FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL CERVANTINO
October 14 - November 1, 2009This year’s international music festival features more than 2,300 artists and 25 nations from 5 continents in venues throughout the colonial city of Guanajuato with guests of honor Quebec and the state of Zacatecas. The theme for the year is Galileo and the Telescope: 400 years in honor of the International Year of Astronomy. In this guide, you will find event recommendations, venue information including hotels, restaurants and activities along with ticket information.
During the weekend, Guanajuato's center can be very crowded, so we have selected events that take place during the week or in venues outside of Centro on the weekends. Many events sell out, so purchase your tickets early and make your reservations in hotels and restaurants as soon as possible. Have fun and enjoy the Festival!
RECOMMENDED EVENTS
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Wednesday, October 14 **Sold Out** Montreal Symphony Orchestra Teatro Juárez, 9:00pm Tickets: $190.00 - $510.00 MX  |
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra performs, under the baton of Jean-François Rivest, a program that goes from romantic to modern following the theme of this year's Festival. The program features one of the greatest pianists of our time, Marc-Andre Hamelin and the female choral section of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra. |
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Thursday, October 15 Zacatecas Philharmonic Orchestra Templo de la Compañía, 5:00pm Tickets: $280.00 MX  |
Jose Luis Castillo directs the Zacatecas Philharmonic in a program dedicated to Galileo Galilei. On the program this evening music by Félix Mendelssohn, Manuel M. Ponce and Paul Hindemith. |
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Thursday, October 15 Parabelo/ Onqotó, Grupo Corpo Auditorio del Estado, 8:00pm Tickets: $110.00 - $240.00 MX 
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Grupo Corpo is a dazzling example of the expressive power of the
dance of Brazil. Choreographer, Rodrigo Pederneiras goes beyond the limits of dance with oppositions, contrasts and juxtapositions. His rhythmic force recalls primary pulse of the universe in embryo. Watch a preview video... |
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Wednesday, October 21 Galileo Project. The Music of the Spheres Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Mario Ivan Martinez Teatro Juárez, 9:00pm Tickets: $190.00 - $510.00 MX  |
The program by the Canadian group Tafelmusik and Mexican actor Mario Ivan Martinez traces a route aesthetic, geographical, scientific and philosophical, with different languages and styles -- Bach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Lully, Purcell, Handel, Rameau, Zelenka plus the work of brother Michelangelo Galilei. The Galileo Project premiered in the Banff Center for the Arts under the direction of violinist Jeanne Lamon. |
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Friday, October 23 Medieval Music and the Time of Galileo Los Tiempos Pasados Templo de la Valenciana, 12:00 Tickets: $260.00 MX  |
The group, guided by Armando López Valdivia presents a charming blend of medieval and Renaissance music. The program includes pieces by Vincenzo Galilei, in celebration of his illustrious son, the astronomer Galileo. |
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 23-25 Nebbia, Cirque Éloize Auditorio del Estado, 8:00pm Tickets: $60.00 MX  |
Nebbia is a creation of Cirque Éloize in co-production with Teatro Sunil. Meaning fog in
Italian, Nebbia explores the world of dreams and the imaginary. In the fog, you get lost, you find each
other, but above all, you are confronted with the unexpected… Nebbia will plunge you into a
poetic and sensitive universe mixing acrobatics to theatre in a subtle way… Cirque Éloize has visited more than 300 cities with its spectacular and poetic shows. Watch a preview... |
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Friday, October 30 ECM+(Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal+) and Ónix Ensamble Templo de la Valenciana, 12:00 Tickets: $260.00 MX  |
ECM from Montreal and Ónix Ensamble from Mexico team to produce a multimedia concert dedicated to the indelible beauty of the Monarch butterfly. |
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Saturday, October 31 Mischa Malsky Templo de la Valenciana, 12:00 Tickets: $260.00 MX  |
Cellist Mischa Maisky explores the series of six suites for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach against the backdrop of the beauty of the Templo de la Valenciana. |
Official event site
The official site for the Festival International Cervantino is in Spanish only. The site contains complete event descriptions and background information on each of the artists.» Download the schedule (pdf in Spanish)
» Visit the site now… (in Spanish)