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September 26, 2025
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The Castilian and Leonese Institute of Language and the Segovia City Council are organizing the poetry recital "13 Sonnets and a Siren" at the Segovia Public Library on Friday, September 26th at 7:00 pm. This concert for voice and guitar features music and lyrics by the Zamora-born composer and playwright Daniel Pérez. This recital showcases the originality of using the sonnet in stanzas, a poetic composition that is uncommon in song lyrics but has a long tradition in Spanish-language literature, where it has been frequently used by classic authors such as Garcilaso de la Vega, Quevedo, Lope de Vega, Federico García Lorca, and Miguel Hernández, among others.

The 13 Sonnets speak of the feeling of love from different perspectives, although, as with art in general, they go beyond the purely emotional aspect. This recital seeks to draw inspiration from this poetic tradition and from the conviction that it is necessary to defend Spanish as a language for transmitting culture. This proposal has found support from specialized critics, who have highlighted how the meticulous and careful versions presented by the Zamora-born author allow the messages to be conveyed directly without losing their beauty and mystery. It exudes something fascinating and an enchanting spectacle, a feast for the visual and auditory senses with a strong presence of music, song, and dance: these are some of the praises that 13 Sonnets and a Mermaid has received from specialized critics.

Daniel Pérez Fernández (Zamora 1956) studied at the Royal School of Dramatic Art and Dance in Madrid and has been director of the Teatro Principal de Zamora (1987-2022), speaker of the Master's Degree in Theatre Management at the Complutense University (Courses 95-96/96-97), director of the Centre for Theatre Production of Castilla y León, director of the European Courses on Theatre Production, and member of the jury in several editions of the Fray Luis de León Literary Awards.

Event website : https://www.ilcyl.com/

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  • Postal address Biblioteca Pública de Segovia - C/ Los Procuradores de la Tierra, 6. municipality of Segovia . NaN. Segovia