Marianne Crebassa, the new star of French poetry, closes 'Les Arts és Lied'

Les Arts és Lied

• The French mezzo-soprano creates bridges between the seues Spanish and French arrangements with works by Ravel, Debussy, Massenet, Guridi, Mompou and Falla
• After his debut record at Les Arts amb 'Les nuits d'été' with Antonello Manacorda, he will perform the mateix repertoire that will captivate the National Auditori of Madrid

Valencia (04/28/2023). The French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa, one of the most sol·licite lyric singers of the moment, returns to Les Arts diumenge that sees May 7 at 7:00 p.m., in which it will be the last of the recitals of the cycle 'Les Arts és Lied' of the season.

Crebassa, born in Béziers, but of Valencian and Alicante descent, will perform a program that honors the original Franco-Hispanic arrangements and includes songs by French composers such as Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and Jules Massenet, along with national authors such as the Basque Jesús Guridi, the Catalan Frederic Mompou or l'andalus Manuel de Falla.

Her recent debut in Madrid with these composers is worth the acclaim of the public and critics, who will establish her as one of the “indisputable emerging values of modern French poetry.” In the case of Les Arts, it will be the second performance after the memorable performance in 2021 with 'Les nuits d'été', by Berlioz, in a concert by the Valencian Community Orchestra conducted by Antonello Manacorda.

This program, which fuses French, Spanish and Catalan, includes fish with Guridi's 'Six Castilian Songs', Massenet's 'Nuit d'Espagne', Falla's 'Séguidille' and Ravel's 'Cinq mélodies populaires grecques', which explore the “exotic” sound of Spanish music in southern Europe, In addition to other works such as Debussy's 'Chansons de Bilitis' and Mompou's 'Combat del somni'.

The renowned pianist Alphonse Cemin, a frequent collaborator of Crebassa in the liederistic circuits, will accompany him in his recital in Valencia, in which he will also perform two passages for the keyboard, 'The Door of Wine', by Debussy, and 'Lavapiés', by Albéniz.

With Marianne Crebassa's recital, Les Arts praised this season's cycle 'Les Arts és Lied'. The Valencian theater refers to the fact that it is even more committed to the 'lied' and its German genres, which has included the presence of the most popular artists on the current lyrical scene: Marina Rebeka, Andrè Schuen or the mateixa Marianne Crebassa.

The prices of tickets for the recitals of 'Les Arts és Lied' range between 28 and 40 euros, and those under 28 years of age can purchase the same seats for a special price of 10 euros.

Marianne Crebassa

Marianne Crebassa made her debut at the age of 21 at the Montpeller Opera and two years later received critical acclaim for Isabella Linton's performance in the opera 'Wuthering Heights', by Bernard Herrmann, during the Radio France Festival.

Since then, the mezzo-soprano has starred in a brilliant career to become one of the most sought after in the world, recognized by her exquisite performances in the main opera houses and festivals of the world, such as Vienna, Berlin, Milan, New York or Paris, the Salzburg Festival or the London Proms.

Since 2016, Crebassa has been linked to Warner Music's Erato record label. The latest publication will be the 2021 pass with the album 'Séguedilles', in which, as in this recital, the 'mezzo' explores the combination of Spanish and French sounds with a repertoire of songs by Bizet, Ravel, Massenet, Saint-Säens, Offenbach, Falla, Mompou and Guridi.