Platero and I, with Gideon Cordover

About the show ...

Internationally renowned classical guitarist Jacob Cordover joins forces with his brother Gideon Cordover, an award winning actor and NIDA graduate, to bring to life Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s musicalisation of Platero and I. Set for narrator and classical guitar, these beautiful reflections of the simple joys of life are just as enjoyable as ever.

A century ago the Spanish poet and Nobel Prize Laureate Juan Ramón Jiménez wrote his beloved lyric prose Platero and I. These charming stories tell of the adventures of a young man and his donkey, Platero, in their Andalusian Village.

46 years later, Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, borrowing from his experience as a film composer, set each 'verse' to music. Each movement is a snapshot: the friendship between the man and his donkey, the change of seasons, children in the village, an encounter with gypsies and so on.

In this setting, the beautifully crafted music colours the narration and brings the whole experience to life, captivating the minds and attention of children and children-at-heart alike.

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2015 Australian Tour Dates

15.08 - Hobart, Tasmania
Theatre Royal Backspace, 7:00 pm
Theatre Royal
29 Campbell Street, Hobart
Tickets: $10, $20, $30. Group tickets available
All bookings at the Theatre Royal Box Office" 
online at: www.theatreroyal.com.au 
telephone: 6233 2299

Bush Concert Series, NSW

21.08 - Deniliquin, NSW
Multi Arts Centre, 7:00 pm
Bush Concert Series
Tickets $25 pre-purchased / $30 door / $5 under 18
South West Music Students Free
Bookings: Paula 0400 767 997 or [email protected]

22.08 - Barham, NSW
School of the Arts Hall, 7:00 pm
Bush Concert Series
Tickets: $15 adults / $5 under 18
South West Music Students Free
Bookings: Paula 0400 767 997 or [email protected]

23.08 - Finley, NSW
Arts Centre, 2:00 pm
Bush Concert Series
Tickets: $15 adults / $5 under 18
South West Music Students Free
Bookings: Paula 0400 767 997 or [email protected]

26.08 - Adelaide, South Australia 
Urrbrae House Ballroom, 6:30pm
Fullarton Road
Urrbrae, SA 5062
Tickets: $25, includes refreshments
Please note: limited disability access
Bookings: (08) 83571679 or Email
www.adelaide.edu.au/waite-historic/urrbraehouse/

28.08 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Wesley Music Centre, 7:30pm
20-22 National Circuit
Forrest, ACT 2603
Tickets: $30, $25 concession & $15 students, available at the door
www.wesleycanberra.org.au/

30.08 - Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Lunchtime Concert Series
Banister Room, 3:00 pm
Riverina Conservatorium of Music
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650
Tickets: $25, $15 concession, $5 for RCM students
www.rivconmusic.org.au/whats-on-at-the-rcm

04.09 - Melbourne, VIC
Robin Boyd Foundation, 7:30pm
290 Walsh Street, South Yarra
Melbourne, VIC 3141
Tickets: $30, $25 RBF members, $15 students (includes refreshments)
Bookings essential: Website
Enquiries: Email or phone: (03) 9820 9838
www.robinboyd.org.au

05.09 - Melbourne, VIC
House Concert, 4:00pm
Suzuki Guitar Studio of Zeah Riordan