Catán was the first Mexican composer to have an opera produced in the United States, when San Diego Opera produced his opera Rappaccini's Daughter in March 1994. He has also composed orchestral and chamber works and film music. His style can be described as neo-impressionist. His music is richly lyrical, often painting evocative colours with the orchestral palette with soaring melodies atop.
In addition to composition, Catán had a fruitful career as a writer on music and the arts, reflective of his knowledge of world literature. He lived in South Pasadena, California. In 1998, Catán received the Plácido Domingo Award for his contribution to opera, and he received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000. His last opera, Il Postino, whose premiere featured Plácido Domingo in the role of Pablo Neruda, is based on the 1983 novel Ardiente paciencia by Antonio Skármeta and the 1994 film Il Postino by Michael Radford; it premiered at the Los Angeles Opera in September 2010.
Daniel is a masculinegiven name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means, "God is my judge", and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.
Background
The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew, although in some instances "Dan" may be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed as a patronymic, Daniels. Other surnames derived from "Daniel" include McDaniel and Danielson.
In the United States, the U.S. Social Security Administration reports that Daniel has peaked as the fifth most popular name for newborns in 1985, 1990, 2007, and 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in the 2000 census, "Daniels" was the 182nd most common surname in the U.S., while "McDaniel" was ranked at 323, and "Daniel" (without a final "s") was ranked at 380.
"Daniel" is a song by English recording artist Bat for Lashes, from her second studio album, Two Suns. It is her best selling single to date, selling over 46,000 copies worldwide. The song was announced as the lead single from Two Suns in January 2009, then released as a digital download single on 1 March 2009, and as a 7" vinyl single on 6 April 2009. The track was written by Natasha Khan and produced by David Kosten, as with all tracks on the album. Ira Wolf Tuton from Yeasayer provided the bass lines for the song and Khan did the rest of the instrumentation herself. Khan said in an interview with The Sun newspaper that "Daniel" is based on a fictional character that she fell in love with as a teenager.
The single's cover features Khan with an image of the character Daniel LaRusso, from the film The Karate Kid, painted on her back. A character much like LaRusso also features at the end of the music video which goes with the song. The B-side of the 7" is a cover version of a 1980 single by The Cure.
Daniel is an Englishdepartment store chain and Royal Warrant holder, with its flagship store situated in central Windsor. It was established in 1901 by Walter James Daniel, and is privately owned.
In this video presentation created to mark the ten-year anniversary of his tragic death, the operas of Daniel Catán are explored through excerpts and interviews with his closest friends and collaborators.
Featuring La Hija de Rappaccini, Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes, Il Postino, and a glimpse at his unfinished opera in English, Meet John Doe.
La Hija de Rappaccini https://bit.ly/3aOPF5d
Salsipuedes https://bit.ly/3e016sV
Il Postino https://bit.ly/3vrst54
Florencia en el Amazonas https://bit.ly/3u3sH1M
published: 28 Apr 2021
Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán
Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán
Performed by Orquesta Sinfónica Mexiquense
published: 04 May 2021
Morenica me llaman (Il Postino) Daniel Catán
Morenica me llaman, es una canción popular española de origen sefardí, recompuesta por el mexicano Daniel Catan para su ópera Il Postino, estrenada en el Teatro de la ópera de Los Ángeles en sept 2010.
En esta aria, mi personaje Beatrice es una joven de 16 años que le canta a los marineros de un bar para enseñarles sobre el orgullo de su piel morena.
published: 23 May 2021
The music of Daniel Catán
Director Francesca Zambello describes Daniel Catán's beautiful composition for Florencia
published: 13 Nov 2014
Il Postino by Daniel Catán - Metaforas
'Metaforas' from Il Postino.
published: 04 May 2021
Ángel Macías, tenor - Comprendo (Daniel Catán)
Noviembre 2020
Museo Pantaleón, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco.
Rodrigo Leal, piano
Comprendo, extracto de la ópera Il Postino del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán.
