An afternoon of music with tenor Andy Acosta, featuring a new commission by composer Juan Sebastián Cardona Ospina highlighting the story of Andry Hernández Romero.

Praised for his lyric voice, Cuban-American tenor Andy Acosta continues to stand out through his strong vocal presence and magnetic acting. Known in the Bay Area for his performances as a participant in the prestigious Merola Opera Program, Andy returns to the Bay for a special performance of some of his favorite repertoire from the opera and art song repertoire, with a particular focus on Latin America. The centerpiece of this program will be the premiere of Festival Opera’s new commission of a song cycle by Juan Sebastián Cardona Ospina, lifting up the voice of Andry Hernández Romero, the gay makeup artist wrongfully deported to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. Information on Andry’s case and story can be found online at https://www.freeandry.org/