Mercè

Mercè Plantada Vicente
Mercedes
Barcelona , 4 de febrer de 1892
Vilafranca del Penedès , 3 de maig de 1976
Performer

Biografia

Soprano 

She studied at the Center of Musical Culture of Barcelona with Antoni Colomé and debuted at the Palau de la Música Catalana with a Lieder recital in the concerts of the Associació de Música Da Camera. In 1924, she participated in the Barcelona premiere of El amor Brujo by Manuel de Falla under the direction of the same composer. She also worked with R. Strauss and I. Stravinsky, who accompanied her to the piano. In addition, she worked with other composers such as Samper, Manén, Montsalvatge, Lamote de Grignón and Toldrà, and premiered the later’s El giravolt de maig. She collaborated with the Orfeó Català and the Wagnerian Association of Barcelona and offered concerts in several European cities. She was a singing teacher at the Conservatori del Liceu.



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