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Observar la montaña y escuchar a Mahler. La canción de la tierra en el Festival Grec

By Maria Sánchez, 25 July 2022
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Reviewed at Teatre Grec, Barcelona on 22 July 2022
Programme
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
Performers
Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, Tenor
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia
Matthias Pintscher, Conductor
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Maria Sánchez
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.