Misa para la reconciliación. El War Requiem de Britten en el Liceu

By Maria Sánchez, 25 October 2021

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Reviewed at Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona on 21 October 2021

Britten, War Requiem, Op.66

Daniel Kramer, Director

Wolfgang Tillmans, Set Designer

Elaine Tyler-Hall, Revival Director

Luc Joosten, Dramaturgy

Justin Nardella, Set Designer

Nasir Mazhar, Costume Designer

Charles Balfour, Lighting Designer

Ann Yee, Choreography

Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Soprano

Mark Padmore, Tenor

Matthias Goerne, Baritone

Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Veus - Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió

Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Josep Pons, Conductor

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Maria Sánchez

Nacida en Barcelona, se formó musicalmente a una edad temprana y de manera autodidacta. Graduada en Historia del Arte (Universitat de Barcelona) y posteriormente formada en el máster Música como Arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), se especializó en el estudio y creación de nuevos lenguajes escénicos y musicales. Ha llevado a cabo la creación de proyectos dramatúrgicos en torno a la reformulación del mito clásico en las artes escénicas contemporáneas, eje vertebral de sus estudios. En la actualidad, continúa proyectando nuevos discursos y planteamientos sobre la supervivencia del mito en lo social y lo artístico.

Misa para la reconciliación. El War Requiem de Benjamin Britten en el Liceu