Monday, July 27
10:00 p.m.
Free admission (reservation required)
Royal Colleges (Reials Col·legis)
Baroque arias by composers such as George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Nicola Porpora, José de Nebra and Antonio Vivaldi form an essential part of Europe’s vocal heritage and provide a unique insight into the development of Baroque music. These works stand out for their expressive intensity, formal balance and melodic richness. Many of them, filled with virtuosity, reveal both the technical and expressive possibilities of the human voice and the exceptional skill of the performers for whom they were written. This concert, the culmination of the Opera Studio course led by tenor Jordi Domènech within Proto-fest, offers a journey through the creativity, diversity and expressive power of the Baroque era.
Jordi Domènech has worked with numerous ensembles specialising in early and Baroque music. He has sung with orchestras such as Orphenica Lyra, Europa Galante, NeoBarock, La Colombina, Early Opera Company, London Baroque and Al Ayre Español. His career has taken him to Europe’s leading early music and Baroque opera festivals, as well as to major venues including La Scala in Milan, the Hamburg Staatsoper and Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. He is widely regarded as one of Spain’s foremost interpreters of Baroque repertoire.
Performers
Sara Balasch and Elisabet Bataller, violins
Ángela Moro, viola
Joan Palet, cello
Ivan Alcazo, oboe
Josep Mateu, harpsichord
Jordi Domènech, organ
Mireia Andreu studied drama and stage direction at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. Since beginning her career with Rodrigo García’s company La Carnicería Teatro, she has developed a distinguished artistic trajectory in theatre, video creation and experimental cinema, receiving both the UBÚ Theatre Award and the UNESCO Award for Contemporary Theatre Production.
Anna Romaní has built a solid professional career specialising in historical dance and stage creation. Closely linked to international projects devoted to the recovery and interpretation of historical repertoire, she combines choreographic research with stage performance and has become a leading figure in the dissemination and teaching of Baroque movement and gesture.
