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Madama Butterfly vuela alto en el Gran Teatre del Liceu

By Miquel Martínez, 14 January 2019
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Reviewed at Gran Teatre del Liceu: Auditorium, Barcelona on 13 January 2019
Programme
Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Performers
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Giampaolo Bisanti, Conductor
Moshe Leiser, Director
Ainhoa Arteta, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Maria Teresa Leva, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)
Jorge de León, Pinkerton
Gabriel Bermúdez, Sharpless
Justina Gringytė, Suzuki
Antonio Di Matteo, The Bonze
Isaac Galán, Prince Yamadori
Moisés Marín, Goro
Mercedes Gancedo, Kate Pinkerton
Patrice Caurier, Director
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu
Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Ainhoa ArtetaAna IbarraAntonio Di MatteoChristophe MortagneCoro del Gran Teatre del LiceuDamián del CastilloGabriel BermúdezGiacomo PucciniGiampaolo BisantiGran Teatre del LiceuIsaac GalánJorge de LeónJustina GringytėLianna HaroutounianMadama ButterflyMaria Teresa LevaMercedes GancedoMoisés MarínMoshe LeiserOrquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del LiceuPatrice CaurierRamë Lahaj
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Miquel Martínez
Miquel Martínez
Miquel Martínez es Profesor Superior de percusión por el Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona, y cursa el Postgrado en la Musikhochschule de Würzburg. Es también Máster en Música como Arte Interdisciplinario por la Universitat de Barcelona (UB). Colabora con orquestas españolas como la Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, la Orquesta de Navarra o la Orquestra del Gran Teatre del Liceu. En la actualidad es músico invitado para las temporadas 13/14 y 14/15 en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. Apasionado por el repertorio orquestal, la música contemporánea y la ópera, ha diseñado programas para la dinamización y difusión de la música clásica.