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    A Triumphant Night of Opera in Mazatlán: Vanessa Gama and Rose Ferreiro Move the Audience

    The Mazatlán Municipal Institute of Culture, Tourism, and Art presented an evening filled with emotion, elegance, and vocal virtuosity at the Ángela Peralta Theater. The venue hosted the concert *Amamos la Ópera: rumbo a los grandes escenarios* (We Love Opera: Heading to the Great Stages)—a memorable farewell event for soprano Vanessa Gama and mezzo-soprano Rose Ferreiro as they prepare to compete in the major leagues of the national and international operatic world. Accompanied by the distinguished Camerata Mazatlán under the …

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    CMA Vocal Students Showcase Talent in “Mexican Concert”

    CMA Vocal Students Showcase Talent in “Mexican Concert” Vocal performance students from the Municipal Center for the Arts (CMA) overcame their nerves and captivated the audience during the “Mexican Concert,” held under the direction of instructors Eduardo Tapia and José Miguel Valenzuela. The performance took place at the Music Museum. Instructor Eduardo Tapia welcomed the audience and introduced the eighteen vocal performance students—along with one student from the music workshop—who took the stage ready to impress and to demonstrate to …

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    Rose Ferreiro Honored at the 10th Linus Lerner International Vocal Competition

    Accustomed to challenges and achieving success, mezzo-soprano Rose Ferreiro—a student of Maestro Enrique Patrón De Rueda at the Municipal Center for the Arts Opera Workshop—won Third Place (Female Category) and the Escenia Ensamble Award at the 10th Linus Lerner International Vocal Competition. At the awards ceremony, she received $1,000 and the opportunity to join an opera production by Escenia Ensamble, to be staged anywhere in Mexico or the world. On August 29 and 30, the singer—a graduate of the Vocal …

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    Vanessa Gama Brings the Voice of Mazatlán to *The Magic Flute*

    The soprano, trained at the Municipal Center for the Arts, made her debut in Mexico City and turned her first performance into a tribute to the mentorship of Maestro Enrique Patrón De Rueda.   Before the curtain rose, Vanessa Gama carried with her more than just the excitement of playing Pamina: she brought the memory of classrooms, rehearsals, corrections, and years of discipline that shaped her voice at the Municipal Center for the Arts in Mazatlán.   On Friday, August …

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    Mazatlán talent conquers the national opera scene with ‘The Magic Flute’

    Vanessa Gama, Rose Ferreiro, and José Miguel Valenzuela—students of Maestro Enrique Patrón De Rueda—are performing in the Filarmónica de las Artes production in Mexico City.   Vocal talent trained and nurtured at the Municipal Arts Center (CMA) of the Mazatlán Institute of Culture, Tourism, and Art has once again distinguished itself at the highest level of the national opera scene. Soprano Vanessa Gama, mezzo-soprano Rose Ferreiro, and bass José Miguel Valenzuela are part of the principal cast of *The Magic …

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