Letra del poema de Manuel Acuña, Nocturno a Rosario.
published: 04 Dec 2020
Daniel Catán. "El Vuelo del Águila" música incidental. OFCM Eduardo Diazmuñoz
Música incidental de la telenovela "El Vuela del Águila" Don Porfirio (Obertura), La Guerra, La Cuchufleta (vals popular), Vals del Ayer y Don Porfirio-Final del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán. Interpreta la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Diazmuñoz. Aproximandose al centenario de la Revolución Mexicana.
published: 23 Jan 2010
Seattle Opera Salutes Daniel Catán
A tribute to Daniel Catán, 1949-2011, from his friends and admirers at Seattle Opera.
published: 11 Apr 2011
Daniel Catán. Tu son, Tu Risa, Tu Sonrisa. OFCM. E.Díazmuñoz
"Tu Son, Tu Risa, Tu Sonrisa" del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán (1949 Ciudad de México - 2011) interpretado por la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Díazmuñoz.
published: 04 Aug 2011
Yale Opera presents Daniel Catán's "Florencia en el Amazonas"
Described by the San Diego City Beat as “a game changer,” Florencia en el Amazonas offers a nod, through Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s libretto, to Gabriel García Márquez’s magical realism, with a score by Daniel Catán that ingeniously connects operatic tradition to the sounds of the story’s South American jungle setting.
Christopher Franklin conducts the Yale Philharmonia and Candace Evans directs the cast in a new production of the first Spanish-language opera commissioned by celebrated U.S. opera companies.
GET TICKETS: https://ysm.social/florencia
In this video presentation created to mark the ten-year anniversary of his tragic death, the operas of Daniel Catán are explored through excerpts and interviews...
In this video presentation created to mark the ten-year anniversary of his tragic death, the operas of Daniel Catán are explored through excerpts and interviews with his closest friends and collaborators.
Featuring La Hija de Rappaccini, Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes, Il Postino, and a glimpse at his unfinished opera in English, Meet John Doe.
La Hija de Rappaccini https://bit.ly/3aOPF5d
Salsipuedes https://bit.ly/3e016sV
Il Postino https://bit.ly/3vrst54
Florencia en el Amazonas https://bit.ly/3u3sH1M
In this video presentation created to mark the ten-year anniversary of his tragic death, the operas of Daniel Catán are explored through excerpts and interviews with his closest friends and collaborators.
Featuring La Hija de Rappaccini, Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes, Il Postino, and a glimpse at his unfinished opera in English, Meet John Doe.
La Hija de Rappaccini https://bit.ly/3aOPF5d
Salsipuedes https://bit.ly/3e016sV
Il Postino https://bit.ly/3vrst54
Florencia en el Amazonas https://bit.ly/3u3sH1M
Morenica me llaman, es una canción popular española de origen sefardí, recompuesta por el mexicano Daniel Catan para su ópera Il Postino, estrenada en el Teatro...
Morenica me llaman, es una canción popular española de origen sefardí, recompuesta por el mexicano Daniel Catan para su ópera Il Postino, estrenada en el Teatro de la ópera de Los Ángeles en sept 2010.
En esta aria, mi personaje Beatrice es una joven de 16 años que le canta a los marineros de un bar para enseñarles sobre el orgullo de su piel morena.
Morenica me llaman, es una canción popular española de origen sefardí, recompuesta por el mexicano Daniel Catan para su ópera Il Postino, estrenada en el Teatro de la ópera de Los Ángeles en sept 2010.
En esta aria, mi personaje Beatrice es una joven de 16 años que le canta a los marineros de un bar para enseñarles sobre el orgullo de su piel morena.
Noviembre 2020
Museo Pantaleón, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco.
Rodrigo Leal, piano
Comprendo, extracto de la ópera Il Postino del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán.
L...
Noviembre 2020
Museo Pantaleón, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco.
Rodrigo Leal, piano
Comprendo, extracto de la ópera Il Postino del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán.
Letra del poema de Manuel Acuña, Nocturno a Rosario.
Noviembre 2020
Museo Pantaleón, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco.
Rodrigo Leal, piano
Comprendo, extracto de la ópera Il Postino del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán.
Letra del poema de Manuel Acuña, Nocturno a Rosario.
Música incidental de la telenovela "El Vuela del Águila" Don Porfirio (Obertura), La Guerra, La Cuchufleta (vals popular), Vals del Ayer y Don Porfirio-Final d...
Música incidental de la telenovela "El Vuela del Águila" Don Porfirio (Obertura), La Guerra, La Cuchufleta (vals popular), Vals del Ayer y Don Porfirio-Final del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán. Interpreta la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Diazmuñoz. Aproximandose al centenario de la Revolución Mexicana.
Música incidental de la telenovela "El Vuela del Águila" Don Porfirio (Obertura), La Guerra, La Cuchufleta (vals popular), Vals del Ayer y Don Porfirio-Final del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán. Interpreta la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Diazmuñoz. Aproximandose al centenario de la Revolución Mexicana.
