Antoni Massana

Antoni Massana i Bertran (24 February 1890 in Barcelona – 9 September 1966 in Raïmat) was a Spanish 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.

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

Bibliography

• Colomer, Consuelo. Antonio Massana y Beltrán (1890–1966) : I Centenario de su nacimiento : Ensayo biográfico. València: Albatros, 1989.
• Crespí, Joana. Catàleg del fons Antoni Massana a la Biblioteca de Catalunya. Barcelona: Biblioteca de Catalunya, 1992.

External links

• Scores of Antoni Massana in the Biblioteca de Catalunya