Daniel Catán,
Fundamentals, Music Appreciation,
Jazz, Modal Counterpoint 
e-mail: Daniel Catán

"He knows how to write for the stage and
for the voice, and has devised an
attractive postmodern musical style."
—The Times

b.1949 Mexico City
•Acclaimed for his Spanish-language operas which are increasingly performed in North, Central and South America • Opera houses which have programmed Catán's works include San Diego, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle and Opera de Colombia • Noted for his lyrical and impassioned vocal writing which has attracted leading singers • Works attempt to find a musical equivalent of the 'magic realism' of Gabriel Garcia Marquez • Orchestration is an extension of the lush sound world of Debussy, Ravel, Puccini and Strauss • Success as composer for film and TV, including music for the soap opera "El Vuelo del Aguila".

Works include:
Rappaccini's Daughter (1983-89) Opera in two acts
Florencia en el Amazonas (1996) Opera in two acts

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