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The day of the Flag

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This Tuesday, with hours dedicated to celebrating the great day, the Monument to the Flag will premier the latest technology in lighting and a homage to the Rosarinos ‘who illuminate the world.’ José Cura, who is donating his services, recounted to Channel 3 how he sang Aurora in front of 45 thousand Englishmen and women.

In the days leading up to the Day of the Flag and the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario plans to shines.  And that day will start early, with a series of activities that will unite Rosarinos in the most symbolic place in the city.  The focus of the action will be Rosarino José Cura, who will sing the Song to the Flag, popularly known as Aurora, and who calls all Rosarinos to take the come to the ceremony to ‘experience the cold together’

Cura recounted an anecdote that symbolizes the feeling of the song.  He recalled that he sang it during a festival in England and told the crowd that it was the song of the flag and of the need for reconciliation after the Falkland war.  ‘I sang it with one hand on my heart in front of 45,000.  It was very moving.’

Cura is one of the fifty Rosarinos who ‘illuminate the world’.  Also participating are actors Luis Machín and Darío Grandinetti, footballers Aldo Pedro Poy and Sergio Almirón, and other less well known.  During the ceremony, Manuel Belgrano will repeat the oath and tower and steps will be lit while Cura sings Aurora.

 

 

 

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

   

 

 

 

 

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

   

 

 

 
   

 

 

50th Anniversary of Monument to the Flag

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

 

 

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

 

 

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

 

 

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

 

 

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Text - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007  

[...]  But there was more, the passionate singing of tenor José Cura, the presence of others such as Darío Grandinetti, las Madres de la Plaza, Pedro Poy and Sergio Almirón, Iván Hernández Larguía, Bishop Pagura, Rabbi Fernando Cohen, parish priest Rogelio Barufaldi, the mother of Mario Santoro -- who died in New York City on 11 September in the attack on the Twin Towers--and many more that added up to 50 native born or adopted Rosarinos who through their little or great stories contributed to the history of the city.  Fifty years after the inauguration of the work of Angel Guido, and hours before the Day of the Flag begins.

Thus, once again the Monument and Rosarinos were one. Beyond social class or political party, the citizens came together with the aim of once more honoring the flag and the Monument deck out with its new lighting design.

It fell to José Cura to close the celebration and from the beginning he engaged the attention of the  fundamentally female orchestra.  With a gesture that said everything, he started to sing Aurora but immediately called to Manuel and Valentin, two young soccer fans, one of Central and the other of Newell' s, to accompany him. But he did not stop there and also invited the rest of the special guests to sing along; although they accepted the challenge they could not follow Cura's vocal register.  The audience applauded wildly. 

 

 


Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

   

 

   

 

 

Text - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

Emotion and more emotion. This is simply the only way possible to describe what happened at dusk yesterday at the National Monument to the Flag, attended by a multitude that not only covered the Civic Patio but also Cordova street. With the participation of “50 Rosarinos that illuminated to the world”, the new system of lights of the Monument was inaugurated, but beyond that it was also a great birthday celebration to the greatest symbol of our city.

At the end, tenor José Cura sang  “Aurora” and in the closing moments thousands of blue and white slips of paper fell as Cura, Fandermole, Goldín and Pino sang “To my flag”.

 

 

 

 

 Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

 

 

 
   

 

 

Text - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007  

A few minutes later, José Cura made his appearance on the stage.  The tenor called together once more all the Rosarinos who have illuminated the world and proposed a collective rendition of Song to the Flag.  'Partir',  a work by Santa Fe native Carlos Guastavino and the aria 'Nessun dorma' by Puccini  offered sufficient evidence of Cura's remarkable interpretive skills, and he closed the show adding to the public 'To my flag.'  Then the new lights were lit . . . .

 

   

 

   

 

 

Text - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007

The closing ceremony was led by Rosario tenor José Cura, who called to his side two children (each one wearing the t-shirt of a different soccer team).  Then he sang the song dedicated to the flag in front of the audience and received a well-deserved ovation.

   

 

   

 

 

 

Scenes from the ceremony - 50th Anniversary of the Monument to the Flag, Rosario, Jun 19, 2007
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

   
José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
 

 

 

 

 
José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

 

Crowd celebrating the ceremony in honor of the monument of the flag
   

 

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

José Cura, at the 50th anniversary of the Monument to the Flag celebration
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
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