Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu

Conservatori del Liceu

Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu (Catalan pronunciation: [kunsərβəˈtɔɾi supəɾiˈo ðə ˈmuzikə ðəɫ ɫiˈsɛw]) is a music college in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1837 with the name Liceo Filo-dramático de Montesión.

In 1847 the Institution inaugurated the opera house Gran Teatre del Liceu. In 1854 The Liceo Filarmónico and the Gran Teatre del Liceu separated administratively. Nevertheless, both entities have always remained closely linked.

Among its students have been, among other, artists as: singers Francisco Viñas, Maria Barrientos, Josefina Huguet, Conchita Supervía, Mercedes Capsir, Elvira de Hidalgo, Miguel Fleta, Victoria de los Ángeles, Jaume Aragall, Montserrat Caballé, Manuel Ausensi, José Carreras, Eduard Giménez, Dalmacio González, Joan Pons, Josep Bros; pianist Frank Marshall or composers Frederic Mompou, Joan Lamote de Grignon, Ricard Lamote de Grignon, Joaquín Zamacois, Lluís Benejam, Joan Guinjoan, Leonardo Balada, Carles Santos, and Manuel Valls. Many of them also were professors. German composer Engelbert Humperdinck was a professor, too.

In 2002 the spanish composer and musicologist Benet Casablancas assumed the academic direction of the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.

Gran Teatre del Liceu

External links

• Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu website (in Catalan, Spanish and English)
• Academic Director Benet Casablancas website (in Catalan, Spanish and English)

Coordinates: 41°23′19″N 2°10′23″E / 41.38861°N 2.17306°E / 41.38861; 2.17306