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JUST ANNOUNCED: El Caballero de la Salsa Makes His Auditorium TheatreDebut
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Release date: May 31, 2019
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EL CABALLERO DE LA SALSA GILBERTO SANTA ROSA MAKES HISAUDITORIUM THEATRE DEBUT AUGUST 10
ON HIS AMOR DE LOS AMORES TOUR
Grammy Award-Winning Salsa Musician Has Sold Over Three Million Albums in the United States and Puerto Rico
Gilberto Santa Rosa – Amor de Los Amores on August 10, 2019
(CHICAGO, IL) Known as El Caballero de la Salsa (the Gentleman of Salsa), the GrammyAward-winning salsa and tropical artist Gilberto Santa Rosa makes his Auditorium Theatre debuton Saturday, August 10, 2019. In this one-night-only event, he performs many of his world-renowned hits, including “Concencia,” “Que Alguien Me Diga,” “Déjate Querer,” and “El Amor de
los Amores.” To celebrate his more than 40-year career in the music industry, a live recording anddocumentary version of Santa Rosa's San Juan show from his 40...Y Contando tour were releasedtoday, highlighting his "unique blend of salsa music and romantic melodies" (Billboard).
“We are thrilled to have salsa icon Gilberto Santa Rosa make his debut on our historic stage thissummer,” says Auditorium Theatre Chief Programming Officer C.J. Dillon. “The AuditoriumTheatre has hosted musical luminaries from around the world since it opened 130 years ago, andwe are excited to continue this tradition by presenting world-renowned artists, such as Santa Rosa,at our National Historic Landmark.”
Renowned for his musical elegance and style, Santa Rosa has won six Grammy Awards; releasedmulti-platinum, platinum, and gold albums; and sold over 30 million records in the United Statesand Puerto Rico. Santa Rosa was named Billboard’s Tropical Artist of the Decade between 2000and 2009 and holds the Guinness record of being the artist with the most No. 1 hits on Billboard’stropical albums chart, making him one of the most successful Latin vocalists in the world.
Santa Rosa has recorded over 20 award-winning albums throughout his career. He has receivednumerous accolades throughout his career, including the 2002 ASCAP Latin Heritage Award andthe 2012 Lifetime Cultural Achievement Award from the United Nations-supported South-SouthNews Organization. In 2013, Santa Rosa made his Broadway debut at the Walter Kerr Theatre,appearing as a special guest in the musical revival of Forever Tango.
Informacion en español
Gilberto Santa Rosa traerá por primera vez su elegancia musical y hará su debut en el AuditoriumTheatre de Chicago el sábado,10 de agosto a las 8PM. Santa Rosa conocido como El Caballero dela Salsa ha ganado infinidad de reconocimientos entre los que figuran álbumes multi-platino, seispremios Grammy y ventas que superan los 30 millones de discos en los Estados Unidos y PuertoRico. También, fue nombrado Artista Tropical de la Década de Billboard y goza del record Guinnesspor ser el artista tropical con la mayor cantidad de producciones discográficas número uno enBillboard. Definitivamente, la brillante y consistente carrera de Santa Rosa lo ha posicionado comouno de los artistas latinos más exitosos del mundo.
En esta única presentación de Gilberto Santa Rosa en Chicago, el artista compartirá su grantrayectoria interpretando muchos de sus clásicos como "Conciencia,” "Que Alguien Me Diga,” y"Déjate Querer," y sumando el tema El Amor de los Amores, que forma parte de su producción “Enbuena compañía.”
Event Information Gilberto Santa Rosa – Amor de Los Amores Tour 2019
Saturday, August 10 | 8PM
Tickets start at $34. A pre-sale starts today through Santa Rosa's website and Facebook page.Tickets to the general public go on sale Tuesday, June 4 at 10AM. Tickets will be availableat AuditoriumTheatre.org, by phone at 312.341.2300, or in person at the Auditorium Theatre BoxOffice. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more people are also available.
The Auditorium Theatre also offers $15 student rush tickets to full-time college students and $5tickets to young people ages 13-19 with Urban Gateways’ Teen Arts Pass program. The AuditoriumTheatre’s ADMIT ONE program offers complimentary tickets to Chicago-area community groups.
Press photos are available here.
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About The Auditorium Theatre
The Auditorium Theatre, located at 50 E Ida B Wells Dr at Roosevelt University in Chicago, is anIllinois, not-for-profit organization committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural,community, and educational programming to all of Chicago and beyond as The Theatre for thePeople. The organization is also committed to the continued restoration and preservation of theNational Historic Landmark.
The Auditorium Theatre 2019-20 Season is made possible in part with support from the John D.and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the PalmerHouse Hilton. For more information about programming, volunteer, and donor opportunities ortheatre tours, please call 312.341.2310 or visit AuditoriumTheatre.org. For a complete listing ofevents at the Auditorium Theatre, please click here.
Gilberto Santa Rosa, photo courtesy of Gilberto Santa Rosa. | Auditorium Theatre, photo by Arturo Gonzalez.
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