Argentine rocker Charly Garcia, inspired by the Beatles, plans orchestral work in opera house
Posted Aug 16, 2013 10:41:19 AM.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – One of Latin America’s most influential rock stars is preparing to make good on his dream of playing guitar with a full orchestra in the majestic Teatro Colon opera house in Buenos Aires.
Charly Garcia says the work planned for September 23 and 30 is not a rock opera: It’s more like something from the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s period. In an Associated Press interview, the 61-year-old musician calls it “a humanistic work that erases the limits between spectator and composer.”
Mayor Mauricio Macri’s approval for the concert was a vote of confidence for the talented artist with a troubled past. No-shows and drug habits left him in a psychiatric hospital five years ago. Garcia says he also got Yoko Ono’s blessing for his latest adventure.
