The Instituto Cervantes of New York, Opera in Williamsburg and Opera Hispánica present the premiere of Fernanda, a new salon version of the immensely popular Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda by Moreno Torroba and Fernandez Shaw, arranged by Opera Hispánica’s General and Artistic Director Jorge Parodi. Featuring American Peruvian mezzo soprano Kelly Guerra as Fernanda, Uruguayan baritone Marcelo Guzzo as Vidal, Mexican tenor César Delgado as Javier, and Puerto Rican soprano Laura Soto-Bayomi as Carolina, this heartbreaking story involving class and political conflict is set in the troubled times of late XIX century Spain. Art by Naama Zaahavi-Ely and costumes by Eric Lamp. The premiere will take place on  April 22nd at 6:00 PM as the closing event of the II Congress of Instituto Cervantes New York, Language and Identity: Diversity, Context and Inclusion