Antoni Massana
Antoni Massana i Bertran (1890 in Barcelona – 1966 in Raïmat) was a Catalan Jesuit priest and composer. He was maestro de capilla at the Church of the Jesuits, Sagrat Cor de Jesús, at the Col·legi Casp, Barcelona.
The scores of Antoni Massana are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
Works, editions and recordings[]
Works
- Canigó – opera. (1934), in three acts to a libretto by Josep Carner based on the work of Jacint Verdaguer. Concert performance 1936. 1953 staged premiere at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and recording.[1]
Recordings
- En l'enterro d'un nin. Resignació. on Jacint Verdaguer i el lied català. M. Teresa Garrigosa, soprano ; Emili Blasco, piano La mà de Guido, 2005.
References[]
- ^ Verdaguer, un genio poético: catálogo de la exposición Page 455 Jacinto Verdaguer, Biblioteca de Catalunya – 2003 "1953 Estreno y grabación de la ópera Canigó, de Antoni Massana, en el Gran Teatro del Liceo."
Bibliography[]
- Colomer, Consuelo. Antonio Massana y Beltrán (1890–1966) : I Centenario de su nacimiento : Ensayo biográfico. València: Albatros, 1989. ISBN 8472741699 (in Spanish)
- Crespí, Joana. Catàleg del fons Antoni Massana a la Biblioteca de Catalunya. Barcelona: Biblioteca de Catalunya, 1992. ISBN 84-7845-110-2 (in Catalan)
External links[]
Categories:
- 20th-century Spanish Jesuits
- Composers from Catalonia
- 1890 births
- 1966 deaths
- 20th-century composers
- 20th-century Spanish musicians
- Musicians from Barcelona