Here’s a hint: far from home, but not from the native tongue…

Here’s a hint: seven’s a lucky number; or a “magnificent” film score…

Here’s a hint: It’s a comical romp around the globe!

Here’s a hint: It’s a gem from the Spanish Palestrina.

Here’s a hint: It’s a classic of Spanish-influenced jazz.

This intellectually prodigious composer actively wrote music and absorbed diverse cultures the entire time he was making a three-year “Grand Tour” of Europe. These travels frequently impacted his artistic life—a trip to Scotland gave him endless opportunities for landscape sketching, and brought him into contact with one of his favorite authors.

Here’s a hint: It’s a virtuosic work with Spanish flare.

Here’s a hint: A Spanish spectacle on the operatic stage.

Here’s a hint: A female rock star . . . in Baroque Venice?

Here’s a hint: A great woman finds herself to be the admiration of two great composers.