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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Stephen Sondheim]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[A musical theatre gem]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/e5b8d4db-0591-466c-96eb-abc213c798f7_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x584y192.jpg" /></p><p>He passed away on November 26, 2021, at the age of 91. <a href="https://es.ara.cat/cultura/muere-stephen-sondheim-leyenda-musical_1_4195920.html" target="_blank">Stephen Sondheim</a>And hours later, a large group of theater people, friends, and the public gathered in Central Park and sang. <em>Sunday in the park with George</em>The piece was performed by six voices in the final part of a heartwarming and playful evening honoring the great American composer at La Fàbrica theater in Barcelona. Mario Gas skillfully conducted a recital featuring songs from three of the works he himself has conducted, with some additions like the one mentioned above, but omitting perhaps better-known pieces in favor of a broad and committed perspective that, with minimal effort, portrays the feelings and experiences of a multitude of characters.<em>In a little night music</em> either <em>Sweeney Todd</em> And, of course, the old actors and actresses gathered in <em>Follias</em>As Sondheim's guide, Gas introduces the context of each song in a journey from the supposed romanticism in the tempo of waltzes<em>In a little night music</em> going through the gore of <em>Sweeney Todd</em> (which Antonio Banderas is announcing a production he will star in) until it culminates in the endearing hall musician of <em>Follias</em> (which was only seen at the Peralada Festival after selling out in Madrid) that occupies a good part of the show. With <em>Sweeney Todd</em>Gas allows himself a joke, pointing out the wickedness of Judge Turpin, which the audience, aware of the mess created by the Spanish Supreme Court, laughs heartily at.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Santi Fondevila]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:11:36 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[A scene from the show 'Sondheim x Sondheim', at the La Fàbrica theater in Barcelona.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Mario Gas brings the tribute to Stephen Sondheim to the new La Fábrica theater in Barcelona]]></subtitle>
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