SEGUEDILLES

Marianne Crebassa s new album celebrates her French-Spanish roots. Centered around French composers taking inspiration from Spain and Spanish composers Séguedilles is a mix of opera arias and songs from composers Bizet Massenet de Falla Mompou Offenbach Guridi Ravel and Saint-Saëns. It features hits such as the Habanera from Bizet s Carmen and Falla s Vivan los que rien from La Vida breve. Crebassa portrays 5 strong female characters Carmen Dulcinée Concepcion Périchole and Salud. She recorded the album with the Choeur & Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by Ben Glassberg. The album also features Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor) Adriana Gonzales (soprano) Victoire Bunel (mezzo soprano) Céline Laborie (soprano) Alphonse Cemin (piano) and Thibaut Garcia (guitar).