Pepe Viyuela Contratación Poesía

Pepe Viyuela - Cántico Espiritual

"Spiritual Canticle"

Pepe Viyuela and Luis Santana perform the brief but extraordinary poetic work of Saint John of the Cross, "Spiritual Canticle," an absolute pinnacle of mystical and amorous poetry in the Spanish language, in an extraordinary recital with original compositions by maestro Víctor Carbajo and accompanied on the cello by María Igual Devesa.

The poems are accompanied by the original music composed for this project that makes visible the different dimensions (linguistic, classical, biblical, traditional, erotic, moral, mystical) contained in these magnificent compositions.His poetry is an opening to an encounter with one who was, without a doubt, exceptionally wise, and who knew, through experience, the possibility of making God.

His work is considered one of the peaks of Spanish mysticism: "Of all the men who have used the Spanish language for the purposes of poetry, Saint John of the Cross is the greatest," said Jorge Luis Borges. "Poetry is the voice of the ineffable. Few poets have been given that voice. In Spain, Saint John of the Cross had it," affirmed Juan Ramón Jiménez.

PEPE VIYUELA - Performer

Actor and clown, he holds a degree in Philosophy and Dramatic Art. His acting career is primarily in theater. He began his journey at the Teatro de La Abadía with "El Retablo de la Avaricia, la lujuria y la muerte" by Valle-Inclán.

Notable performances include "La fundación"; "La visita de la vieja dama"; "Las visitas deberían estar prohibidas por el Código Penal"; and recently "Rinoceronte", for which he received a Max Award. All these productions are from the Centro Dramático Nacional.

With the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico, he has participated in "El Alcalde de Zalamea" as well as "El burlador de Sevilla". He has repeatedly taken part in the Mérida Classical Theater Festival with productions such as "Androcles y el león", "Rómulo el grande", "Antígona de Mérida", "Miles Gloriosus", "Las Ranas", "Filoctetes", and "Metamorfosis". Simultaneously, he has developed his clown persona with "Encerrona", a one-man show he has been performing for 30 years.

On television, his roles include the series "Aída" and more recently "Olmos y Robles" and "Matadero".

In film, he has appeared in "Tierra" by Julio Medem, "El milagro de P. Tinto" and "La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón" by Javier Fesser; "Di que sí" by Juan Calvo, "Una pareja perfecta" by Paco Betriu, "Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: Salvar la Tierra" directed by Miguel Bardem, and "7 razones para huir" by Esteve Soler.

As a poet, he has published a total of six poetry collections.

LUIS SANTANA - Baritone

This Zamoran baritone began his musical studies at the age of five, studying with some of the greatest teachers such as Juana Peñalver, Consuelo Barrio, María Teresa Manzano, Miguel Zanetti, and currently with the eminent Spanish tenor Pedro Lavirgen and with Teresa Berganza.

He has performed in the most important theaters and concert halls in our country: Gran Teatro del Liceo, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Maestranza de Sevilla, Principal de Alicante, Cervantes de Málaga, Miguel Delibes and Teatro Calderón de Valladolid, Romea de Murcia, Auditorio de León, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Gran Teatro de Huelva, Falla de Cádiz, Batel de Cartagena, Principal de Vitoria, Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián, Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Mérida, Circo de Albacete, Auditorio de Cuenca, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Maestro Padilla de Almería, etc...

Cities such as Rome, Paris, Milan, Naples, Budapest, Toulon, Bucharest, Donetsk, Iași, Brașov, Lviv, Rousse, Riga, Porto, Lisbon, Vienna, Eisenach...

He has been conducted by batons of the stature of García, Roa, Frizzi, Osa, Wilson, Alapont, Lencko, Vasilenko, Diadura, Monsalve, Abelló, Sainz Alfaro, Ortega, Popa, Mesa, Todorov, and many others...

Memorable concerts at the Basílica del Pilar in Zaragoza in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Auditorio Nacional de Música alongside the legendary Orfeón Donostiarra with the presence of Her Majesty the Queen, Mozart’s Requiem at Seville Cathedral, Brahms’ Requiem at the Old Cathedral of Salamanca, Tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles at the church where she was baptized, Tribute to Teresa Berganza and Antón García Abril. Tribute at the Auditorio de Lleida to Ainhoa Arteta. Concert tour with the great Nati Mistral, and the late Paco Valladares on Spanish poetry. Inauguration of the Soriano Musical Autumn Festival under the baton of Odón Alonso. Robles de Laciana Festival alongside Rosa Torres-Pardo, Ubeda International Festival, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, etc...