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Latinos in the house- the Detroit Opera House! / Latinos en la Ópera

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
August 18, 2022
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After two years of social distancing and not gathering in person due to the pandemic, Latino leaders from Southeast Michigan gathered at the Detroit Opera House last week to celebrate opera. Dubbed Latino Friends of Detroit Opera, leaders from the business, nonprofit, education, arts, and media communities mingled and were treated to a performance by famed soprano Catalina Cuervo.

The event was about building excitement for an upcoming opera performance scheduled for December at Holy Redeemer Church in Southwest Detroit.

Hosting the event were Yesenia and Jesse Venegas. Jesse is vice president of the Ideal Group and a member of the board of directors at the Detroit Opera House. The couple has worked to bring world-class opera to Southwest Detroit that is free for families in the community.

“I get angry when Ticket Master puts a $30 surcharge on tickets, pricing people out of concerts,” Venegas says. “Music is for everyone.”

Part of the evening was dedicated to honoring people who were instrumental in supporting the opera Frida and those who helped deepen the connection between Detroit Opera and the Southwest Detroit community.

Recognized were JoAnn Chavez from DTE Energy, Opera singer Catalina Cuervo, Journalist Martina Guzmán, Andrea Scobie, Director of Education at Detroit Opera, Jane Garcia and Mary Carmen Muñoz from LASED, Ethan and Gretchen Davidson from the Davidson Foundation, and posthumously to Monica Martinez from Comerica Bank.

The guests of honor were presented with beautifully framed original photos of Frida Kahlo during her time in Detroit when her husband, famed muralist Diego Rivera painted his masterpiece, Detroit Industry, at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

This initiative with Venegas began in 2015 with opera performances in the Latino community with a presentation of the opera Frida, at the Mexicantown Mercado / Ford Resource Center. The following year Venegas formed a partnership with Holy Redeemer to use the Romanesque-style church as a backdrop for future performances, which included Catalina Cuervo in 2017, the children’s opera Amal and the Night Visitors in 2018, and rising opera star Cecilia Violeta Lopez in 2019.

The Covid pandemic halted productions, but Venegas, the Detroit Opera, and Holy Redeemer are excited to bring opera back to the community this winter.

“Our culture loves music and loves performance,” Venegas says. “It’s important to find people who look like us to play the music that our community wants to hear.”


Latinos en la Ópera- Detroit Opera House

Después de dos años de distanciamiento social, evitando las reuniones en persona a causa de la pandemia, los Líderes Latinos del Sudeste de Michigan se reunieron en la Ópera de Detroit (Detroit Opera House) la semana pasada para celebrar la ópera. Los llamados “Amigos latinos de la Ópera de Detroit”, líderes de las comunidades de negocios, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, educación, arte y medios de comunicación se mezclaron y disfrutaron de una actuación de la famosa cantante soprano Catalina Cuervo.

El evento tenía el objetivo de motivar al público para una próxima función de ópera, programada para diciembre en la parroquia Holy Redeemer en el suroeste de Detroit.

Los anfitriones del evento fueron Yesenia y Jesse Venegas. Jesse es el vicepresidente de Ideal Group y miembro de la junta directiva de la Ópera de Detroit. La pareja ha trabajado para traer a las familias del suroeste de Detroit una ópera de clase mundial. Presentado gratis a la comunidad. “Me molesta cuando “Ticket Master” agrega un recargo de $30 en el precio de las entradas, excluyendo a mucha gente de los conciertos”, dice Venegas. “La música es para todos”.

Parte de la velada se dedicó a honrar a las personas que fueron fundamentales en el apoyo de la ópera Frida y a aquellos que ayudaron a profundizar la conexión entre la Ópera de Detroit y la comunidad del suroeste de Detroit.

Se reconocieron a JoAnn Chavez de la compañía de electricidad DTE Energy, la cantante de ópera Catalina Cuervo, la periodista Martina Guzmán, la directora de educación de la Ópera de Detroit Andrea Scobie, Jane García y Mary Carmen Muñoz de LASED, Ethan y Gretchen Davidson de la Fundación Davidson, y póstumamente a Mónica Martínez del Banco Comerica.

Los invitados de honor recibieron fotos originales bellamente enmarcadas de Frida Kahlo durante su estadía en Detroit mientras su esposo, el famoso pintor Diego Rivera, pintó su obra maestra, Los Murales de la Industria de Detroit en el Instituto de Artes de Detroit.

Las representaciones de ópera en la comunidad latina comenzaron en el 2015 con una presentación de la ópera Frida, en el Mexicantown Mercado / Ford Resource Center. Al año siguiente, Venegas se asoció con la parroquia Holy Redeemer para usar la iglesia de estilo románico como telón de fondo para futuras representaciones, que incluyeron a Catalina Cuervo en 2017, la ópera infantil Amahl y los Visitantes Nocturnos en 2018, y la estrella de ópera en ascenso Cecilia Violeta Lopez en 2019.

La pandemia del COVID-19 detuvo las producciones, pero Venegas, la Ópera de Detroit y Holy Redeemer están emocionados de traer este invierno la ópera de regreso a la comunidad.

“Nuestra cultura ama la música, ama la interpretación”, dice Venegas. “Es importante encontrar personas que se parezcan a nosotros para tocar la música que nuestra comunidad quiere escuchar”.

Photos by Elisa Limon Photography

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