"La Mare dels Peixos" Premieres in Spain Dec. 16

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - by Byron Spice

The world premiere of "La Mare dels Peixos" (Mother Fish), a one-act opera co-written by Roger Dannenberg, professor of computer science, and Jorge Sastre, professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and former visiting researcher at CMU, will be held Friday, Dec. 16, in Valencia, Spain. The opera, based on an old Valencian folktale about how a magical fish changes a family's fortunes, includes computer and electronic elements. Dannenberg, whose research focuses on computer music, hopes to arrange a performance in Pittsburgh.

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Byron Spice | 412-268-9068 | bspice@cs.cmu.edu