Music by Matteo Neri
Libretto by Alejandra Martinez

This scene occurs near the beginning of the opera, immediately after the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán (an act that was perpetrated by Pablo's Medellín Cartel). Gustavo, Pablo’s cousin and right-hand man, frantically enters and informs Pablo that the government knows about the Medellín Cartel’s involvement with the assassination. Because of this, the government has formed a search bloc to capture Pablo. Unperturbed, Pablo sings a defiant aria (“Basta Gustavo”), telling Gustavo not to worry, and boasting about the strength of his cartel. (Sean Panikkar as Gustavo, Andres Cascante as Pablo Escobar, with The Budapest Scoring Orchestra).

¡Pablo, Pablo!...Basta Gustavo (Act 1, Scene 2 from the opera "Escobar")

Music by Matteo Neri
Libretto by Alejandra Martinez

This excerpt, titled “The Newsroom Aria," is the first aria of the opera. It is sung by the famed reporter Diana Turbay, and serves as breaking news coverage of the Galán assassination. Diana Turbay, singing into a camera, delivers a live newscast of the unfortunate event. (Micaela Aldridge as Diana Turbay, Matteo Neri on piano).

"The Newsroom Aria" from the opera "Escobar"

Cherubino's first aria from "Le Nozze di Figaro" by W.A. Mozart

Micaela Aldridge, mezzo-soprano
David Stech, piano

Mozart- Non so più cosa son, from "Le Nozze di Figaro"

Micaëla Aldridge

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