Spending the night with Mezzo Soprano Laure de Marcellus and Pianist Alberto Urroz and discovering the seldom-heard music of Pauline Viardot…

Laure de Marcellus, mezzo soprano, in duo with Alberto Urroz will present music from their album Pauline Inspired, an homage to Pauline Viardot, a 19th century prima donna and composer whose artistic and musical personality inspired the greatest artists of her time, including de Musset, Gounod, Tourgueniev, and Chopin, and who left too-often unsung melodic treasures of her own.

The program features her own compositions alongside music dedicated to her by Fauré, Gounod, Chapí and Saint-Saëns.

This is the duo’s first appearance in San Francisco with this program which they premiered to rave reviews in Spain in July and September 2021.