"Tu Son, Tu Risa, Tu Sonrisa" del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán (1949 Ciudad de México - 2011) interpretado por la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de Méxi...
"Tu Son, Tu Risa, Tu Sonrisa" del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán (1949 Ciudad de México - 2011) interpretado por la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Díazmuñoz.
"Tu Son, Tu Risa, Tu Sonrisa" del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán (1949 Ciudad de México - 2011) interpretado por la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Díazmuñoz.
Described by the San Diego City Beat as “a game changer,” Florencia en el Amazonas offers a nod, through Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s libretto, to Gabriel García Má...
Described by the San Diego City Beat as “a game changer,” Florencia en el Amazonas offers a nod, through Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s libretto, to Gabriel García Márquez’s magical realism, with a score by Daniel Catán that ingeniously connects operatic tradition to the sounds of the story’s South American jungle setting.
Christopher Franklin conducts the Yale Philharmonia and Candace Evans directs the cast in a new production of the first Spanish-language opera commissioned by celebrated U.S. opera companies.
GET TICKETS: https://ysm.social/florencia
Described by the San Diego City Beat as “a game changer,” Florencia en el Amazonas offers a nod, through Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s libretto, to Gabriel García Márquez’s magical realism, with a score by Daniel Catán that ingeniously connects operatic tradition to the sounds of the story’s South American jungle setting.
Christopher Franklin conducts the Yale Philharmonia and Candace Evans directs the cast in a new production of the first Spanish-language opera commissioned by celebrated U.S. opera companies.
GET TICKETS: https://ysm.social/florencia
In this video presentation created to mark the ten-year anniversary of his tragic death, the operas of Daniel Catán are explored through excerpts and interviews with his closest friends and collaborators.
Featuring La Hija de Rappaccini, Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes, Il Postino, and a glimpse at his unfinished opera in English, Meet John Doe.
La Hija de Rappaccini https://bit.ly/3aOPF5d
Salsipuedes https://bit.ly/3e016sV
Il Postino https://bit.ly/3vrst54
Florencia en el Amazonas https://bit.ly/3u3sH1M
Morenica me llaman, es una canción popular española de origen sefardí, recompuesta por el mexicano Daniel Catan para su ópera Il Postino, estrenada en el Teatro de la ópera de Los Ángeles en sept 2010.
En esta aria, mi personaje Beatrice es una joven de 16 años que le canta a los marineros de un bar para enseñarles sobre el orgullo de su piel morena.
Noviembre 2020
Museo Pantaleón, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco.
Rodrigo Leal, piano
Comprendo, extracto de la ópera Il Postino del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán.
Letra del poema de Manuel Acuña, Nocturno a Rosario.
Música incidental de la telenovela "El Vuela del Águila" Don Porfirio (Obertura), La Guerra, La Cuchufleta (vals popular), Vals del Ayer y Don Porfirio-Final del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán. Interpreta la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Diazmuñoz. Aproximandose al centenario de la Revolución Mexicana.
"Tu Son, Tu Risa, Tu Sonrisa" del compositor mexicano Daniel Catán (1949 Ciudad de México - 2011) interpretado por la Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México dirigida por Eduardo Díazmuñoz.
Described by the San Diego City Beat as “a game changer,” Florencia en el Amazonas offers a nod, through Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s libretto, to Gabriel García Márquez’s magical realism, with a score by Daniel Catán that ingeniously connects operatic tradition to the sounds of the story’s South American jungle setting.
Christopher Franklin conducts the Yale Philharmonia and Candace Evans directs the cast in a new production of the first Spanish-language opera commissioned by celebrated U.S. opera companies.
GET TICKETS: https://ysm.social/florencia
Catán was the first Mexican composer to have an opera produced in the United States, when San Diego Opera produced his opera Rappaccini's Daughter in March 1994. He has also composed orchestral and chamber works and film music. His style can be described as neo-impressionist. His music is richly lyrical, often painting evocative colours with the orchestral palette with soaring melodies atop.
In addition to composition, Catán had a fruitful career as a writer on music and the arts, reflective of his knowledge of world literature. He lived in South Pasadena, California. In 1998, Catán received the Plácido Domingo Award for his contribution to opera, and he received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000. His last opera, Il Postino, whose premiere featured Plácido Domingo in the role of Pablo Neruda, is based on the 1983 novel Ardiente paciencia by Antonio Skármeta and the 1994 film Il Postino by Michael Radford; it premiered at the Los Angeles Opera in September 2010.