Friday 5 July 20:00 h
concert
Repertoire
Born in Darmós, Tarragona, she entered the world of art with dance (classical and Spanish), piano, and choral singing. She graduated from the Liceu Conservatory of Barcelona with a degree in singing and interpretation and made her operatic debut in 2013 at the Rossini Opera Festival as Folleville (Il viaggio a Reims). After receiving recognition in numerous competitions, including the contest Tenor Viñas (2016), where she received eight awards, she has performed in numerous renowned theatres and festivals, including the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Teatro Real, the Teatro Regio, the Teatro Verdi, the Tchaikovsky Theater, the Teatro del Maggio, and the Salzburg Festival, singing the roles of Norina (Don Pasquale), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte) or Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos). She has also a significant concert activity, including symphonic repertoire, oratorio, song, and recital.
Malcolm Martineau was born in Edinburgh, read Music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge and studied at the Royal College of Music. Recognised as one of the leading accompanists of his generation, he has worked with many of the world’s greatest singers including Thomas Allen, Janet Baker, Florian Boesch, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, Ian Bostridge, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Simon Keenlyside, Felicity Lott and Bryn Terfel. He has presented his own series at the Wigmore Hall (a Britten and a Poulenc series and Decade by Decade – 100 years of German Song) and at the Edinburgh Festival (the complete lieder of Hugo Wolf). He has appeared throughout Europe, North America and Australia. He was a given an honorary doctorate at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004, and appointed International Fellow of Accompaniment in 2009. Malcolm was the Artistic Director of the 2011 Leeds Lieder+ Festival.
