The album, released ahead of Día de los Muertos celebration, features Magos as Sor Juana, German vocal ensemble Sjaella, Celso Duarte on Paraguayan and Mexican jarocha harp and percussion, and Luca Tarantino on theorbo and Spanish guitar. The Mexican Premiere Performances include a large-scale outdoor immersive processional performance Dec 5, taking place in the Zócalo and Atrium of the Cathedral of Puebla, followed by a December 10 performance in the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City.
The recording of Paola Prestini and Magos Herrera's processional opera features Magos as Sor Juana, German vocal ensemble Sjaella, Celso Duarte on Paraguayan and Mexican jarocha harp and percussion, and Luca Tarantino on theorbo and Spanish guitar
Houses of Zodiac is a sprawling, multidisciplinary masterwork by composer Paola Prestini, praised by the Wall Street Journal as an artist "known for pushing the boundaries of classical music." Prestini's expansive composition is brought to life by Jeffrey Zeigler (formerly of the Kronos Quartet) on solo cello, and co choreographers and dancers Georgina Pazcoguin (former New York City Ballet soloist) and Dai Matsuoka (Butoh dance master of Sankai Juku), as they move through some and space unfolding an emotionally-charged story of love, creation, guilt, and emancipation. The work is site specific, and has been done at The Broad, Mass MoCA, Green-wood Cemetery, RomaEuropa, and can be designed for any space.
"One of the greatest and most ambitious solo cello albums of all time."
– Strings Magazine
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