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- Daniel Catán composed in a lyrical, romantic style that lends itself particularly well to the human voice. Lush orchestrations reminiscent of Debussy and Strauss, along with Latin American instruments and rhythms, are regularly heard in his music.
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Catán was the first Mexican composer to have an opera produced in the United States, when San Diego Opera produced his opera Rappaccini's Daughter in March 1994. He has also composed orchestral and chamber works and film music.
Known principally as a composer of operas, Catán’s oeuvre spans works for orchestra, chamber music, and art song, as well as music for film and television, music theater, and even traditional Latin pop.
1972. Quintet. Undated. Hail the World’s Soul and Mine! The official website of the Mexican composer Daniel Catán. He is known for his lush, lyrical and romantic writing style.
Daniel Catán, whose sudden death in April 2011 shocked the opera world, composed in a lyrical, romantic style that lends itself particularly well to the human voice, which features prominently in the majority of his works.
The official website of the Mexican composer Daniel Catán. He is known for his lush, lyrical and romantic writing style.
When San Diego Opera produced Catán's opera La Hija de Rappaccini ('Rappaccini's Daughter') in 1994, it was the first opera by a Mexican composer to be produced in the USA. Florencia en el Amazonas (1996) was the first opera in Spanish to be commissioned by a US opera company.