Guinovart: Alba Eterna (complete opera)

Alba Eterna is an opera in two acts, by the composer Albert Guinovart with a libretto by Jordi Faura and performed by the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra, conducted by Tomàs Grau.

Marta Mathéu, soprano, Anna Alàs, mezzo-soprano, Marc Sala, tenor and Josep-Ramon Olivé, baritone, make up the cast of this contemporary tragedy that tells us about the search for time, love, and the inexorable passage of time.

The sound universe of Albert Guinovart and the impeccable and masterful performance by Tomàs Grau and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia, together with the four soloists, present a delicate and extremely beautiful work.

As described in the liner notes: "There are no aesthetic borders in Guinovart's music and especially in that of Alba Eterna. The rhythmic movement of a Stravinsky coexists quite naturally with the melodic approaches of the musical; Chopin's wild romanticism shines in contrast to fanfares that refer to the universe of Kurt Weill or Nino Rota; the perfume of Poulenc, Montsalvatge or Leonard Bernstein is perceived in the rhythms and in a refined irony."