Laia Falcón
Awarded as Best Singer at the Salzburg Mozarteum Sommerakademie Competition 2010, Laia Falcón has performed as soloist in music venues as the "Toscanini Hall" at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Mozarteum’s Grosser Saal of Salzburg Festspiele, Le Grand Foyer at Palais Garnier de Paris, Biennale di Venezia, DeSingel Antwerpen, Teatro Real de Madrid, Teatro Sao Carlos de Lisboa, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid or Teatro Maestranza de Sevilla, together with conductors, stage directors, performers and composers such as Mikael Eliassen, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Ralf Gothoni, Wolfram Christ, David Hermann, Titus Engel, Ros Marbá, Salvador Brotons, Fabián Panisello or David del Puerto.
In 2017 she has performed at Teatro Real de Madrid the leading role “Lady of the dream” in the world première of La ciudad de las mentiras, by composer Elena Mendoza, one of the last projects commissioned by Gerard Mortier. In 2013 she performed the soloist part in the world première of “Al crepito del sole” by Adriano Guarnieri at the Biennale di Venezia. In May 2010 she performed the leading role of Carmen in the world première of Carmen Replay, a production of Teatro Real de Madrid commissioned to the National Prize of Composition winner David del Puerto. After that production, Ms. Falcón was chosen by the composer for the leading role in the world première of his new opera Vacaguaré in 2013, commanded by the Ópera de Tenerife Festival and Giancarlo Del Monaco.
In 2015 Laia Falcón appears as Desdemona in the operatic film Otello 1887, produced by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and included in the retrospective exhibition dedicated to the artist at Centre Pompidou de Paris. Her participation as soloists in several CDs includes pieces from Baroque and Classic repertoire with composers like Pergolesi and Haydn under the direction of Hansjörg Schellenberger. She also plunges into contemporary pieces like in the first recording of Carmen replay by David del Puerto (ALCH estudio) or Canciones de Sílvia by Fabian Panisello (Columna Música 2017).
After obtaining a Master of Piano at the Conservatorio Superior in Salamanca, Ms. Falcón studied singing with Tom Krause, and completed her training enjoyed the advices of some important performers such as Mikael Eliasen, Barbara Bonney, Helen Donath, Edith Mathis, Reri Grist, Norman Shetler, Jeff Cohen or Ralf Gothóni.
Ms. Falcón holds a PhD in Art Sociology (Université Paris-Sorbonne) and a PhD in Audiovisual Communication (Universidad Complutense, Madrid). Since 2006, she teaches Scenic Music, Character Creation and Cinematographic Direction at Universidad Complutense in Madrid.
In 2014 Laia Falcón came to light her book “The Opera. Voice, Emotion and Character” printed by Alianza Editorial, one of the most important publishing houses in Spanish language.
Reports on Laia Falcón
“Gershwin, Bernstein, Weill… they didn’t know it yet, but they had composed all those melodies for her”.
-José Luis García del Busto - Spanish Royal Academy of Arts, 2017-
“The gentle soprano Laia Falcón, a sensitive, musical and intelligent artist”
-Review of Mahler 4th Symphony. Arturo Reverter - "El Cultural", "El Mundo", May 2014-
“"... a perfect diction, an irreproachable pronunciation, a safe and meticulous vocal technique, a voice of rare beauty and, above all, the essential, an exquisite musicality. I remember her performance created a magical, expectant silence. I think Laia Falcón is more than a promise: she is an incontestable reality to whom I hope to hear again soon.”-José Luis Pérez de Arteaga - Radio Nacional de España, January 2016-
“Outstanding voice, performer and musician!”
-Mikael Eliasen, Curtis Institute – May 2011-
“A soprano of charming good taste, technical control of the coloratura and breathtaking high C" - "Expressive, musical and gracious, she really gave a superb version of Prenderó quel brunettino.”-Arturo Reverter - “La Razón” December 2011 – February 2011-
“One of the best singers I have ever heard, an outstanding theatrical presence!” -Tom Krause - February 2010 -
“Laia Falcon has a unique voice (…) with a charming and beautiful colour and exceptional quality to bring the audience into her own musical and scenic space....”-Barbara Bonney (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, May 2005)-
“I underline Laia Falcón's stage wisdom and her amazing musical power of expression.”-Mirella Freni (Teatro alla Scala, Milan, April 2009) -
“It has very vividly surprised me the perfect vocal control and beautiful quality of sound of Laia Falcon, as well as her way of adapting the expressive possibilities of her voice and personality to so many different musical styles, whether Handel, Schubert and Kurt Weill. For me she is one of the few rising stars in the world of singers.”-Hansjörg Schellenberger (April 2009)-
“An artist of great talent, with outstanding musicality, perfect technique, and a beautiful and natural stage presence that she combines with intelligence and passion.”-David Hermann, (Teatro Real de Madrid, 2011)
