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  2. Interviews with Reinaldo Moya and Diane Jacobson about “Tienda,” A Chamber Opera

Interviews with Reinaldo Moya and Diane Jacobson about “Tienda,” A Chamber Opera

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The ĀĢ²čÖ±²„ Music Department had a unique opportunity to produce and now perform ā€œTienda,ā€ a new chamber opera by Augsburg faculty member Reinaldo Moya and Caitlin Vincent, which premieres February 21 and 22 atĀ 7 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.

Hear from co-creator of “Tienda,” Reinaldo Moya:

This performance, presented as a part of Augsburgā€™s sesquicentennial celebration, features a partially staged opera in Foss Centerā€™s Hoversten Chapel and includes a cast of student singers, the Augsburg Choir, and the Augsburg Orchestra. The opera tells the story of Luis GarzĆ³n, a Mexican musician who immigrated to Minneapolis in 1886 and opened a small Mexican grocery store, or tienda, in St. Paul in the 1920s. While Luis had married an American woman and was fully integrated into Minnesotan society, his store served as a community hub for the newest arrivals from Mexico, many of whom had fled the Mexican Revolution and now toiled on the sugar beet farms of rural Minnesota. ā€œTiendaā€ explores the immigrant experience: what must be left behindā€”and what cannot be forgottenā€”on the journey to a new home.

Support for this chamber opera is due in large part to the generosity of regent Diane Jacobson. Hear more from Diane about her involvement with “Tienda”:

Performances:

February 21 and 22, 2020 ā€“ 7 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center, ĀĢ²čÖ±²„