre-show talk, 6.50pm
Join us before the concert for a talk with Lorena Paz & Helen Glaisher-Hernández, to learn more about Spanish and Latin American art song.

Enter the captivating world of Spanish and Latin American art song as conceived by its most outstanding and beguiling women composers.

Mujeres ¡Presentes! showcases the compelling voices of Ibe/rican women composers spanning three centuries from across the Latin world, including Spain, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, presented by two pre-eminent Spanish-British specialists, soprano Lorena Paz Nieto and pianist Helen Glaisher-Hernández.

This is a project forged in the spirit of female solidarity. At a time when ‘Western’ women composers are finally enjoying some of the attention they have long deserved, we want to throw a spotlight on the incredible achievements of their southern Ibe/rican counterparts, who continue to remain largely absent from mainstream programming.‘Mujeres ¡Presentes!’ translates loosely as ‘Women: present and correct!’ It is a way of saying ‘we are here; we exist’, and reflects our endeavour to vindicate the many female musical creators whose voices have, for a variety of reasons, been historically silenced.

Award-winning Spanish soprano, Lorena Paz Nieto, is a graduate of the GSMD, RAM and National Opera Studio. She is a winner of the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform Award, the Ludmilla Andrews Russian Song Prize, and ‘Vocalist of the Year’ at the LUKAS awards.

British-Hispanic pianist, Helen Glaisher-Hernández, is part of a new generation of Latinx practitioners elucidating the cultural diversity of classical music.

With thanks to Instituto Cervantes Manchester and The Iberian and Latin American Music Society.

For any access requirements please email the Box Office on boxoffice@ncem.co.uk or leave a note on your booking.

Please note there is a £1.50 administration fee per transaction