Gemma Coma-Alabert

Born in Girona, Gemma Coma-Alabert won first prize at the Paris Conservatory, continued her studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London, and joined the opera program at the Opéra National de Lyon. Her repertoire includes roles such as Carmen , Ottavia, Suzuki, Dorabella, Isaura ( Tancredi ), and Teresa ( La sonnambula ), as well as contemporary operas like Adams's Nixon in China , Benjamin's Lessons in Love and Violence , and Dove's The Monster in the Maze . She has performed in theaters such as the Liceu in Barcelona, the École des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Palau de les Arts, and the opera houses of Bilbao, Montpellier, and Oviedo. His symphonic repertoire ranges from Beethoven's Ninth to Schumann's Szenen aus Goethes Faust , Casals' El pessebre , Falla's L'Atlàntida , Mahler's Symphony No. 8 , and Granados' Dante .