Photos: Sergio Betancort
On Saturday night, the residents of Altavista were able to enjoy one of the events programmed for the festivities in honor of San Antonio Mª Claret, called "Spanish Gala". An event that featured performances by the young singer Iraide Torres accompanied on piano by the maestro Gonzalo Antolín. For this night, the singer chose a musical repertoire of very popular songs which have been taken to the stages by singers such as the already deceased Rocío Dúrcal and Rocío Jurado and to which Iraide put her own stamp. Torres put a lot of grit into a clear and well-tuned voice that the public knew how to reward with their applause.
Next was the turn for the Asturian, Gonzalo Antolín with a very characteristic voice, with very mellow tones that he chose for the night songs by his countryman Víctor Manuel, themes as well known as, El Abuelo Víctor and Solo Pienso en Ti. For the end, he left a song by the well-known Cuban composer and singer, Pablo Milanés. Antolín was also very applauded by the audience.
After Antolín, the Sevillian singer, winner of the program "Se Llama de Copla", from Canal Sur television, María Espinosa, made an appearance on stage, a young woman who has the art and grace of Andalucía running through her veins. From the first moment she connected with the public, making it very clear why she had been the winner of the contest in her day. During her performance, María was unraveling the most representative of the Spanish song with a very elegant and careful staging that, together with her prodigious voice, captivated the public from the first moment. She came down from the stage to whisper her songs and feel the warmth with which they were wrapping her. At the end of her performance, the enthusiastic public asked her to continue singing and, very grateful for the expressions of affection that had been given to her, she presented them with an encore.
