23 September 2010: Musicologist Antoni Pizà and Gotham Chamber Opera Artistic Director Neal Goren will discuss the new production of Xavier Montsalvatge’s El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots) with members the creative team. Prior to the US premiere at the New Victory Theater, excerpts of composer will be performed, featuring Japanese Bunraku puppetry designed and executed by London’s renowned Blind Summit Theatre (Metropolitan Opera’s Madama Butterfly).   The performance takes place in the Peter B. Lewis Theater and is followed by a reception in the museum rotunda.

Works & Process

Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
New York, NY 10128

Gotham Chamber Opera – El Gato con Botas

Thursday, September 23 @ 7:30 pm

$30, $25 members, $10 students under 25 with valid ID

Full performance of El Gato en Botas begins on October 2, 2010 at the New Victory Theater.

Co-Presented by the Teutonic Theater

Listen to the interview and broadcast of “El Gato con Botas” on The Spanish Hour.