Symphony concert
Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
Coro de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
Héctor Eliel Márquez choir director
Lucas Macías conductor
Silvia Tro Santafé mezzo-soprano (Salud)
Belén Elvira mezzo-soprano (La abuela)
Leticia Rodríguez mezzo-soprano (Carmela)
Álvaro Gallegos (voz de la fragua)
Alejandro Roy tenor (Paco)
Joan Martín-Royo bass (El tío Sarvaor)
El Turry flamenco singer
Andrés Merino baritone (Manuel)
Luis Mariano guitar
I
Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Intermezzo, from Cavalleria rusticana (1889)
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Prelude and Death of Isolde, from Tristan und Isolde (first version, 1857-1859)
II
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
La vida breve (1905) *
* Premiere of the first unpublished version of La vida breve, dated in 1905. On the occasion of the 150 anniversary of Manuel de Falla
With the collaboration of
Falla’s Workshop
The Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, conducted by Lucas Macías, presents a program that explores some of the milestones of European musical theatre at the turn of the twentieth century. The Intermezzo from Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and the early versions of the Prelude and Death of Isolde immerse the listener in the intensity of operatic drama. At the heart of the program stands La vida breve by Manuel de Falla in its unpublished first version, an unknown score that allows for a rediscovery of the composer's creative process and his early synthesis of European lyrical tradition and folk elements. This rediscovery offers a fresh perspective on one of the fundamental operas of the Spanish repertoire, revealing structural and expressive nuances that enrich our understanding of the work and its historical context.
